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CANCELLED: Europe in Action conference: Quality education for all.- Vienna, Austria
27/05/2020 - 29/05/2020
This conference has been cancelled due to the current Covid-19 situation.
Europe in Action is an annual conference which brings together more than 200 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and professionals. They discuss issues important to them and share experiences and ideas to advance inclusion. Europe in Action 2020 is organised by Inclusion Europe together with Lebenshilfe Austria. The topic fro 2020 is Quality education for all.
The conferences are organised by Inclusion Europe and a national partner organisation (Inclusion Europe member). The first Europe in Action conference was organised in 2003. The latest Europe in Action took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, in June 2019.
The conference aims at setting the stage looking at aspects of education as an essential part of life.
The goal is to start a conversation for inclusive education becoming the new normal.
The keynotes, workshops and “walkshops” demonstrate how well-working examples of good practices can be facilitated and turned into new perspectives.
Discussions focus on how crucial stakeholders, policy makers, teachers, students, families and communities can take action and contribute within their areas of responsibility.
Areas of education
The different stages of education form the basis for the conference:
- Pre-school
- School
- University
- Vocational training and further education
- People with disabilities as teachers and education professionals