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The Global Education Network Europe (GENE) is the European network of ministries, agencies and other national bodies responsible for support, funding and policy-making in the field of global education. Started in 2001 with 6 national structures, GENE has grown to include structures from 25 countries leading the provision of global education in Europe, with combined annual budgets in excess of 150 million Euro.
Definition edit
Global education can be defined as:[1]
... education that opens people’s eyes and minds to the realities of the world, and awakens them to bring about a world of greater justice, equity and human rights for all. GE is understood to encompass Development Education, Human Rights Education, Education for Sustainability, Education for Peace and Conflict Prevention and Intercultural Education; being the global dimensions of Education for Citizenship.
Goals edit
The purpose of GENE is to support national structures in their work of improving the quality and increasing the provision of global education in Europe. GENE does this through networking and regular round table discussions, through peer learning and policy research, and through the development of national strategies.
Aims of GENE:[2]
- To share experience and strategies among existing and emerging national structures, in order to inform best practice nationally and provide mutual support and learning.
- To disseminate learning from the participating countries to other countries in Europe, so that structures for Global Education subsequently emerging will learn from this experience, and so that, eventually, all countries in Europe might have national co-ordinating structures for the increase and improvement of global education.
- To develop and pursue a common European agenda on strengthening global education.
The overarching aim of GENEs work is to improve the quality and provision of global education in Europe. The ultimate benchmark towards which GENE works is towards the day when all people in Europe will have access to quality global education. GENE achieves this through networking of national strategies, through peer learning, and through common projects, bilateral exchange and capacity building.
Participating Ministries and Agencies edit
Austria edit
- ADA, Austrian Development Agency
- Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, Austria
- KommEnt
Belgium edit
- FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
- Enabel – Belgian Development Agency
Bulgaria edit
- Ministry of Education and Science
Czech Republic edit
- Czech Development Agency
Estonia edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry for Education and Research
- Estonian National Commission for UNESCO
Finland edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
- EDUFI
France edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation
- AFD – French Development Agency
Germany edit
- Engagement Global
Greece edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of National Education, Research and Religion
Hungary edit
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade
Ireland edit
- Irish Aid, Department of Foreign Affairs
- Department of Education and Skills
Latvia edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Education and Science
Lithuania edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Lithuanian Children and Youth Centre
Luxembourg edit
- Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs
Malta edit
- Ministry for Education and Employment
- Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Trade Promotion
- Education Malta Foundation
Montenegro edit
- Ministry of Education
Norway edit
- RORG Network
Poland edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of National Education
Portugal edit
- Instituto Camões
- Directorate-General for Education – Ministry of Education
- CIDAC
Slovak Republic edit
- Slovak Aid
Slovenia edit
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ministry of Education, Science and Sport
Serbia edit
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development
Spain edit
- AECID
- Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports
Sweden edit
- Swedish Council for Higher Education
United Kingdom edit
- Dfid
European global education peer review process edit
In 2002 the Maastricht Declaration[3] identified the desirability of developing a system of peer review for global education in Europe. Following a 2003 feasibility study, the "European Global Education Peer Review Process" was established to increase and improve the provision of global education in Europe. GENE and the North-South Centre worked closely together to develop this process.
The European Global Education Peer Review Process has, since late 2005, been facilitated by GENE, through its secretariat. The funding for the process and the peer review expertise has been provided by GENE participants.
The key aim of the Europe-wide process is to increase and improve support for, access to, and the impact of global education in European countries. National reports, and the peer review processes leading to them, act as both a tool to enhance quality and impact nationally, and a mechanism for international comparative analysis, benchmarking and policy making.
National reports edit
To date 13 peer reviews have taken place. Estonia (2019), Cyprus (2017), Belgium (2016), Ireland (2015), Portugal (2013–14), Slovakia (2013–14), Norway (2009–10), Poland (2009–10), the Czech Republic (2008), Austria (2006), the Netherlands (2005), Finland (late 2004), and Cyprus (pilot review, early 2004). The first Global Education National Report, on Cyprus, was published in early 2004 as a pilot review being part of the initial feasibility study.
References edit
- ^ "Maastricht Declaration 2002".
- ^ "GENE website". Archived from the original on 13 December 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2008.
- ^ Final Declaration of the Pan European Congress organised by the Council of Europe's North South Centre NSC website in 2002