The Diplomat
Valencia will host next November the first International Congress on Educational Policies between Europe and Ibero-America, organized by the Catholic University of Valencia and the Organization of Ibero-American States (OEI).
The Catholic University of Valencia, through its Educational Policy research group, and the OEI will hold on November 14 and 15, 2023 the first International Congress on Educational Policies between Europe and Ibero-America, which, under the slogan Challenges of Digital Teacher Training, aims to provide a space for debate and reflection on educational policies in Europe and Ibero-America, specifically in the context of teacher training and digital education.
On November 14, Mariano Jabonero, Secretary General of the OEI, will give the opening speech on the Panorama of higher education in Ibero-America. On Wednesday, November 15, the day will begin with a presentation by Leopoldo López, dean of the Consular Corps of Valencia, and will continue with round tables on International Teacher Mobility and Quality in Continuing Education for Virtual Teaching.
To facilitate participation, the congress will be held in hybrid format, allowing attendance both in person at the Santa Ursula headquarters, Aula Maior Garcia-Gasco in Valencia, and online. The schedule from 15:00 to 20:30 (UTC+1) has been designed considering the time connectivity of teachers from Latin America, and opportunities for voluntary virtual exchange will be offered during breaks.
Under the slogan We make cooperation happen, the OEI is, since 1949, the first intergovernmental organization for South-South cooperation in the Ibero-American space. It currently has 23 member states and 19 national offices, in addition to its General Secretariat in Madrid.
With more than 400 active agreements with public entities, universities, civil society organizations, companies and other international organizations – such as the European Union, the World Bank, the IDB, the CAF, UNESCO and the CPLP – the OEI represents one of the largest cooperation networks in Ibero-America. Among its results, the organization currently has more than 17 million direct beneficiaries of its projects.
For its part, the Catholic University of Valencia San Vicente Mártir is a higher education and research center that pursues the social, economic and cultural development of the society around it through the creation and transmission of knowledge.
