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Regional Conference: “Embracing Diversity through Education”

Pilot Inclusive Schools Tirana 6-7 November 2013

EU/CoE Joint Project Regional Support to Inclusive Education invites a wide range of educational professionals, experts, school authorities, teachers, school boards and parents' councils, academics, individuals and organizations interested in education issues in the region, to participate in a conference "Embracing Diversity Through Education" on 6th – 7th November in Tirana. The regional conference will be hosted by the Ministry of Education and Sports of Albania in the Tirana International Hotel.

The Conference represents a follow-up to the Joint Launch Conference for three EU-funded regional projects  held on 27-29 June 2012 in Budva (Montenegro). This conference presented and discussed opportunities for improving the situation of minorities and vulnerable groups in South East Europe. In order to exchange best practices, participants discussed cross-cutting topics of implementation of antidiscrimination legislation, enhancing participation in public life and approaching diversity through inclusive education.
Based on the foundations set in Budva, the conference "Embracing Diversity Through Education" will provide an opportunity to learn about best practices in inclusive education in South East Europe and beyond. It will examine how diversity can be embraced in education and how schools, parents and children can all benefit from this approach. Above all, the Conference offers the chance for participants to explore the concept of diversity in its various levels and aspects. The Conference content is based on the assumption that being diverse enriches life and that education systems are crucial to nurturing diversity and its impact on the lives of children, families and society.

The event will be focused on three thematic areas:

(I) School and diversity
(II) Teachers and diversity
(III) Policies and diversity

The conference will take on an interactive model, in which all participants will have the opportunity to create a vision for inclusiveness and respect of diversity but also to describe the current situation in the region and formulate action steps.
The working languages will be English, Albanian, Macedonian, Bosnian/ Croatian/ Montenegrin/ Serbian.