The ANGEL Conference 2023 will bring together academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in research on Global Education & Learning, Education for Sustainability, and Global Citizenship. Hosted at UNESCO HQ in Paris on the 19 & 20 June, this will be the fourth biennial conference of the EU-funded ANGEL project, and is delivered this year in partnership with UNESCO°.
Please note that public tickets for in-person attendance are now sold out, but you are able to register for online attendance - to plenary sessions only.
If you are attending in-person, you will be supplied with a printed programme on arrival. However, all supplementary documents are online only and can be accessed via a dedicated page. Included are:
Conceived as a major, internationally focused gathering, the ANGEL Conference 2023 aims to bring together interested parties from all backgrounds for two exciting days of sessions showcasing and discussing research, projects, and new developments connected to Global Education and Learning or Global Citizenship Education, and other related fields such as Development Education, Human Rights Education, Education for Sustainable Development, Education for Peace, and Intercultural Education. This event, which is free to attend, will prioritise transversal activities that promote and enrich connections between researchers, policy-makers, and civil society organisations, especially those which capitalise on the rare opportunity to gather face-to-face.
Image: Panorama of Paris from the top of UNESCO, by Richard Munckton, is licenced under CC BY 2.0.
A full conference report will be issued, as well as a number of journal articles, an edited book, and edited videos of all of the keynote presentations.
The Conference, to be held within UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, carries the title Global Education & Learning for a Just, Peaceful & Sustainable World, and will include a mixture of inspirational keynote presentations, academic papers and presentations from empirical research, debates on key issues and opportunities for meetings of specialist Journal boards, early career researchers, NGO practitioners and policymakers. A wealth of parallel sessions will cover themes that emerge amongst submitted proposals, e.g. school-based education, further and higher education, adult education and informal learning. All plenary sessions will include discussions on how to take forward the themes addressed by the speakers in developing and implementing policies, informing research, and helping to improve the quality of educational practice.
Plenary sessions, which will also be available to online audiences, will be in a mix of English and French, with simultaneous interpretation provided both ways. Breakout sessions as a default will be in English, unless specific proposals are made that require other languages - attendees who are leading such sessions are welcome to arrange their own translation or interpretation services for this. See the call for proposals if you are interested in this.
Image: Paris - UNESCO, by Fred Romero, is licenced under CC BY 2.0.
The event is organised by the Academic Network of Global Education and Learning (ANGEL) in partnership with UNESCO, with the cooperation of Global Education Network Europe (GENE), IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education & Society, and the UNESCO Chair in GCED in Higher Education, based at the University of Bologna. This event, along with the other activities of the ANGEL network, are co-funded by the European Union.*
Reflecting on this success, ANGEL will this time be partnering with UNESCO to deliver its 2023 conference. As the leading international organisation promoting debates and research around education for sustainable development and global citizenship, UNESCO offers a perfect forum for this event.
The ANGEL conference intends to encourage discussion and activity around the new Declaration on Global Education, also known as the Dublin Declaration on GE. This important new European strategy framework aims to define a long-term vision, and build broader and deeper political support and commitment for Global Education. Several sessions on the 20th of June will examine the implications, and evaluation, of this landmark agreement
We estimate that the face-to-face event will host 250 participants from all over the world, but especially from Europe. In line with UNESCO's policies, the conference will be free. We strongly encourage prospective attendees to seek financial support from their institution to help support their attendance at this important event. Those who register will be sent a list of hotels near UNESCO, some of which offer preferential rates.
Public tickets for in-person attendance are now sold out, but you are able to register for online attendance - to plenary sessions only.
Image: UNESCO Headquarters in Paris - The Garden of Peace (or Japanese Garden) in Spring, by UNESCO, is licenced under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.
We are calling on members to help us spread the word about this important event for the ANGEL project. Please find below links to resources that you can use to promote the event and the call for submissions.
Any enquiries should be sent to: info@angel-network.net
This will be the 4th international conference on Global Education and Learning organised by ANGEL. The first three editions (2017, 2019, 2021) were organized by the Development Education Research Centre (DERC) within IOE, with the support of GENE, and were all held in London, apart from the 2021 event which was held online. A further major event, focused primarily on Early Career Researchers, was held in 2020, and hosted by the University of Oulu.
ANGEL is a EU co-funded network established in 2017 through close cooperation between GENE and DERC. Building upon foundational collaborations between these organisations and the University of Bamberg in Germany, the University of Oulu in Finland, and the University of Bologna in Italy, the project has grown steadily to incorporate many more partners. The project arose in response to the need to establish and reinforce existing relationships among scholars (particularly early career stage researchers) and academic institutions working in global education and related areas, and to link and interface this community with interested policymakers and practitioners.
The network has grown quickly, with more than 870 members in 85 different countries as of late 2022. As well as the aforementioned conferences, the network has produced a number of publications, and runs a webinar series. For more details, please visit our website www.angel-network.net.
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* The establishment of this network and website has been made possible with funding support from the European Commission. The activities and publications of the network are the responsibilities of the organisers, the Development Education Research Centre, and can in no way be seen as reflecting the views of the European Commission.
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The establishment of this network and website has been made possible with funding support from the European Commission.
The activities and publications of the network are the responsibilities of the organisers, the Development Education Research Centre, and can in no way be seen as reflecting the views of the European Commission.
