News & Events

Improving school leadership a priority for national education policies, says OECD

28-Aug-2008

Good teachers are the number one factor for excellence in student achievement but next comes high-quality leadership. Governments must do more to recruit and train the best people to run schools, according to a new OECD publication - Improving School Leadership.

Improving school leadership a priority for national education policies, says OECD

28-Aug-2008

Good teachers are the number one factor for excellence in student achievement but next comes high-quality leadership. Governments must do more to recruit and train the best people to run schools, according to a new OECD publication.
In today’s education world, school principals have a vital role to play in modernising entire education systems, says Improving School Leadership, a two-volume report drawing on evidence from 19 countries.

Become a Member, Join IMHE ! General Conference Special Offer

30-Jul-2008

By joining the IMHE Programme, your institution will profit from the results of the R&D in higher education management and will be linked to an internationally recognised network. Register for the General Conference   and receive several months free IMHE membership. For more information, please contact: Valerie.Lafon@oecd.org

Just published, IMHE Info June 2008

02-Jul-2008

Read the latest news information of the Institutional Management in higher education programme. This issue deals with tertiary review, higher education and their regions, the assessment of higher education outcomes...

PEB Earthquake Documents in Chinese

09-Jun-2008

The China Development Research Foundation is translating the PEB publication Keeping Schools Safe in Earthquakes  into Chinese and plans to print 1 000 copies to make available to the Chinese government and to the public. In addition, the Foundation is translating the OECD Recommendation Concerning Guidelines on Earthquake Safety in Schools.

PEB in China

09-Jun-2008

PEB was part of an OECD delegation to Beijing for a conference hosted by the Ministry of Education and Beijing Normal University on “Education Decision Making and Indicators”. This was an opportunity to discuss aspects of education facilities and to exhibit for the first time the new PEB Compendium posters which were specially translated for the event.

Mandate Approved for OECD National Experts on Education Facilities Evaluation

09-Jun-2008

On 20 February 2008, the OECD’s governing council formally approved the mandate for the OECD Group of National Experts on Education Facilities Evaluation. Following that approval, Barbara Ischinger, Director of Education, invited OECD ambassadors to nominate experts from their countries to participate in this group.

PEB Exchange now available via OECDdirect

09-Jun-2008

To receive personalised e-mails announcing new OECD publications, statistics updates and free newsletters related to your specific areas of interest, the Organisation offers a free service called OECDdirect. PEB Exchange is now part of this service.

Mexico’s UACJ Designing University City

19-May-2008

Mexico’s Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez (UACJ) is designing a 300-hectare University City which will consolidate its existing campuses into one.

Education for Sustainable Development

from 11-Sep-2008 to 12-Sep-2008

A workshop on 11-12 September 2008 will explore how the OECD can contribute to the development of strategies, curricula, and sustainable schools for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014).

Tertiary Education for the Knowledge Society: OECD conference in Lisbon 3-4 April 2008

from 03-Apr-2008 to 04-Apr-2008

In today’s knowledge-driven global economy, tertiary education is more important than ever to help countries achieve their economic and social goals. Education authorities from around the world will meet at an OECD conference Lisbon on 3-4 April 2008 to discuss how to ensure that tertiary education systems best serve these wider public purposes.

OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education- First Meeting of Group of National Experts

The launch of the OECD Thematic Review on Migrant Education took place from 21-22 January 2008 in OECD Headquarters, Paris. The meeting was opened by Deputy Secretary-General Aart de Geus (read his speech) and Director of the OECD Directorate for Education, Dr. Barbara Ischinger.

Environmentally Sustainable Learning Environments: Special Session of the PEB Governing Board

on 20-Nov-2007

A special session of the PEB Governing Board in November 2007 highlighted a range of approaches and good practices in developing environmentally sustainable learning environments.

Informal Meeting of OECD Education Ministers on Evaluating the Outcomes of Higher Education

from 11-Jan-2008 to 12-Jan-2008

An  informal meeting of OECD Education Ministers hosted by the Ministry of Education Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on the 11-12 January 2008.  Ministers will discuss: society’s expectations on the outcomes of higher education; how to apply evaluation to policy and practice and assess higher education learning outcomes; and share national experiences with evaluating the quality of higher education outcomes.