GENE & Global Education National Strategies in Europe Origins, GENE’s Role, Country...

GENE & Global Education National Strategies in Europe Origins, GENE’s Role, Country Experiences,

Emerging Questions

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Eddie O’Loughlin,Coordinator GENE.

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What is GENE? Global Education Network Europe GENE is the network of Ministries and

Agencies with national responsibility for Global Education in Europe.

Our aim is to work towards the day when all Europeans have access to quality Global Education.

What do we do? We share Policy Learning!

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How does GENE Share Learning?

Regular Roundtables

Occasional Seminars

Bi-lateral Support Initiatives

Peer Reviews (European Global Education Peer Review Process)

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Peer Review Process

KEY FEATURES:

Aim: To improve and increase Global Education in European countries.

Process: Peer Support and Learning Mechanism – “critical friends”.

Key Output -National Report: Overview of the national situation and highlights good practice, makes recommendations.

European Global Education

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V-4 Programme

Visegrad-4, DE Support

Netherlands MFA funding support

GENE Inputs / expertise

DE funding schemes / Stakeholders

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GE National Strategies

Origins in International Policy Frameworks

GENE’s Role & Input

Some Specific Country Experiences Across Europe

Some Critical Questions EmergingVisegrad Regional Seminar on GDE,

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Origins & DevelopmentInternational Policy Frameworks call for National Strategies in GE

Maastricht Declaration on GE 2002

Call for National Strategies

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Following the Maastricht Declaration

Brussels DEAR Conference Recs 2005

Helsinki DEAR Conference Conclusions 2006

The European Consensus Document 2007

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Role of GENE in GE National Strategy Development

Through International Frameworks. Sharing Experience at Roundtables Bi-lateral Initiatives (Austria/Port; Ire/Pol)

Secretariat Support Peer Review Process/Follow-up. In-put to EC DEAR Studies Specific Initiatives – Seminar 2010.

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5 Specific Country Experiences

Austria (ongoing / phased)

Finland (up to 2010 / review)

Czech Republic (just launched)

Ireland (2 strategies, latest 2007-2011)

Portugal (launched April 2010)

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In Common?

Strong emphasis on need for:

Learning from International Experience.

Quality.

Official Institutional Support

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Promoting National Strategies:

GENE Ministries & Agencies NGOs NSC EC

Going forward...? GENE emphasis on need for quality

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Critical Questions!

Why? Is there a need for a Strategy? Who is leading the Strategy process? Where are the stakeholders at now? Does it have official institutional

support? Is there a common understanding of

DEAR concepts? Is it learning from international

experience and practice?

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Critical Questions

How Participative is it?

Is adequate time being allowed?

Is capacity building needed and where?

Is it result and quality orientated, With monitoring and evaluation?

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Developing Global Education National Strategies Seminar

Wishing you a productive seminar!

For further information contact:

www.gene.euEmail:

Eddie.oloughlin@gene.eu

eddieoloughlin@eircom.net

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