European Congress on Global Education - Opening session
Welcome on behalf of the host country – Ms Tanja Djaković, Ministry of Science, Education
and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
- Opening Speeches on behalf of the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and
partners: Mr Jean-Marie Heydt, President of the NSC Executive Committee; GENE-Global
Education Network Europe, Ms Irene Katzensteiner, Federal Ministry for Education and
Women’s Affairs, Head of Unit: UNESCO Education Policy and Global Learning; UNESCO,
Ms Lydia Ruprecht – UNESCO Global Citizenship Education, Education Sector; and
CONCORD-DEEEP, Mr Maarten Coertjens, Advocacy coordinator.
- Introduction to the Congress programme