Conference Promoting Innovation and Creativity: Schools̀ Response to the Challenges of Future Societies, Brdo 8 -10 April 2008
The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU wishes to give a boost to the changes needed for schools, including kindergartens, to be better able to promote creativity and innovative potential from the very beginning of learning processes. The aim of the conference, jointly organized by the Presidency and the European Commission, is exchange of views on the role of schools and education in general in promoting creativity and innovation and on what conditions should be fulfilled for the necessary change to take place.
The conference will be opened by the Minister of Education of Slovenia Milan Zver. In the introductory speech Jeremy Rifkin will expose the key challenges of modern societies and for the European welfare system in the context of global competition and will highlight broader societal issues of innovation and creativity. Prominent speakers will then explore more into detail the role of education in promoting creativity and innovation and the need for modernisation of schools to cope with new challenges taking into account questions of equity and efficiency. European Commission's plan and activities in this area will also be presented.
Ministers from Members States, EFTA/EEA countries, candidate countries and from other Western Balkan states are invited to appoint national experts and government officials to the conference. International organisations and social partners are also invited. The Presidency and the Commission will be honoured if the ministers find the theme of the conference attractive enough to take part in person.
The conference is not open for public, participation upon invitation only.
Introduction
Programme
Speakers
Papers
Conclusions
Workshops
Practical information
Instructions for registration
Conference venue – Brdo Congress Centre
Contacts
Organisational matters
Ms Glorija Bjeljarevič
Ministry of Education and Sport
Phone: +386 1 400 52 40
E-mail: gloria.bjeljarevic(at)gov.si
Ms Tjaša Kotar
Ministry of Education and Sport
Phone: +386 1 400 53 60
E-mail: tjasa.kotar(at)gov.si
Programme
Ms Tatjana Jurkovič
Ministry of Education and Sport
Phone: +386 1 400 54 52
E-mail: tatjana.jurkovic(at)gov.si
EU Spokesperson
Ms Maja Krušič
Ministry of Education and Sport
Phone: +386 1 400 53 75
E-mail: maja.krusic(at)gov.si
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