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🌞 Wishing Everyone a Wonderful Summer from UNESCO-IBE! 🌞 As we welcome the warmth and vibrancy of the summer season, UNESCO-IBE extends our heartfelt wishes for a rejuvenating and fulfilling summer break to all educators, students, and lifelong learners across the globe. 📚 Curriculum Innovation and Transformation 📚 At UNESCO-IBE, we remain dedicated to advancing curriculum development that equips learners with the knowledge and skills needed for a rapidly changing world. Our commitment to inclusive and quality education continues to drive our efforts in shaping future-ready curricula that foster critical thinking, creativity, and resilience. Stay connected with us on LinkedIn and our other social media platforms for the latest updates, resources, and opportunities to collaborate in our mission to transform education worldwide. 🌟 Enjoy Your Summer! 🌟 We will leave you with our organizational video, so you can discover for yourself how we are innovating and transforming curricula to ensure quality education for all. Learn more about our initiatives, impact, and how we're shaping the future of education. Stay tuned, and thank you for your continued support! #Education #TransformingCurriculum #Innovation #UNESCOIBE #VideoRelease #GlobalEducation We look forward to your continued support and engagement as we work together towards a brighter educational future. https://lnkd.in/dUuDUFxC https://lnkd.in/d-2tTK9y

Dans le cadre de l'accord de partenariat avec la République de Guinée, l'UNESCO-BIE, en collaboration avec le MEPU-A, a formé les cadres de l'INRAP et des entités associées au curriculum. Cette formation avait pour objectif de fournir aux différents cadres des Ministères en charge de l’Éducation les compétences nécessaires pour mener à bien les réformes curriculaires en cours dans le pays. Un atelier de clôture s'est tenu à Conakry les 24 et 25 juillet, au cours duquel les attestations ont été remises aux participants en présence du Ministre de l'Enseignement Pré-Universitaire et de l'Alphabétisation de Guinée. L’importance de la formation et les compétences acquises par les cadres guinéens était aussi notée dans le journal national télévisé et à revoir à partir de 27’33’’ ici : https://lnkd.in/e5e3aETF #curriculum #éducation Omar Thiam Mallorie TRANNOIS, Ph. D. Kosala Karunakaran Svein Osttveit UNICEF Agence Française de Développement Global Partnership for Education

🤝 Estonia has one of the best-regarded education systems in the world, and takes investment in education very seriously. With such shared values, it was therefore a great pleasure to welcome H.E. Mrs. Riia Salsa-Audiffren, Ambassador Extraordinary and Permanent Representative of Estonia to the UNESCO-IBE Office in Geneva.   UNESCO-IBE’s Director a.i. Mr. Svein Osttveit led discussions about the transformative power of curriculum, focusing on mutual interests in access to education and the links between national curricula and social development. Ambassador Salsa-Audiffren also explored the UNESCO-IBE Documentation Centre, which is a fascinating collection of historical curricula and educational documents. This visit highlighted the importance of preserving these materials for research and learning, showing how crucial it is to ensure quality education for everyone, now and in the future. We very much enjoyed the insightful conversation and look forward to exciting and fruitful future collaborations.

🤝 L'UNESCO-IBE a eu l'honneur d'accueillir S.E. M. Marc Bichler, Représentant de la Mission permanente du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg auprès de l'Office des Nations Unies et des autres organisations internationales à Genève. Le Directeur par intérim de l'UNESCO-BIE, M. Svein Osttveit, a mené une discussion centrée sur les intérêts mutuels en matière de la transformation curriculaire et des programmes scolaires. Luxembourg, Membre du Conseil des droits de l'homme, prête une grande attention au droit et à l’accès à l’éducation pour toutes et tous. Attaché à ces valeurs universelles, l’UNESCO-BIE est particulièrement fier de l’échange constructif avec l’Ambassadeur Bichler sur ce sujet central. Au cours de sa visite, M. Bichler a également exploré le Centre de documentation de l'UNESCO-BIE, vieux de près de 100 ans, qui abrite une multitude de documents historiques sur l'éducation. Il a exprimé sa profonde gratitude pour la collection de manuels scolaires, de publications et d'autres matériels éducatifs. L'UNESCO-BIE a été inspiré par cette discussion stimulante, et nous attendons avec impatience de potentielles futures collaborations.

🤝 It was an immense pleasure for UNESCO-IBE to receive the Permanent Representative of the People's Republic of China to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other International Organizations in Switzerland, H.E. Mr. Chen Xu and his delegation. UNESCO-IBE’s Director a.i. Mr. Svein Osttveit led discussions about education's transformational power, focusing on mutual interests in education and worldwide curriculum transformation. As part of the visit, Ambassador Chen Xu had the opportunity to explore a rich collection of historical Chinese curriculum and education-related documents in the UNESCO-IBE Documentation Center. This showcased the vital role of preserving historical documentation for research and learning, underscoring the importance of building quality education in the present and the future for all. UNESCO-IBE appreciated the insightful discussion, and we look forward to fruitful future collaborations.

🤝 L'éducation lie l'UNESCO-BIE et le Canton de Genève depuis près de 100 ans. Nous avons eu l'honneur d'accueillir cette semaine la Conseillère d'État chargée du Département de l'instruction publique, de la formation et de la jeunesse (DIP), Mme Anne Hiltpold, ainsi que sa conseillière personnelle, Mme Audrey Covo, qui ont exploré le Centre de documentation de l'UNESCO-IBE, abritant une multitude de documents historiques sur l'éducation. Mme Hiltpod a exprimé sa profonde gratitude pour la collection de manuels scolaires, de publications et d'autres matériels éducatifs, soulignant l'importance de ces contributions de l'UNESCO-BIE en matière d'éducation, d'apprentissage et de curriculum. L'UNESCO-BIE a été réellement inspirée par cette discussion stimulante, et nous nous réjouissons d'approfondir la collaboration avec le Canton de Genève dans les domaines de l'éducation et de l'apprentissage et d'établir une relation étroite dans la préparation des célébrations du centenaire de notre Institut en 2025.

🌐 A Human Rights Approach to Operationalizing a Culture of Peace 📚 UNESCO-IBE was honoured to participate in a side event organized by HWPL Switzerland at #HRC56 on ‘Operationalizing a Culture of Peace’, along with co-sponsors the PMs of the Kingdom of Lesotho, the Republic of the Gambia, the Republic of Mozambique, the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Republic of South Sudan, the Republic of Panama and G7+. 🤝 The imperative for peace is stronger than ever, and we all have a responsibility to achieve this individually and collectively. The panelists, including UNESCO-IBE’s Director a.i. Svein Osttveit, discussed pathways that states can take to operationalize the resolution on Human Rights and a Culture of Peace (A/HRC/55/L.31). 🎓 Quality education is a critical foundation for informed, tolerant societies, committed to fostering and maintaining peace. 👫 Equity and inclusion can be built through systemically aligned education systems, with a transformative curriculum that celebrates diversity of language and experience and recognizes and validates cultural and historical heritage. #EducationforPeace #TransformingCurriculum  United Nations Office at Geneva | HWPL | Women7 | United Nations Human Rights

🤝 Operationalizing a Culture of Peace   UNESCO-IBE’s Director a.i. Mr Svein Osttveit is honoured to be participating in this side event during the Human Rights Council Session 56.The dialogue brings together an impressive panel of representatives from international Geneva, to discuss best practices in building and sustaining peace.   Mr Oesttveit will be discussing the important contribution of national education systems to peaceful, cohesive societies. UNESCO-IBE’s understanding of curriculum is systemic, inclusive, gender-equitable, holistic and endogenous, working to fulfill the requirements of learners and society, realise individual potential and meet the challenges of our changing world. #HRC56 #EducationforPeace #TransformingCurriculum United Nations | HWPL | Women7 | United Nations Human Rights

🎓 🤝 ⛲ Nous avons été fiers d'accueillir des représentants de la Ville de Genève au Centre de documentation de l'UNESCO-IBE le 27 juin. Les discussions ont porté sur les projets de célébration du centenaire, au cours duquel l'UNESCO-BIE prévoit une série d'événements culturels et éducatifs, célébrant sa riche histoire et sa précieuse contribution à l'éducation dans le monde. L'héritage intellectuel du BIE et l'esprit de Genève en tant que centre de pensée innovante offrent des opportunités de collaboration fertiles. Nous nous réjouissons de ce partenariat avec la Ville de Genève Celine Burki | Manuelle Pasquali De Weck | Frédérique Bouchet | Léa Grossen | Stephanie Garde | Laurence Gagnebin | Svein Osttveit | Mallorie TRANNOIS, Ph. D. | Kadira Malkoc | Jeff Perrottet | Carla Pereira | Said Tahir Hashemi

🤝 UNESCO-IBE was delighted by the visit of the Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations Office, H.E., Mrs. Heidi Schroderus-Fox. UNESCO-IBE’s Director a.i. Mr. Svein Osttveit led discussions on mutual interests in education and worldwide curriculum transformation. During her visit, Mrs Schroderus-Fox explored UNESCO-IBE's almost 100-year-old Documentation Center, which houses a wealth of historical education documents, providing an invaluable resource for researchers and policymakers and enriching the global policy dialogue on curriculum and related matters. She expressed her deep appreciation for the collection of school manuals, publications, and other educational materials, highlighting UNESCO-IBE’s significant contribution to the heritage of comparative education research. UNESCO-IBE appreciated the insightful discussion, and we look forward to fruitful future collaborations.