The symposium welcomes educators and education policy makers who care for a more just and sustainable world. Thoughts will be elaborated in dialogues, workshops and key note speeches.

This symposium addresses three key issues:
- What is global education?
- What are key competencies of global citizens in general education?
- How can priorities of global education be nationally identified?

The invited keynote speakers are:
Vanessa Andreotti, Professor of Global Education, University of Oulu, Finland
Helmuth Hartmeyer, Director, Austrian Development Agency, Chairperson of GENE
Annette Scheunpflug, Professor of Philosophy of Education, University of Erlangen-Nuremburg, Germany
Rauni Räsänen, Professor Emerita of Global Education, University of Oulu, Finland

Organised by the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE), in cooperation with Global Education Network, Europe (GENE), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Center.

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Invitation: Becoming a Global Citizen (1.42 MB)

Please note that we have a provisional quota per country in order to ensure balanced participation and a truly international dialogue during the conference.