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Gudrun Ziegler awarded ‘inspiring Woman of the Year” in the domain of Science, Technology and Research
March 11th, 2012Prof. Dr. Gudrun Ziegler receives the award “Inspiring Woman of the Year” in the category “Science, Research & Technology” for her academic achievements.
In her speech she addressed the fact that few women (compared to men) work in the area of science and research, a domain which has traditionally been in the hands of men. She highlighted the issue of lost talent especially as young graduate women outperform their male peers. She pointed to the need for action in order to give qualified women the possibility to develop their research ideas within corresponding positions at academic institutions and universities. Dr. Ziegler thanked the initiative “Inspiring Woman of the Year” to voice the importune of women in science, research and technology specifically in Luxembourg’s young research setting. More details are available on
picture taken by Luciele Milani on March 8. 2012
Now available online “Innovation in Learning and Development in Mutilingual and Multicultural Contexts”
December 29th, 2011Innovation in Learning and Development in Multilingual and Multicultural Contexts – Principles learned from a Higher Educational Study Programme in Luxembourg (by G. Ziegler) in: International Review of Education, Vol. 57
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The purpose of this special issue is to identify trends and effective practices of multilingual education in different regions of the world such as Africa, the Americas, Asia and Pacific and Europe, which will highlight the characteristics of effective practices and common problems. For each region, the discussion starts with an introductory article which captures the new trends in the region. Case studies from formal and non-formal education follow all educational levels and age groups. In these studies authors critically analyse the integration of the multilingual ethos and culture into the development and conceptualisation of the education programme with regard to literacy and oracy, teacher training and the development of a literate environment, and the extent to which these programmes open up to a lifelong learning process. Furthermore, the role, the status, the function and the timing of the languages of instruction will be analysed, as well as the way language acquisition and learning are conceived as part of the conceptual framework.
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The International Review of Education (IRE) is the longest-running international journal on the comparative theory and practice of formal and non-formal education. Its purpose is to provide educational institutions, researchers, social groups involved in education, and practitioners all over the world with critical analyses and scholarly information on major educational innovations, research projects and trends. The journal is published by Springer and edited at the UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL). Its subscribers are individuals and institutions on all continents of the world.
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Workshop on “Co-operation and partnership solutions with working life in multilingual contexts”
October 17th, 2011On November 8,the University of Luxembourg will organise an open workshop,which might be of interest for all actors,who are in charge of initial and lifelong learning programs in the various areas of professional life (program coordinators,teachers,professional partners and students). The event is run under the overall command of the vice-president for academic affairs of the University,Prof. Dr. Massimo Malvetti.
Two major topics of the Luxembourg economic context and the related challenges will be addressed in particular during this day,i.e.
The workshop is part of an international project,which brings together experts from Finland,Austria,the United Kingdom and Luxembourg in order to collect,reflect and disseminate knowledge and best practices of diverse co-operation and partnership solutions between educational institutions and working life. The aim of the project is to improve students’possibilities to make quicker/easier steps into working life from higher education as mentioned by the project title “QUICKER STEPS FROM EDUCATION TO WORKING-LIFE”. The project is funded by the European Social Fund and the Finnish Centre for Economic Development,Transport and Environment (Central Finland ELY-Centre).
The workshop (see documents attached) will take place on Tuesday,November 8,from 09.00 to 17.00 h at the Faculty of Science,Technology and Communication (Campus Kirchberg).
It is free of any charges and the project group would be very pleased to welcome you amongst the workshop participants. You can enroll for the event using the link below
Download: flyer and workshop program