Invitation International Conference on Inequity in Education in Wien

Friday, 25. September
09:00-17:00h
Department of Education, University of Vienna and Austrian Foundation for Development Research Sensengasse 3 and 3a, 1090 Vienna

How has the global discourse on educational equity evolved, what progress has been made within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and what direction must be set for the post-2030 era? These and other central questions will be at the heart of the international conference “Inequity in Education”, to which the Austrian Commission for UNESCO, the Austrian Foundation for Development Research, and the Faculty of Philosophy and Education at the University of Vienna cordially invite you.

Renowned Opening Keynotes

The conference offers exclusive insights into current global data and scientific analyses:

Dr. Manos Antoninis, Director of the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, will present the latest findings from the current GEM Report on “Access and Equity in Education.”
Prof. Pauline Rose, Director of the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre at the University of Cambridge, will address the evolution of equity discourses during the SDG period in her keynote and discuss implications for global education frameworks post-2030.

Diverse Program featuring nearly 40 Speakers

Following the main presentations, participants can expect a broad thematic program:

9 Parallel Sessions: Presentation and discussion of current research findings.
1 Thematic Panel: In-depth panel discussion on key future issues.
3 Workshops: Interactive formats for directly developing solutions.

In total, nearly 40 international experts from academia and practice will contribute their expertise to collaborate with attendees on developing new perspectives for greater equity in education.

We look forward to your participation.

The event is aimed at researchers, practitioners, and interested individuals from the fields of education and development.

Please see below for further information on the program and individual sessions.

Language

The event will be held in English.

Registration: Please register by September 22 using the following link: Registration | Anmeldung – Formular ausfüllen

PROGRAM
09:0-09:15 Arrival and Registration
09:15-09:30 Welcome and opening

Barbara Schulte, University of Vienna
Margarita Langthaler, Austrian Foundation for Development Research
Stephanie Godec, Austrian Commission for UNESCO

09:30-09:45 Manos Antoninis
Director, Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO

09:45-10:30 Keynote Pauline Rose
Professor & Director Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre, University of Cambridge

10:30-11:00 Coffee Break

11:00-13:00 Parallel Session 1

Session 1, Track 1 | Paper Session: Inclusion | Disability | Teachers’ perspectives
Session 1, Track 2 | Paper Session: Educational governance | Education financing
Session 1, Track 3 | Paper Session: Higher education & adult education
Session 1, Track 4 | Paper Session: Migration | Racism
Session 1, Track 5 | Thematic Panel: Educational inequality in conflict and protracted crisis
Session 1, Track 6 | Workshop: Futures literacy pedagogy
Session 1, Track 7 | Workshop: Paulo Freire decolonial. Potentials and contradictions of the emerging decolonial paradigm for SDG 4

13:0-14:00 Lunch Break

14:00-16:00 Parallel Session 2

Session 2, Track 1 | Paper Session: Gender
Session 2, Track 2 | Paper Session: Digital Divide | Infrastructure
Session 2, Track 3 | Paper Session: Vocational education and training
Session 2, Track 4 | Paper Session: Children’s rights
Session 2, Track 5 | Thematic Panel: (global) education policies
Session 2, Track 6 | Paper Session: Activism, movements, epistemic justice, Global Citizenship Education
Session 2, Track 7 | Workshop: Experimental spaces: Relationship building as a tool for self-governance and self-efficacy for young people with refugee histories

16:00-16:15 Coffee Break

16:15-17:00 Closing Session

17:00-18:00 Networking

Moderation:
Margarita Langthaler, Austrian Foundation for Development Research
Stephanie Godec, Austrian Commission for UNESCO

Downloads

Session1__Track1_Paper_Session_Inclusion_Disability_Teacher.pdf 638 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track2_Paper_Session_ED_governance_ED_financing.pdf 521 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track3_Paper_Session_Higher_ED_adult_education_.pdf 448 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track4_Paper_Session_Migration_Racism.pdf 534 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track5_Paper_Session_ED_inequality_in_conflict_and_protracted_crisis.pdf 540 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track6_Workshop_Futures_literacy.pdf 582 KB (pdf)
Session1__Track7_Workshop_Paulo_Freire_decolonial_.pdf 583 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track1_Paper_Session_Gender.pdf 363 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track3_Paper_Session_Vocational_education_and_training.pdf 633 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track4_Paper_Session_Childrens_rights.pdf 513 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track5_Paper_Session__global__education_policies_.pdf 483 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track6_Paper_Session_Activism_Movements.pdf 511 KB (pdf)
Session2__Track7_Workshop_Experimental_spaces_Relationship_building.pdf 527 KB (pdf)

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