PROGRAMME

[Concurrent Sessions 1] GCED in Practice

[Session 1.1] Curricular Integration of GCED

  • Anoulom VILAYPHONE

    Presenter

    Anoulom VILAYPHONE

    Director General, Research Institute for Educational Sciences, Lao PDR

    Anoulom VILAYPHONE

    Anoulom VILAYPHONE

    Director General

    Research Institute for Educational Sciences, Lao PDR

    2004-2008 Ph. D on Ecology Graduate School of ASFAS, Kyoto University.
    M.SC. Forest Ecology, University of Putra Malaysia, Malaysia.
    B. Sc. of Forestry, University of Forestry, Vietnam.
    EMPLOYMENT RECORD:
    Nov 2021- Present Director General of RIES, (MOES).
    2020-2021 Deputy Head of Permanent Secretary Office, (MOES).
    2017-2020 Acting Dean Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, National University of Laos (NUol).
    Highly appreciated APCEIU for introducing GCED curriculum and helping integrated into Lao Civic Education subject for lower and upper secondary school. This subject of learning will be deepening students’ knowledge to address global issues of a social, political, economic, and environment more affectively
  • Edward APPIAH

    Presenter

    Edward APPIAH

    NaCCA, Ghana

    Director-General, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Ghana

    Edward APPIAH

    Edward APPIAH

    Director-General, National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Ghana

    Prof Edward Appiah, an Associate Professor of Design and Pedagogy at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), holds a Doctoral degree in Design Education and Social Innovation from Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa, alongside a Master's in African Art and Culture and a Bachelor's in Graphic Design from KNUST. He serves as the Coordinator of Research and Postgraduate Studies at KNUST's Department of Communication Design.

    Prof Appiah is the local Coordinator for Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability (DESIS), championing sustainable change through design. His research interests include Design for Social Innovation and Sustainability, particularly Design Pedagogy and Technology in Design.

    His academic journey at KNUST which began in 1998 spans various roles, from Technical Instructor to Head of the Department of Communication Design and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Art. Additionally, he has served in administrative positions and as an adjunct lecturer in various institutions in Ghana and beyond.

    Currently, Prof. Appiah is the Director-General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment of the ministry of education. He is actively involved in design projects, workshops, and mentoring activities related to Sustainable Design. He is also a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and has spoken at international conferences.
    Beyond academia, Prof Appiah is a practicing Christian and a family man with five daughters.
  • Amber RAI

    Presenter

    Amber RAI

    Curriculum Developer I, Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Bhutan

    Amber RAI

    Amber RAI

    Curriculum Developer I

    Ministry of Education and Skills Development, Bhutan

    I started my career as a teacher in a Middle Secondary School in Bhutan where I taught English for four years. Thereafter, I was placed in a Higher Secondary school to teach English for classes IX to XII. While in this school, I took post-graduate course in English offered by the Royal University of Bhutan, in collaboration with the University of New Brunswick, Canada. Afterwards, I was a member of the working group committee for the revision of the English curriculum (KG – XII) for schools in Bhutan. It was then, I had the opportunity of referring to the curriculum documents of many countries and learnt about the emerging global citizenship education needs of our learners, in Bhutan and in the global scenario. Recognizing my role in the English curriculum revision, I was offered a Master’s in Education Degree in the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

    Upon my return to the country after completing the studies, I was asked by the ministry of Education to look after the English curriculum for classes VII to XII. And to this day, I am trying my best to fulfil this role.
  • Călin RUS

    Moderator

    Călin RUS

    Director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania & WG leader of Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) by Council of Europe

    Călin RUS

    Călin RUS

    Director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania & WG leader of Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) by Council of Europe

    Calin Rus is director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania, and Associate Professor at the West University of Timisoara. Since 1998, he was constantly involved as expert in projects and activities of the Council of Europe related to intercultural education, education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. He was member of the expert group that developed Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and a lead expert of the Council of Europe’s Education Policy Advisors Network. He has experience in research, training of teachers and of teacher educators, development of support materials and curriculum development based on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture in different countries, especially in Europe, including in connection with aspects related to global citizenship and education for sustainable development.

[Session 1.2] GCED as Lifelong Learning

  • Nominmaa ULZIIBAT

    Presenter

    Nominmaa ULZIIBAT

    Founder & Lead, Check-Check Project, Mongolia

    Nominmaa ULZIIBAT

    Nominmaa ULZIIBAT

    Founder & Lead

    Check-Check Project, Mongolia

    Nominmaa Ulziibat is a social activist and works with youth focusing on gender, media literacy and Global Citizenship Education. Currently, she is successfully initiating and implementing a non-profit project, Check Check, promoting the importance of media literacy for Mongolian youth through training, digital manual, comic and website. The project was awarded funding from the UNESCO APCEIU and reached more than 20,000 target people.

    Additionally, she founded UWIB Mongolia, a youth club empowering young women across Mongolia. UWIB Mongolia provides a comprehensive program for young women with leadership training and mentorship sessions to make their career seamless. She influenced more than 35,000 young people through her initiatives not only in Mongolia but also across Asia.

    In addition to her social projects, she is working as a business strategist at top companies in Mongolia to develop and market solutions that affect society positively.
  • IniOluwa ODEKUNLE

    Presenter

    IniOluwa ODEKUNLE

    Founder, The Identity Project, Nigeria

    IniOluwa ODEKUNLE

    IniOluwa ODEKUNLE

    Founder

    The Identity Project, Nigeria

    IniOluwa Odekunle is a visionary leader dedicated to dismantling socio-economic inequalities and marginalization through the power of storytelling and media. As the founder of The Identity Project, he channels his passion into creating socially-relevant video documentaries that promote Global Citizenship Education (GCED) culture and foster intercultural understanding. IniOluwa firmly believes in bridge-building through shared values, while embracing the rich tapestry of human experiences. With over seven years of experience as a Project Manager, he has spearheaded impactful initiatives focused on child education, poverty alleviation, and addressing youth-related issues. Currently based in the Netherlands, IniOluwa has embarked on a dynamic career as a freelance videographer, documentary producer, and director. His work continues to inspire change, shedding light on critical social issues and empowering individuals to become agents of positive transformation
  • Presenter

    AN Hyunsook

    Future Education Policy Team Leader, Suseong Future Education Foundation(Suseong District), Republic of Korea

    Bruno Derbaix

    AN Hyunsook

    Future Education Policy Team Leader, Suseong Future Education Foundation(Suseong District), Republic of Korea

    Master’s degree in lifelong education.
    Completed doctoral degree in lifelong education.
    Worked as a lifelong educator at Lifelong Learning City (local government) for 15 years.
    Lecture lifelong education courses at university.
    Vice President of local lifelong Educator association
    Developing and operation the GCED program for adults.
    Development and operation the GCED program for youth.
    Spread GCED in schools by training GCED citizen experts.
  • HAN Geon-Soo

    Moderator

    HAN Geon-Soo

    Professor, Kangwon National University, Republic of Korea

    HAN Geon-Soo

    HAN Geon-Soo

    Professor

    Kangwon National University

    He studied anthropology at Seoul National University (B.A) and University of California at Berkeley(MA, Ph.D). He is a professor of Dept. of Cultural Anthropology, Kangwon National University. He served as the president of Korean Society of Education for International Understanding, and a member of the Multicultural Family Policy Commission, and the Policy for Foreigners Commission at the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. Currently, he is the chairperson of Committee of Cultural Diversity (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism), of the Governing Board of UNESCO APCEIU, and of the Committee of Korean Creative Cities Network (Korean National Commission for UNESCO). He is also the president of Korea International Migration Studies Association.

    His main research topics are African studies, international migration, cultural diversity, cultural heritage and global citizenship education.

[Session 1.3] Interdisciplinary GCED for Tertiary and Pre-service Education

  • Natia NATSVLISHVILI

    Presenter

    Natia NATSVLISHVILI

    Expert on Democratic Citizenship & Member of the Bureau of Education Committee of the Council of Europe, Georgia

    Natia NATSVLISHVILI

    Natia NATSVLISHVILI

    Expert on Democratic Citizenship & Member of the Bureau of Education Committee of the Council of Europe, Georgia

    Natia Natsvlishvili – Educational specialist with 20 years of experience in education practice, policy, academic and strategic planning work, especially in pre-service and in-service teacher professional development; Council of Europe’s Education Committee Bureau and Education Policy Advisors Network Bureau member for Georgia; Experienced in several international projects on Education for Democratic Citizenship, Human Rights Education, Competences for Democratic Culture; Editor, author, co-author of various resources for teachers professional development; Representing the National Center for Teacher Professional Development and several universities of Georgia; Associated Professor of Caucasus University.
  • Serafin ARVIOLA Jr.

    Presenter

    Serafin ARVIOLA Jr.

    Director of GCED Cooperation Centre-Philippines, Philippine Normal University, Philippines

    Serafin ARVIOLA Jr.

    Serafin ARVIOLA Jr.

    Director

    GCED Cooperation Centre-Philippines, Philippine Normal University, Philippines

    Dr. Arviola spearheaded the foundation of the National Coordinating Body of UNESCO Clubs in the Philippines (NCBUCP), where he served as founding chairperson. Currently, Dr. Arviola is serving as an Associate Professor of the PNU-Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences (FBeSS) and the Director of Global Citizenship Education Cooperation Centre (GCC-Philippines). This is a five-year project spearheaded by the Philippine Normal University with the Department of Education (DEPED)with funding support of UNESCO-Asia Pacific Center on Education for International Understanding which aims to mainstream global citizenship and education for sustainable Development in the K-12 Curriculum.
  • Presenter

    Bisalla SALLAH

    Principal Education Officer, Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria

  • Christopher CASTLE

    Moderator

    Christopher CASTLE

    Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

    Christopher CASTLE

    Christopher CASTLE

    Director

    The Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

    Christopher Castle has more than 30 years of development experience in the areas of education and health, working at UNESCO since 2004.

    After holding a position at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning, he transferred to UNESCO Headquarters where he served as Chief of the Section of Health and Education until November 2022, before taking on his current role as Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development.  

    Mr Castle holds a BS in International Studies and French from The American University, and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.

[Concurrent Sessions 2] GCED “Competences” for Social Engagement and Critical Empowerment: Beyond Individualistic Approaches

[Session 2.1] GCED Competences for Educators: Teaching Practice as Transformative Learning for Critical Empowerment

  • Dylan WRAY

    Presenter

    Dylan WRAY

    Global Director, High Resolves Learning at the Human Responsibility Accelerator, South Africa

    Dylan WRAY

    Dylan WRAY

    Global Director

    High Resolves Learning at the Human Responsibility Accelerator

    Dylan Wray is the Global Director for High Resolves Learning and Sonata at the The Human Responsibility Accelerator - a non-profit organization focused on citizenship education for the 21st century. The Accelerator is home to three transformative learning platforms, Symphony (for learners), Sonata (for teachers) and Videos for Change. Dylan was the co-founder of Shikaya – a South African non-profit citizenship organisation that has supported over 10 000 teachers and 1 000 000 students through professional development courses, teaching and learning resources and experiences. Dylan has worked globally as a facilitator, teacher trainer and speaker. He is the co-author of A School Where I Belong – Creating Transformed and Inclusive South African Schools and the author of learning materials that include the Learning Guide for the Netflix series, Daughters of Destiny, The Present is Ours (a UNESCO guide on preventing violent extremism) and Not Too Young – an electoral school guide for the South African Election Commission. He also co-authored the Children’s Report for the Kenyan Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission.
  • Rebecca Rosario O. BERCASIO

    Presenter

    Rebecca Rosario O. BERCASIO

    Professor & Director, Center for Teaching Excellence, Bicol University, Philippines

    Rebecca Rosario O. BERCASIO

    Rebecca Rosario O. BERCASIO

    Professor VI/Director, Center for Teaching Excellence

    Bicol University, Philippines

    Dr. Rebecca Rosario O. Bercasio is a Professor VI at Bicol University and is the current director of the Bicol University Center for Teaching Excellence, with more than 28 years of academic experience. She formerly served as the Dean of the College of Education from 2017 to 2019. She is a 2021 UNESCO-APCEIU alumna and was recognized as the grand prize winner of the GCED-Scale Up Project Competition organized by UNESCO-APEIU in 2022. She handles courses in PhD Educational Foundations, Ed.D., Reading Education, and Teacher Education program. Her research experience and interests deal with curriculum development and evaluation, global citizenship education, pedagogy, and educational innovations. She has presented her papers and published in journals both locally and internationally. She has earned awards, organized conferences, and trainings, authored various policies, and mentored teachers and students. She is regularly invited as a resource person, trainer, and research evaluator in the Bicol region.
  • Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Presenter

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Researcher, Hurights Osaka, Japan/Philippines

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Researcher

    Hurights Osaka

    Jefferson R. Plantilla is a Researcher of the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHTS OSAKA). He works on the regional (Asia-Pacific) program of HURIGHTS OSAKA which is mainly on human rights education. He researches on human rights education programs and activities in the Asia-Pacific, organizes international projects on developing human rights teaching and learning materials, and publishes reports and books on human rights and human rights education. He edits Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific (annual publication) and edited training materials (Business, Human Rights and Northeast Asia – A Facilitator’s Training Manual, Human Rights Lesson Plans for Southeast Asian Schools, Human Rights Education in the Northeast Asian School Systems - Resource Material, South Asian Teachers and Human Rights Education - A Training Resource Material). He attends as a resource person various human rights workshops and conferences being organized by institutions in other countries in Asia including those of APCEIU since late 1990s.
  • Faryal KHAN

    Moderator

    Faryal KHAN

    Programme Specialist for Education, UNESCO Bangkok Office

    Faryal KHAN

    Faryal KHAN

    Programme Specialist for Education, UNESCO Bangkok Office

    Ms. Faryal Khan, is the Programme Specialist for Education at the UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand and leads the Transforming Learning Futures team in Educational Innovations and Skills Development, EISD Section. Her responsibilities include leading the programmes on Research and Foresight, Artificial Intelligence in Education, Global Citizenship Education, and Education for Sustainable Development. Ms. Khan earned her doctorate in Educational Administration, Planning, and Social Policy (concentration: International Education) from Harvard University (2005). She has two masters’ degrees in Education: from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (1989), and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (1995). In 2018-2019, she was appointed as Visiting Practitioner at the Harvard Graduate School of Education to conduct research on global citizenship education.

    She has served at UNESCO Kingston Office covering 20 Small Islands Development States in the English and Dutch speaking Caribbean; UNESCO Doha Office, covering the Arab States in the Gulf and Yemen; and UNESCO New York Office, liaison to UN Secretariat. At UNESCO HQs (1995-2012), she provided technical advice to Member States globally in Educational Policy, Planning, Capacity Development and Evaluation. Dr. Khan is best known for her research in global citizenship education, educational policy and planning, research and foresight, specifically, participatory governance of education and learners’ empowerment to live together peacefully and  sustainably in Asia, Africa, the Arab States, and Latin America and the Caribbean. 

[Session 2.2] Youth as Change Agents

  • Violeta RAMIREZ

    Presenter

    Violeta RAMIREZ

    Psychosocial Researcher, Fundación Universitaria Sanitas, Colombia

    Violeta RAMIREZ

    Violeta RAMIREZ

    Psychosocial Researcher

    Fundación Universitaria Sanita, Colombia

    Violeta Ramírez-Guarín is a Master in Psychosocial Intervention from the University of Barcelona. As a practitioner and researcher in the field of social psychology, Violeta has focused her efforts on the study of empowerment and recovery of children and adolescents affected by political violence in her country, Colombia. This deep interest has led her to conduct research on the well- being of children and adolescents in collaboration with Colombian universities such as Fundación Universitaria Sanitas and with the support of international organizations as Prosocial World. Based on this research, Violeta believes that in order to heal the wounds of the armed conflict in the Colombian social fabric, great efforts must be made to build a culture of peace based on the exercise of human rights and social promotion. For this reason, with the support of Unesco APCEIU, Violeta leads the Paz para Mambrú project, an initiative that seeks to design and produce ludic and pedagogical tools aimed at facilitating the development of skills and knowledge for peace in early childhood. This project has been recognized as one of the winners of the Innovactoras awards sponsored by the European Union. From the expansion of this project and the strengthening of research processes, Violeta hopes to continue contributing to the formation of citizens capable of establishing relationships based on the recognition of others and respect for life.
  • Umair MUSHTAQ

    Presenter

    Umair MUSHTAQ

    Senior Manager Development, The Little Art, Pakistan

    Umair MUSHTAQ

    Umair MUSHTAQ

    Senior Manager Development

    The Little Art, Pakistan

    Umair Mushtaq is an arts manager, specializing in program management, leadership training, and youth development. His passion lies in promoting gender equality, peace and conflict resolution, youth and women empowerment, and quality education for children and young people through various art mediums. His projects Artbeat – National Painting Competition and Exhibition, Tamasha – Theatre for Young Audiences, and Lahore International Children’s Film Festival (LICFF) have fostered cross-cultural understanding, social awareness, and empathy among children and young people. Through his programs, he has empowered individuals to think critically, engage in intercultural dialogue, and contribute meaningfully to their communities and the world. Umair strongly believes that these efforts embody the values of GCED by promoting respect for diversity, ethical responsibility, and active participation in shaping a more just and sustainable global society.
  • Patrick DOLAN

    Moderator

    Patrick DOLAN

    UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, & Director of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at the School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, Ireland)

    Patrick DOLAN

    Patrick DOLAN

    UNESCO Chair in Children, Youth and Civic Engagement, & Director of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre at the School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, Ireland)

    Engagement, the first in the Republic of Ireland. The UNESCO Chairs programme, part of the UNESCO University Education and Twinning Programme, advances research, training and programme development in all of UNESCO’s fields of competence by building university networks and encouraging inter-university cooperation through the transfer of knowledge across borders. Professor Dolan conducts a programme of work within and supported by the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre (UCFRC) that spans a range of global partnerships involving universities, NGOs, international agencies and youth organisations encompassing research, education, and policy development activities. 

    Professor Dolan has worked with and for families as a practitioner, service manager, and academic for over 35 years. He has completed an extensive body of research on family issues including longitudinal research on adolescents, their perceived mental health, resilience and social support networks and has published in a wide range of academic publications. His major research interests are Civic Engagement in Children and Youth, Family Support, Reflective Practice and Service Development, Youth Mentoring Models, Empathy Education, Prevention of Youth Radicialisation, Adolescents Resilience and Social Networks. 

[Session 2.3] Rethinking GCED Monitoring

  • PARK Hwanbo

    Speaker & Discussant

    PARK Hwanbo

    Professor, Chungnam National University, Republic of Korea

    PARK Hwanbo

    PARK Hwanbo

    Professor

    Chungnam National University

    Dr. Hwanbo Park is a professor in the Department of Education and the director of the Center for Global Citizenship Education at Chungnam National University. He received his PhD in sociology of education from the Seoul National University, Republic of Korea. His research interests relate to educational policy evaluation with comparative and international perspectives, and he is currently conducting various research projects to monitor the implementation of GCED and evaluate the impact of GCED on students. For over 15 years, he has engaged in educational development cooperation projects and research for developing countries and also provided his expertise as an international consultant. Prior to his current position, he worked as an associate research fellow for the Korean Educational Development Institute (KEDI) that one of the government-funded research institutes.
  • Rachel PARKER

    Speaker & Discussant

    Rachel PARKER

    Senior Researcher, Australian Council for Educational Research, Australia

    Rachel PARKER

    Rachel PARKER

    Senior Researcher, Australian Council for Educational Research, Australia

    Rachel Parker is a Senior Research Fellow in the Educational Monitoring and Research Division at the Australian Council for Educational Research. Rachel has consulted, lectured, and published articles in Australia and internationally on intercultural competence, global citizenship, and global learning pedagogy and practice. For the Southeast Asia Primary Learning Metrics, Rachel led a team to design a global citizenship assessment framework for the ASEAN region for SEAMEO and UNICEF and analyse the curricula of nine ASEAN member nations. This work builds upon Rachel’s understanding of culturally responsive education and research on how global learning fosters intercultural competence and reduces prejudice. At the University of Melbourne, Rachel’s research informed the evaluation Australia’s largest international school partnerships program. Rachel brings 20 years’ experience leading educational improvement programs funded by UNICEF, DFAT, the Asian Development Bank and World Bank in the areas of primary and basic education, curriculum, teacher professional development and assessment.
  • Aaron BENAVOT

    Speaker & Discussant

    Aaron BENAVOT

    Professor, University at Albany-SUNY, USA

    Aaron BENAVOT

    Aaron BENAVOT

    Professor

    University at Albany-SUNY, USA

    Aaron Benavot is Professor of Global Education Policy at the University at Albany-SUNY (USA). His scholarship has explored diverse educational issues from comparative, global and critical perspectives, most recently focused on global citizenship education, climate change and sustainability education. For 8 years Aaron worked at UNESCO, first as Senior Analyst and then as Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, an independent, evidence-based report analyzing progress towards international education targets. Aaron is currently Lead of Indicator Development for the MECCE project, which is developing robust indicators to inform intergovernmental and national policy making on climate education. Aaron also co-founded NISSEM, a community of academics and practitioners advocating for the inclusion of global and humanistic themes and social and emotional learning in textbooks. Aaron recently completed a feasibility study of global citizenship competence for APCIEU, and an article (with J. Williams) “Can we transform global education without transforming how we monitoring progress?” in the Journal of International Cooperation in Education.
  • Esther CARE

    Moderator

    Esther CARE

    Professor Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia

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    Esther CARE

    Professorial Fellow

    University of Melbourne, Australia

    Professor Esther Care works with government and non-government organisations on education reform, with a focus on 21st century skills and assessment. She coordinated the pilot of a new indicator of SDG 4.7, and works with APCEIU on global citizenship education in Asia. She is currently Technical Team Lead with the AliVE initiative in East Africa on assessment of life skills and values through, across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. From a career in academia spanning 20 years at the University of Melbourne, Esther moved to Washington DC in 2015 to work with the Brookings Institution as Senior Fellow to continue her exploration of the 21st century skills global shift in education. She is the author of publications focussed on 21st century skills, as well as psycho-educational assessment, formative assessment, education system reform, and collaborative problem solving.

[Concurrent Sessions 3] Innovative Pedagogies and Resources for GCED

[Session 3.1] Storytelling for Transformative Learning (Workshop)

  • Lisa Van WYK

    Facilitator

    Lisa Van WYK

    Global Communications Manager, World Wide Web Foundation, South Africa

    Lisa Van WYK

    Lisa Van WYK

    Global Communications Manager

    World Wide Web Foundation, South Africa

    Lisa van Wyk has extensive experience working with international NGOs and activist organizations as a communications and campaign strategist, creative content producer and trainer. She specializes in the development of ethical, creative and relevant communications, with an emphasis on audiences in the global south, as well as capacity building in the fields of MIL, storytelling and communications strategy.

[Session 3.2] Transformative Pedagogies of Empowerment

  • Yoke Pin CHEN

    Presenter

    Yoke Pin CHEN

    Senior Manager, Arts-Ed, Malaysia

    Yoke Pin CHEN

    Yoke Pin CHEN

    Senior Manager

    Arts-Ed, Malaysia

    Chen Yoke Pin has been actively producing, coordinating, and facilitating arts, culture, and heritage education programmes based on the Community-based Learning (CBL) methodology for over 19 years. Most recently, as Senior Manager of Arts-ED, she has led the organisation's expansion to training local school teachers to conduct CBL, as well as developing an online resource portal to increase access to CBL-related materials. Together with the Arts-ED trainer team, she has also work with APCEIU in training teachers and educators in infusing GCED elements using CBL methodology. She has also managed and conducted cultural mapping projects in various urban and rural settings, specialising in stakeholder management.
  • Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Presenter

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Researcher, Hurights Osaka, Japan/Philippines

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Jefferson R. PLANTILLA

    Researcher

    Hurights Osaka

    Jefferson R. Plantilla is a Researcher of the Asia-Pacific Human Rights Information Center (HURIGHTS OSAKA). He works on the regional (Asia-Pacific) program of HURIGHTS OSAKA which is mainly on human rights education. He researches on human rights education programs and activities in the Asia-Pacific, organizes international projects on developing human rights teaching and learning materials, and publishes reports and books on human rights and human rights education. He edits Human Rights Education in Asia-Pacific (annual publication) and edited training materials (Business, Human Rights and Northeast Asia – A Facilitator’s Training Manual, Human Rights Lesson Plans for Southeast Asian Schools, Human Rights Education in the Northeast Asian School Systems - Resource Material, South Asian Teachers and Human Rights Education - A Training Resource Material). He attends as a resource person various human rights workshops and conferences being organized by institutions in other countries in Asia including those of APCEIU since late 1990s.
  • HWANG Jimin

    Presenter

    HWANG Jimin

    Homeroom Teacher, Suwon Geumho Elementary School & GCED Lead Teacher, Republic of Korea

    HWANG Jimin

    HWANG Jimin

    GCED Lead Teacher, ROK

    Suwon Geumho Elementary School

    As an elementary school teacher, I have been interested in GCED and have been applying it to my classroom since 2015. As a homeroom teacher who teaches all subjects, I mainly teach sixth grade elementary school students, and I establish a year-round curriculum focusing on human rights, environment issues, conflict and peace and apply it every year.

    As a teacher belonging to Gyeonggi-do, I have been working as a ‘Gyeonggi-do Global Citizenship Education Leading Teacher’ for four years. In order to spread GCED, I’ve been continuously contributing to the development of GCED by collaborating with various related organizations. Not only developing GCED textbooks, but also giving lectures to teachers and participating in research on teaching and learning methods, I am constantly trying to live as a global citizen myself.
  • Cristián Bravo ARAYA

    Moderator

    Cristián Bravo ARAYA

    Associate Programme Coordinator, ESD and Global Citizenship, UNESCO Santiago Office

    Cristián Bravo ARAYA

    Cristián Bravo ARAYA

    Associate Programme Coordinator

    ESD and Global Citizenship, UNESCO Santiago Office

    Programme Coordinator ESD/GCED at UNESCO’s Regional Bureau for Education in Latin America and the Caribbean (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago)
    Along his career, He has worked in public institutions, NGOs and IGOs in the fields of education and inclusion, sustainability, human rights, participation, and historical memory. 
    Previously, He served as Head of the Human Rights Coordination of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Education in Chile (2015-2018), contributing to the education chapter within the National Human Rights Plan (2018-2021), educational regulations for protecting trans children's rights, and contributed to other policies aimed to historically excluded groups, such as initiatives for pre-service standards and in-service teachers training in human rights. He was also focal point in the national negotiations with the IACHR in cases related to systematic violations of rights and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, unjustified police violence, and the rights of indigenous peoples.

[Session 3.3] Innovative Pedagogies and Resources

  • Călin RUS

    Presenter

    Călin RUS

    Director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania & WG leader of Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) by Council of Europe

    Călin RUS

    Călin RUS

    Director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania & WG leader of Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) by Council of Europe

    Calin Rus is director of the Intercultural Institute of Timisoara, Romania, and Associate Professor at the West University of Timisoara. Since 1998, he was constantly involved as expert in projects and activities of the Council of Europe related to intercultural education, education for democratic citizenship and human rights education. He was member of the expert group that developed Council of Europe’s Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture and a lead expert of the Council of Europe’s Education Policy Advisors Network. He has experience in research, training of teachers and of teacher educators, development of support materials and curriculum development based on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture in different countries, especially in Europe, including in connection with aspects related to global citizenship and education for sustainable development.
  • Presenter

    Lee Yangsook

    Deputy Head, Institute of Global Citizenship Education, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

    Lee Yangsook

    Lee Yangsook

    Deputy Head

    Institute of Global Citizenship Education, APCEIU

    Yangsook LEE is Deputy Head of the Institute of Global Citizenship Education at APCEIU, a UNESCO Category 2 Institute with a mandate to promote education for international understanding and global citizenship. Since 2012, she has been involved with APCEIU’s various initiatives to enhance global citizenship education (GCED), such as capacity-building of educators and youth leaders, development of policies and GCED courses, and strengthening partnerships. Prior to joining APCEIU, she worked at the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, APEC Education Foundation, and the Korean Education and Research Information Service. She has a MA in International Studies.
  • Libby GILES

    Presenter

    Libby GILES

    Director, Education, Centre of Asia Pacific Excellence, New Zealand

    Libby GILES

    Libby GILES

    Director

    Centre of Asia Pacific Excellence

    Libby Giles is Director of Education for the Centres of Asia Pacific Excellence and Board Chair of the New Zealand Centre for Global Studies.

    She is a specialist global citizenship education practitioner and advocate, with considerable experience in the field, working in schools and in collaboration with local and international organisations. Libby is passionate about global citizenship education as a conceptual framework through which to deliver transformative education fit for a complex world. The CAPEs education team is in a unique position to implement such a framework. Libby seeks to empower and equip learners to understand their identity, to think critically, act responsibly, and live well.
  • Charles CHIKUNDA

    Moderator

    Charles CHIKUNDA

    Education Programme Specialist, UNESCO Harare Office

    Charles CHIKUNDA

    Charles CHIKUNDA

    Director

    Centre of Asia Pacific Excellence

    Dr Charles Chikunda is currently coordinating the UNESCO Sustainability Starts with Teachers, a capacity-building programme on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) running in 11 SADC countries. He also coordinates the implementation of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) & Southern Africa Liberation History at UNESCO Regional Office for the Africa region. He has experience in teacher education that goes beyond 20 years in the SADC region. Charles holds a PhD in Education with focus on Science Education and Education for Sustainable Development. Before joining UNESCO, Charles worked in several Higher Education institutions in Zimbabwe and in South Africa. With his sound background in education Charles is interested in transforming education to focus on peace and resilience building.

Concluding Session

  • Christopher CASTLE

    Closing Remarks

    Christopher CASTLE

    Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

    Christopher CASTLE

    Christopher CASTLE

    Director

    The Division for Peace and Sustainable Development, UNESCO

    Christopher Castle has more than 30 years of development experience in the areas of education and health, working at UNESCO since 2004.

    After holding a position at UNESCO’s International Institute for Educational Planning, he transferred to UNESCO Headquarters where he served as Chief of the Section of Health and Education until November 2022, before taking on his current role as Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development.

    Mr Castle holds a BS in International Studies and French from The American University, and an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics.
  • LIM Hyun Mook

    Closing Remarks

    LIM Hyun Mook

    Director, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

    LIM Hyun Mook

    LIM Hyun Mook

    Director

    Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

    Hyun Mook LIM is currently the Director of the Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU), a UNESCO Centre based in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Prior to assuming this position, he worked as Assistant Secretary General for Education at the Korean National Commission for UNESCO, where he had started his professional career in 1992. He has taught at Sungkyunkwan University as a visiting professor. He received a Ph.D. in Political Thought from Sogang University, Republic of Korea and M.A. in International Studies from the University of Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Lee Nakyung

    M.C.

    Lee Nakyung

    Programme Specialist, Office of Research and Development, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

    Lee Nakyung

    Lee Nakyung

    Programme Specialist

    Office of Research and Development, Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU)

    Ms Nakyung Lee is a programme specialist of Office of Research and Development at Asia-Pacific Centre of Education for International Understanding (APCEIU). She is currently working as a coordinator for various APCEIU projects including the Global Citizenship Education Curriculum Development and Integration and the Development of a Common Curriculum guide for Peace Education in Northeast Asia. She has studied citizenship education and received a Master’s Degree in Ethics Education from Seoul National University.

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