Upcoming Events
Upcoming conferences, workshops and other events around the world exploring language, literacy, communication, new technologies and more in education studies
German-African Scholarship Exchange Programme
14th August – 4th September 2010,
The Federal Agency for Civic Education (Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung/bpb) is granting fellowships to students and young graduates enabling them to take part in a four-week seminar to be held from 14th August to 4th September 2010 in Germany and in March 2011 in South Africa. The fellowship holders are invited to take part in an education programme that will encompass both talks with political decision-makers, personalities from civil society and industry, academics and journalists from both countries and will give participants the opportunity to take part in political and cultural events and excursions. The participants are to contribute towards implementing the programme by assisting in organising lectures and facilitating group discussions. They will also draw up an interdisciplinary strategy paper on an academic subject that will be prepared in Germany and will be written between September 2010 and April 2011. The event is directed at students and young graduates from Germany, Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Applicants should be between 21 and 28 years old and be studying or have a degree in political science, modern history, international relations, economics, business administration, African studies, cultural studies, media and communication studies or law. Full applications (essay, CV, letter of motivation, photo) are due by 15 March 2010. For more detailed information about the application process, please visit the website:www.bpb.de/goafrica <http://www.bpb.de/goafrica> .
The Intergenerational Literacy Learners’ Conferences in Uganda
ReN member Dr. Willy Ngaka has been organizing intergenerational literacy learners’ conferences in the remote districts of Uganda annually, as part of his PhD research, now completed, and through his involvement with the Uganda Rural Literacy and Community Development Association (URLCODA). One of the strategies URLCODA employs to promote literacy is by mobilizing learners from all regions of Uganda and of all ages to engage in discussions on issues of literacies and livelihoods through rural based conferences. The next conference will be held January 18 – 22, 2010 in Nansololo village, Namasagali, Kamuli District (Uganda), with the themes of Literacies, Poverty, Environmental Degradation, Food Security and Culture: Challenges for Local Adaptation to Climate Changes in Uganda. To request a copy of the report documenting findings from the 2009 conference, please contact Dr. Willy Ngaka at wngaka@gmail.com
Commonwealth of Learning: Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning
The deadline for submission of abstracts for COL’s Sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF6) is 31 January 2010. PCF6 will be held from 24 to 28 November 2010 at Le Méridien Cochin Resort & Convention Centre, Kochi, Kerala, India, in partnership with India’s Indira Gandhi National Open University. The Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning has grown to become one of the world’s leading conferences on open learning and global development. PCF6 in Kochi aims to consider what open and distance learning has done and still can do in terms of success. Theme: Access & Success in Learning: Global Development Perspectives. PCF6 as an international conference will explore the contribution of open and distance learning to international development goals, by opening up access to learning at every level. The Forum brings together practitioners, researchers, planners and policy makers in the fields of open and distance learning and development from over 70 countries. It provides opportunities to share experience and expertise, and to contribute to future policy and provision. Participants will represent international institutions and agencies active in the field, including funding bodies and technology providers. Information on available subsidies and this year’s Excellence in Distance Education Awards will be available in January. Registration and accommodation details will follow. To read sub-themes and learn more, visit: www.col.org/pcf6
Did you know that February 21 is International Mother Language Day, recognized by the UN?
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