#GlobalEd2030
Brussels 2020 International Conference on Global Education aims to place global justice at the heart of education, underlying the need for greater collaboration and support for Global Education to create critical engagement and achieve the SDG’s by 2030.
The international conference is organised by the Belgian development agency Enabel through its Global Education programme Kruit | Annoncer la Couleur and GENE, Global Education Network Europe.
The international conference brings together experts in Global Education, educators, teacher trainers, education networks, policy makers, civil society organizations, universities and research institutes and international organisations such as UNESCO and the OECD.
Speakers will include among others
Prof. Dr. Dirk Van Damme
Senior Counsellor in the Directorate for Education and Skills at OECD
keynote
H.E. Jai Bir Rai
Minister of Education, Bhutan
panel
Prof. Dr. Annette Scheunpflug
Chair, GENE
panel
Programme
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9h00-9h45
Welcome and introduction
Official Opening – Global Education to 2030
by Enabel – Belgian Development Agency and officials
9h45-10h30
Keynote
Keynote address: Why education and global competence will be key for the success of the SDGs
Dirk Van Damme (OECD) with introduction by Prof. Dr. Annette Scheunpflug (Gene Chair)
Break
11h00-12h30
Workshop Round 1
Dealing with controversy and polarisation in the classroom 
Maarten Van Alstein
Global Citizenship Education in the face of violent extremist ideologies, hate and intolerance 
Lydia Ruprecht, Fabrice Teicher & Prof. Dr. Daniela Piana
Virtual Reality for prosocial behavior 
Géraldine Fauville
Fake News
Tim Verheyden
The Power of ‘Service-Learning’ in Global Citizenship Education simultaneous translation
Nicolas Standaert
The exchange about Global Citizenship Education between Ugandan, Zambian and Belgian lecturers: good practices
Teachers of the exchange projects between Uganda, Zambia & Belgium
Global learning via ICT
Koen Timmers
The role of Global Education in responding to far-right challenges to human rights and democracy
Manca Šetinc Vernik
Strengthening critical public engagement: aligning Global Education and awareness-raising
Caroline Castaing & Mehdi Achour
The role of target 4.7 in achieving the SDGs: exploring measurement
Dr. Ralph Carstens & Dr. Andres Sandoval Hernandez
Lunch
13h30-15h00
Workshop Round 2
Dealing with controversy and polarisation in the classroom
Maarten Van Alstein
Global Citizenship Education in the face of violent extremist ideologies, hate and intolerance
Lydia Ruprecht, Fabrice Teicher & Prof. Dr. Daniela Piana
Virtual Reality for prosocial behavior
Géraldine Fauville
Media literacy – Information, disinformation, fake news
Stéphane Hoebeke
Global Goals and Youth Organisations: Scouting – Chip
Veerle Haverhals
Global citizenship in teacher’s training
Stijn Dhert & Yannick Letawa
Towards a new narrative for Development Cooperation: the role of Global Education
Ida Mc Donnell & Liam Wegimont
Inter-ministerial cooperation for better Global Education integration into education systems
Krista Orama & Maria-Magdalena Budkus
Challenges for Measuring Global Competences
Prof. Annette Scheunpflug
Break
15h30 – 16h30
Panel of Inspirational speakers
Global Education to 2030 – Fire-side conversations
H.E. Jai Bir Rai, Minister of Education, Bhutan
Prof. Dr. Annette Scheunpflug , Chair, GENE
and a number of other speakers, including ministers, Members of the European Parlement and/or academics.
Moderated by Mr. Liam Wegimont, Director, GENE.
16h30-17h00
Conclusions
Closing statements
by Enabel & GENE / Ministries & agencies
17h00
Reception
Hosted by Belgian Development Agency Enabel, in cooperation with GENE & with the support of the European Commission and the Practitioners’ Network for European Development Cooperation.
Practical information
May 7th 2020, 9h00-17h30
BluePoint Brussels, 80 Bd A. Reyers Ln, 1030 Brussels
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