On 7-11 September 2009, upholding the tradition of the Summer Academy meetings, Georgian city Telavi will host the annual regional event for adult education experts. However, it will be held in a completely different format, “Think Tank“, which usually implies a team of scientists and professionals getting together to address a specific issue. Thus, after three years of Summer Academies, colleagues from the South Caucasus will meet this time as individual experts rather than trainees and specialists undergoing advanced training. The meeting participants from Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia are expected to discuss various issues raised by European experts who will act not only as presenters but as facilitators as well. The following persons have been invited to participate in this meeting as such experts: Uwe Gartenschlaeger (Deputy Director of Head Office of dvv international in Bonn and Vice President of the European Association of Education for Adults), Matthias Klingenberg (Program Manager for Russia, Central Asia and South Caucasus, dvv international, Bonn), Matthias Jobelius (Head, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in the South Caucasus), Susanna Lattke (Research Officer, German Institute for Adult Education (DIE)), Prof. Pasi Salberg (Leading Specialist, Helsinki University, Expert of the European Training Foundation), Olga Agapova (Head, Representative Office of dvv international, Russia). Traditionally, representatives of the central office of dvv international in Tashkent coordinating activities in two regions, Central Asia and South Caucasus, have been invited as well.
The event to be organized by the dvv international’s office in Georgia will be supported by the Institute for International Cooperation of the German Adult Education Association (dvv international) and the European Association of Education for Adults (EAEA). Moreover, three Adult Education Associations of all the South Caucasian countries, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, will be active in organizing this event.
The meeting aims to get together the leading experts of the South Caucasian region to discuss conceptual issues, define the common vision of prospects and international developments in education (primarily, adult education), as well as to discuss in general the peace, policy and cooperation in the South Caucasian regional context. This meeting should contribute to voluntary sharing of experience and mutual understanding among various key actors and representatives of international organizations operating in all three South Caucasian countries.
Telavi is located in Alazan valley, well-known for its established vinicultural and winemaking traditions. The nature is diverse, and the climate is mild. Ceramics manufacture and gold embroidery are well developed in this region. During the meeting the participants will be offered a number of interesting activities as a part of cultural program and getting acquainted with this picturesque region of Georgia.
Irina Razilova,
Project Coordinator
dvv international
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