SEDI - DEC - Department of Education and Culture of the OAS
 
SEDI - DEC - Department of Education and Culture of the OAS
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Secretaría Ejecutiva para el Desarrollo Integral
SEDI - DEC - Departamento de Educación y Cultura de la OEA
SEDI / DEC - Departamento de Educación y Cultura
 
OUR MISSION


The Department of Education and Culture supports the efforts of Member States to improve the quality and equity of education and to enhance and highlight the contribution of their diverse cultures to economic, social, and human development.


OUR STRATEGY


•  Promoting inter-American dialogue on policy and practice in the fields of education and culture, through meetings of Ministers, Inter-American Committees, and knowledge-sharing seminars and workshops.

•  Assisting in knowledge transfer and capacity building through the design and implementation of multi-country projects in education and culture.

•  Supporting networks of policy makers, researchers, practitioners, and international governmental and non-governmental organizations on key education and culture topics.
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POLITICAL FORUMS


• Meetings of Ministers of Education

• Inter-American Committee on Education

• Meetings of Ministers of Culture

• Inter-American Committee on Culture

PRIORITY TOPICS

HIGHLIGHTS


V Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Education
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
November 14-16, 2007
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III Meeting of Ministers of Culture, Montreal, November 2006
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Interamerican Committee on Education Meets, October 2006
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Subregional Workshops on Cultural Information Systems
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Workshop: Culture as an Engine of Economic Growth and Social Inclusion in the Americas, Washington DC, October 1-2, 2007
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Interamerican Teacher Educator Network Launched, September 2006
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Seminar on Good Practices in Education for Democratic Citizenship, July 2006

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SEDI / DSPP - Departamento de Seguimiento, Políticas y Programas

The Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices distributes bulletin on human rights education

SEDI / DSPP - Departamento de Seguimiento, Políticas y Programas
EVENTS

V Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Education
Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
November 14-16, 2007
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The Inter-American Program on Education for Democratic Values and Practices launches Inter-American Journal of Education for Democracy

International Symposium on Cultural Diversity
Brasilia, Brasil, June 27 to 29, 2007
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Inter-American Symposium: “Understanding the State of the Art in Early Childhood Education and Care”
OAS Headquarters, Washington , D.C., May 14-18, 2007 
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Case Studies in Preventing Illicit Trafficking in Cultural Heritage
Central America Subregion, March 21-23, Mexico City
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