Educational Reform - Comparative Experiences and Lessons Learned
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University of the West of Scotland
Paisley Campus, P118 Paisley PA1 2BA United KingdomDescription
This half day symposium focuses on comparative international perspectives on educational policy and reform. More specifically, it explores and examines the dual experiences of educational reform and development in Bangladesh and Scotland. The symposium offers delegates the unique opportunity to hear the views and experiences of the Honourable Secretary, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education (Bangladesh) as well as the perspectives of a range of high profile figures from the Scottish education context.
The event takes place on the Paisley Campus of the University of the West of Scotland on 17th July 2018.
UWS Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Craig Mahoney will welcome everybodty to the event.
Speakers and provisional inputs include:
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‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDG4) relating to Inclusive Education in Bangladesh'
- Mohammad Asif-uz-Zaman, Honourable Secretary, Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Bangladesh
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‘Promoting teacher professional learning for national improvement’
- Kenneth Muir, Chief Executive and Registrar, General Teaching Council Scotland
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‘Leading from the middle - a collaborative approach to improvement’
- Douglas Hutchison, Depute Chief Executive, South Ayrshire Council
- ‘Developing Human Capital: Risks in Global Trends In Education Policy’
- Professor Donald Gillies, Dean: School of Education, University of the West of Scotland
Andrew Disbury, Vice Principal - Global Engagement for the University of the West of Scotland will provide the closing remarks.
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UWS, one of Scotland’s largest modern universities, aims to have a transformational influence on the economic, social and cultural development of the West of Scotland, and beyond, by providing relevant, high quality, inclusive higher education and innovative and useful research. We aim to make the communities we serve more successful and to create opportunities for all to participate. With four campuses across the west and south-west of Scotland: Paisley, Lanarkshire, Ayr and Dumfries and a campus inthe heart of London, UWS has a distinctive and important regional role. UWS is also an international university with some 3500 international students drawn from 1/3 of the globe and over 140 international partners.
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