Radisson BLU Hotel Lietuva

9th of November, 2016

Vilnius

Konstitucijos av. 20

Conference background

Globalization, constantly changing social and economic factors, rapid development of information and communication technologies influencing the necessity of changes in education. Question - if changes in education are going in the same temp as in other spheres - is very relevant for many European countries. Level of youth unemployment, quality of education, gap between skills, which pupils gaining at school and those, which they need for successful carrier and/or own business, are those questions, which requires effective and courageous solutions. That is why, we would like to invite representatives of European and Lithuanian education society for common discussion, which, we believe, will help to foresee guidelines of relevant changes.

The aim of the conference

to encourage and to stimulate the positive changes in schools and non-formal education institutions, oriented to consistent development of children and youth personal and social skills - what is the main condition if we want to prepare them for successful life.

Conference participants: Representatives of EAICY members’ organizations (heads of schools, non-formal education institutions, non-governmental organizations, research centers, institutes, education experts, teachers’ development institutions). Representatives of the cities and regions municipalities, responsible for education quality, head of the schools in Lithuania

Conference programme

Time / Topic and speaker
9.00–10.00 / Registration.
Observation of posters presentation
10.00–10.15 / Welcome words:
Audronė Pitrėnienė – Minister of Education and Science of Lithuania (Lithuania) to be confirmed
Viliam Michalovič – President of European Association of Institutions of Non-formal Education of Children and Youth (Slovakia)
Arūnas Gelūnas – Lithuanian Ambassador to UNESCO (Lithuania) to be confirmed
10.15–11.00 / The main challenges, which are facing modern education system.
Speakers:
Young People at Work: Business HR perspective on competencies and learning required in an international company.
Milda Autukaitė – Head of Human Resource Department Sweedbank (Lithuania)
Education system as a magnet for talents.
Kotryna Stankutė – Director at Global Lithuanian Leaders (Lithuania)
Education and business in rapidly changing world. Employers expectations.
Ovidijus Lukošius - Editor in Chief at IQ magazine (Lithuania)
Representative of UNESCO International Bureau of Education (will be confirmed)
11.00–11.30 / Interactive questions – answers session for the conference participants.
11.30–12.10 / Coffee break
Observation of posters presentation
12.10–13.10 / Where and how pupils gaining the skills, which are needed in modern society?
Presentation of the research "Influence of non-formal education in development successful personality".
Valdas Jankauskas – Director Of Lithuanian Youth Centre. President of Lithuanian Non-formal Education Association “Youth Academy” (Lithuania).
Presentation of the research “Development of Afterschool Education System in Latvia: Possible Ways for Quality Assurance in Nowadays Situation”.
Daiga Kalnina – assistant professor, University of Latvia, Faculty of Pedagogy, Psychology and Art (Latvia).
Presentation of report “Developing the creative and innovative potential of young people through non-formal learning in ways that are relevant to employability”.
Dr. John Bamber – Project specialist, International Associate of the Robert Owen Centre for Educational Change, University of Glasgow.(UK)
13.10–13.30 / Interactive voting
13.30–14.30 / Lunch break
14.30–15.30 / Panel discussion “What changes do we need in education?
Education experts, representatives of business sector, policy makers, responsible for education.
15.30–16.10 / Coffee break
Observation of posters presentation
16.10–17.00 / Development of pupils personal and social competences in practice. Sharing of innovative and inspiring examples.
Youth work and employability through music.
Youth work Ireland (Ireland) Speaker will be confirmed.
Developing children’s creativity. Presentation of Tinkering Class project.
Rastislav Geschwandtner co-owner of KreoLab (Slovakia). To be confirmed
Developing long-term partnerships between schools and creative professionals, including artists, designers, architects and scientists.
Milda Laužikaitė, head of the “Creative links” association. (Lithuania).
17.00–17.20 / Interactive learning activity
17.20–18.00 / Conference closing session

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