230 participants from all over Europe and beyond met on 6-7 December 2007 in Brussels for the seventh edition of European Schoolnet’s EMINENT conference. Representatives of Ministries of Education, industry partners and practitioners were welcomed by Odile de Chalendar, outgoing...
The project ‘Rescue La Vallette: An Adventure in Time’ from the Dun Anton Manche school in Malta won the Young Digital Planet Award for best use of ICT at the 7th eLearning Awards. The ceremony was held in conjunction with the EMINENT 2007 Conference in Brussels on 6...
Ever wished you knew more about Web 2.0, what’s new in the world of mobiles, or where these two worlds come together? Social networking services, user generated content and access to these services via mobile phones are becoming an integral part of life for many young people.
On 10 December 2007, the second Xperimania chat took place at the European Schoolnet office. The invited expert was Michel Caillebotte, the Global Marketing Manager for Sportswear from Dow Fibre Solutions. He answered students’ questions on the importance of chemistry in sports.
A Global Exchange of Networks in Education (GENIE) meeting took place at the EUN Office in Brussels on 5 December 2007 in connection with EMINENT 2007 which was held on 6-7 December 2007. GENIE is a global network of senior officials working in government, sponsored or related national...
The second P2V Project Partners Meeting took place on 7 December 2007 in Brussels. Participants reviewed the first year of the project and discussions covered reports on peer learning visits for policy-makers (to Lithuania), schools (to Austria) and inspectorates (to the Netherlands...
The Policy Innovation Committee met on the 8 November 2007 in Brussels at the EUN Office. Participants discussed many issues around the topic of “How can innovation and ICT be used to contribute to meeting the current challenges facing education and what type of policy strategies...
European Schoolnet organised a major seminar for approximately 100 potential Learning Resource Exchange (LRE) Associate Partners in Brussels on 9 November 2007. The seminar provided an overview of LRE benefits for Associate Partners and information on the range of options for how...
Insafe, the European network of internet safety awareness nodes is inviting young people to express their ideas about the facts of online life. The Safer Internet Day 2008 Competition “Life online is what you make of it” launched in October 2007 encourages groups of young...
50 Years Together in Diversity school competition – deadline reminder
Author: EUN News
14 December 2007
Deadline for the “50 Years Together in Diversity” school competition is on 31 December 2007. Teams of students between 14 - 20 years of age, led by two teachers, are invited to take part in the competition. The winning teams will be invited to Brussels to visit the new...
