For Official Use EDU/EDPC/M(2011)2 Organisation de Coopération et de Développement Économiques Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development 14-Dec-2011 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

English - Or. English DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE

DRAFT SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 10TH SESSION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE

15 - 16 November, 2011

This Draft Summary Record will be adopted at the next session of the Committee. Delegates are invited to send any comments and suggested modifications to the Secretariat in writing so that they may be distributed before the meeting.

Ms Joanne Caddy, Counsellor and Communications Manager, Directorate for Education [joanne.caddy@oecd.org]

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1. The Chair of the Education Policy Committee (EDPC), Mr. Keray Henke, opened the meeting by welcoming delegates and in particular the representatives of the Egypt, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Romania and UNESCO.

1. CONSULTATIONS WITH BIAC AND TUAC

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2. The Chair opened the agenda item by welcoming representatives of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC) and of the Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the first consultation with the full membership of the EDPC held in plenary session. The Chair thanked BIAC and TUAC for the quality and timeliness of their respective position papers which had been made available to EDPC delegates on OLIS before the meeting.

3. BIAC expressed its ongoing support for OECD work on evaluating the key aspects of all education systems, namely: students’ learning outcomes, the efficiency and efficacy of schools and the quality of teachers and school leaders. BIAC also underscored the need to adapt school curricula to changing needs in society and the economy while taking advantage of technologies and adapting to different learning styles. TUAC expressed its appreciation for positive outcomes of the joint Summit on the Teaching Profession held in March 2011 in New York (US) and co-organised by the US Department of Education, the OECD and Education International. This event underscored the importance of engaging the teaching profession as a partner in ensuring successful policy design and implementation. Representatives of both BIAC and TUAC welcomed the OECD Skills Strategy as an important initiative. They voiced their shared commitment to fostering proactive and productive working relations with the EDPC and the Secretariat and suggested that the institutional social partners be engaged from the outset of any project cycle to ensure greatest mutual value.

4. Several members expressed their appreciation for the position papers tabled by BIAC and TUAC and for their contribution to the success of many initiatives undertaken by the OECD in the field of education, notably TALIS.

5. The Committee NOTED the views of BIAC and TUAC expressed in their respective documents.

2. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT ANNOTATED AGENDA EDU/EDPC/A(2011)2/REV2

6. The Committee ADOPTED the Agenda, with some modifications in the sequencing of agenda items.

3. ADOPTION OF THE DRAFT SUMMARY RECORD OF THE 9TH SESSION

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7. The Committee APPROVED the Summary Record of the 9th Session

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4. ORAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR AND HEAD OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING POLICY DIVISION

8. Ms. Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director for Education, briefed the Committee on developments in the OECD, events and meetings of interest and progress in education work not on the current agenda. Her address to the Committee covered the following:

• According to the latest OECD figures, growth is turning out to be much slower than expected, and the risk of mild recession in several countries has risen. The sovereign debt crisis and the fact that governments have fewer options to boost growth are driving both business and consumer confidence downward. Earlier improvements in the labour market are now fading and there are greater risks that high unemployment could become entrenched.

• The latest edition of Education at a Glance 2011, showed that university degree holders suffered fewer job losses than school leavers without qualifications. The cost to individuals and society of young people leaving school without a qualification keeps rising. Despite strained public budgets, governments must keep up their investment to maintain quality in education, especially for those most at risk.

• The final volume of PISA 2009 results on digital literacy (Volume VI) was issued in June 2011 and the new monthly series of brief summaries “PISA in Focus” has been in high demand. To date, a total of 33 countries have signed-up for the next cycle of TALIS 2013, the pilot phase was completed in September 2011 and implementation is on track. The PIAAC field trial was completed, the main survey is on track and the publication of the results is planned for October 2013.

• The Director provided a short briefing on the very successful Conference on Innovative Learning Environments attended by 120 participants from 20 countries which was organized by the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) and Alberta Education (the provincial Ministry of Education), Canada in Banff, Alberta, Canada, 10-12 October 2011. CERI’s work on “Innovative Teaching for Effective Learning” was also highlighted and a first interim report is planned for April 2012.

• The Director presented the results for the Programme Implementation Report (PIR) of EDPC’s Output Results for the previous biennium (2009-10) which were very positive for both quality and impact. More details on the PIR survey results can be found on the EDPC Clearspace site and a comprehensive document will subsequently be issued on OLIS. The Director underscored that the PIR results are an important element for the Committee to take into account when developing its future Programme of Work and Budget (PWB).

• As part of the “GPS” project, work is underway to develop a framework for knowledge management and a taxonomy, while the pilot “evidence navigator” had been completed. This strand of work will be pursued as part of the OECD-wide Knowledge and Information Management (KIM) project in which EDU is serving as a pilot. Another strand of work has seen the publication of reports and videos as part of the series “Strong performers and successful reformers” as well as two reports on Mexico and follow up the implementation of the OECD recommendations to that country. Preparations for the next International Summit on the Teaching Profession to be held in New York in March 2012 are well underway. The Netherlands has offered to host the Summit in 2013.

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• The Director informed delegates of the appointment of Mr Yves Leterme of Belgium as one of the OECD’s four Deputy Secretaries-General. She also expressed her gratitude and appreciation for the significant contribution made by Mr. Bernard Hugonnier as OECD Deputy Director for Education who would soon be retiring, and announced the appointment of Mr Andreas Schleicher to this position, from February 2012.

• As part of the OECD Development Strategy, and generously funded by the Swedish International Development Agency, IMHE is working with the Science, Technology and Industry Directorate to share OECD expertise on innovation, higher education and research with low and middle-income countries. OECD education work with non-member countries is in high demand, with a review of Columbia currently underway (together with the World Bank) and planning undertaken for a review of Indonesia in 2012, financed by Australia and the EC.

9. Ms. Deborah Roseveare, Head of the Education and Training Policy (ETP) Division, briefed the Committee on progress in ETP work not on the current agenda, including:

• Skills Beyond School: these thematic reviews of postsecondary vocational education and training (VET) help countries make their postsecondary VET systems more responsive to labour market needs. To date, over 15 member and non-member countries have taken part in the project (via fully-fledged country reviews, country commentaries or background reports) which aims to publish a comparative report in Q4 2013.

• Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes: analyses five key policy issues: designing a systemic framework for evaluation and assessment; ensuring effectiveness of evaluation and assessment procedures; developing competencies for evaluation and for using feedback; making the best use of evaluation results; implementing evaluation and assessment policies. To date the project has published 4 country reviews (Australia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden) with a further 8 underway, as well as 12 background reports and 4 OECD Education Working Papers.

• As part of ongoing efforts to deliver user-friendly knowledge, a set of over 60 “Pointers for Policy Development” on a wide range of education policy areas and countries are now available on www.oecd.org/edu/pointers

10. The Chair opened the floor for comments. Dr. Alejandro S. Ramirez Torres, Chief of Staff, Ministry of Education (Mexico) provided a brief update on the OECD-Mexico Agreement. He reported that implementation of the OECD recommendations have had concrete impacts in several policy areas such as: the selection of teachers, teacher evaluation, reactivation of social councils in schools, a national register for teachers and teacher incentives. Challenges for the future remain and an OECD review of implementation of the recommendations would be welcome. Ms. Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director for Education, thanked Mexico and looked forward to receiving a written report on progress with implementation.

11. The Committee NOTED the oral statement by the Director of Education and the Head of the Education and Training Policy Division.

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5. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF CURRENT AND FUTURE OECD WORK ON EDUCATION

a. Approval of Medium-Term Strategy b. Strategic overview of the current education Work Programme

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12. Ms. Barbara Ischinger and Mr. Andreas Schleicher introduced the proposed medium-term strategic objectives, the ways in which the current work programme could be organized around these and how the work programme for the next biennium could be structured to further improve its relevance, responsiveness and impact.

13. The EDPC:

• WARMLY WELCOMED the move towards an integrated work programme across all education bodies and approved the Medium Term Strategy 2012-2016 to guide future education work and invited the other governing bodies to develop their work programme within the new structure and accounting framework.

• AGREED to place greater emphasis on the actual and potential roles of innovation and technology in shaping the quality, equity and efficiency of learning opportunities and outcomes in the work programme of the next biennium.

• AGREED on the need to focus on issues of effectiveness and efficiency in any work proposals on governance and reform.

• AGREED to place emphasis on the lifelong and lifewide perspective in all work proposals.

• OFFERED different views as to whether the curriculum should become a subject of OECD’s work on education, but agreed that to the extent this is the case, such work should focus on standards, methods and governance of curricula rather than providing guidance on content.

• ASKED the Secretariat to further strengthen the alignment between working methods and work objectives as well as the alignment between country priorities and resources and to provide the EDPC with proposals for how this could be best achieved at its next meeting.

• NOTED the Secretary-General’s guidance for preparing the work programme of the next biennium and welcomed the greater emphasis on horizontal work as well as efforts to strengthen impact and responsiveness to short-term needs.

• NOTED the need for an appropriate balance between generating insights from and for OECD countries, better integrating the perspectives of the Enhanced Engagement countries and, at the same time, maximizing relevance for the developing world.

6. MANDATE RENEWALS OF EDPC SUBSIDIARY BODIES

14. The Chair introduced this item by reviewing the current status of mandate renewal for all subsidiary bodies of the EDPC. He explained that the process for the renewal of subsidiary body mandates consists of two main steps: first, approval by the subsidiary body itself, then, approval by the EDPC. He noted that in the case of Part II programmes, such as PIAAC, there is a third step – namely the mandate then has to be approved by Council.

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15. The following subsidiary body mandates had all been approved by their respective subsidiary bodies and, as agreed by the EDPC Bureau, had been submitted to the EDPC for approval by written procedure prior to the 10th session. As a result, by 11 November 2011 the following EDPC subsidiary body mandates had been approved by written procedure:

• Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) [EDU/INES/TALIS(2011)21/ANNEX1] • Group of national experts (GNE) on Vocational Education and Training (VET)

[EDU/EDPC/VET(2011)1 • Group of national experts (GNE) Evaluation and Assessment [EDU/EDPC/EA(2011)8] • INES Advisory Group (IAG) [EDU/EDPC/INES/AG(2011)1] • INES Working Party (WP) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)16/REV2] • INES Network for the Collection and Adjudication of System-Level Descriptive Information on

Educational Structures, Policies and Practices (NESLI) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)18/REV2] • INES Network on Data Collection and Development on Economic, Labour Market and Social

Outcomes of Education (LSO) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)19/REV2]

16. In the specific case of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) [C(2011)91/REV2], the mandate had been approved by the Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee and the Education Policy Committee respectively during their spring meetings earlier this year (ELSAC: 24-25 March 2011, and EDPC: 7-8 April 2011). The PIAAC mandate had then been reviewed by the OECD Executive Committee on 13 July 2011 and on 12 October 2011 after which specific revisions had been made. The Chair reported that a final agreed version was expected to be approved by the Executive Committee on 18 November 2011 and by Council on 22 November 2011.

17. The Chair noted that the EDPC was now called upon to approve the mandates of the two remaining of EDPC subsidiary bodies, namely the Early Childhood Education and Care Network (ECEC) and that of the Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE).

a) Proposed Renewal of the Mandate of the Network on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) [EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)10/REV2

18. Ms. Deborah ROSEVEARE, Head of the Education and Training Policy (ETP) Division presented the ECEC Network mandate, which was APPROVED by the Committee.

b) Proposed revision of the mandate of the centre for effective learning environments (CELE) EDU/EDPC(2011)23

19. Mr Tony Sheppard (Chair of the CELE Board of Participants – CELE BP) presented this item, referring to EDU/EDPC(2011)23 and its Addendum 1. He first gave a short overview of the main activities of CELE in the 2011-12 biennium, including the CELE compendium Designing for Education, the Database of Best Practices in Educational Facilities Investment developed jointly with the European Investment Bank, and the conference on “A recipe for success: transforming learning environments through dynamic local partnerships” to be held in Finland in February 2012. He then gave the Committee a short update on the way in which CELE planned to strengthen the evaluative element of its work by developing the Learning Environments Evaluation Programme (LEEP). He noted the difficult financial situation currently faced by CELE and the strategy proposed by the CELE BP to resolve the situation. He concluded by recognising that, in the light of these financial concerns, a one year renewal was the most realistic way forward. 20. He noted that a one-year renewal of the CELE mandate would have three purposes, it would:

• allow for the completion of the 2011-12 Programme of Work outputs as planned;

• provide a window of opportunity for the development of the methodology and the mobilisation of funding for LEEP; and

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• allow the EDPC to take a more informed view and to decide whether and, in what terms, to recommend a further renewal at the end of the current biennium.

21. In discussion a number of countries commented on their reasons for engaging, or otherwise, with the activities of CELE. While the work produced by the Centre was widely admired and retained support from several countries, financial circumstances and decentralisation of responsibilities had led others to prioritise other activities and to withdraw from the Centre. All expressed their support for the approach that it was proposed to adopt to transform the Centre’s work and for the proposal to renew the mandate for one year.

22. The EDPC:

• TOOK NOTE of the progress made in strengthening CELE’s evaluative work;

• TOOK NOTE of the concerns that had been expressed about the revision of the CELE mandate for a period of five years;

• DISCUSSED the implications of its financial situation for the future work of the Centre; and

• APPROVED for submission to Council the revision of the mandate of CELE and its renewal for one year from 1 January 2012.

7. REQUEST FOR OBSERVERSHIP FROM LITHUANIA EDU/EDPC(2011)27

23. The Chair asked Ms. Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director for Education, to introduce the item which she did by reiterating the overall OECD priority to develop and deepen its work with Enhanced Engagement countries, with G20 countries and those of the Middle East and North Africa region. She also reminded delegates that full observership is not the only way for the EDPC to develop positive working relations with non-member countries, citing other options such as ad hoc observership in specific meetings and activities undertaken by the EDPC and its subsidiary bodies.

24. Ms Ischinger informed the EDPC that the request on the agenda today had been formulated in a letter from Mr. Gintaras Steponavičius, Lithuania’s Minister of Education and Science to the OECD Secretary-General dated 13 June 2011, in which the Minister reiterated previous requests for observer status on the Education Policy Committee made by his predecessors Mr. Algirdas Mokevičius (in September 2004) and Ms. Roma Žakaitienė (in February 2008). Ms Ischinger presented the paper prepared by the Secretariat for this item, reminding delegates that it is designed to assist the Committee in reaching its ‘Technical Opinion’, as requested by the OECD External Relations Committee.

25. Ms Ischinger informed delegates that the Secretariat had also recently received another ‘spontaneous’ request for observership to the OECD from the Republic of Kazakhstan, a request which was not on the day’s agenda as a draft Technical Opinion was still being prepared.

26. The Committee decided to return to the issue of Lithuania’s request for Regular Observership at the 11th session of the EDPC (26-27 April 2012), as part of a broader discussion of the Committee’s strategic vision with regard to its work with non-member countries. In support of this discussion, the Secretariat was requested to prepare a paper providing the Committee with all necessary information on the broader context within which it examines specific requests for Regular Observership to the EDPC and its subsidiary bodies. In the meantime, the Secretariat was requested to explore with Lithuania the option of ad hoc observership in those areas of the EDPC’s work which were of most interest.

8. OECD SKILLS STRATEGY – CONSULTATION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE

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27. Mr. Schleicher reported on progress with the development of the OECD Skills Strategy.

28. The EDPC:

• WELCOMED the progress achieved and underlined the relevance and timeliness of developing a coherent framework for data and policy experience that can help countries with converting better skills into better economic and social outcomes.

• SUGGESTED that the focus of the paper to be presented to the MCM should be on where to set the level of ambition for skill development, how to deal and with and confront policy choices and trade-offs, where to disinvest and where to protect in the context of economic restriction.

• UNDERLINED the importance of establishing an appropriate balance between filling current skill gaps and taking a longer-term perspective with regard to the quantity and quality of skills that would drive future development.

• WELCOMED the elaboration of institutional and regulatory mechanisms and skills policies in the draft but asked the Secretariat to complement this with greater emphasis on the private sector as well as on market mechanisms and incentives influencing the behavior of individuals, firms and providers of skills, with the aim to develop scenarios that would allow countries to position themselves between more market-based approaches and those with stronger institutional roles.

• WELCOMED the lifecycle approach of the Skills Strategy but asked the Secretariat to place even greater emphasis on the need to shift responsibility for learning to the individual learner and related policies to provide support and leverage incentives at the individual and system level.

• ASKED the Secretariat to build stronger links between the discussion on skills and skill demand and issues around the establishment of standards for college and career-readiness.

• WELCOMED the use of PIAAC-type skill measures in examining the different policy issues but underlined also that the Skills Strategy should comprise multiple dimensions of competencies, including non-cognitive aspects.

• WELCOMED the opportunity which the Skills Strategy provides in shifting the thinking among educators from qualifications towards skills, to better recognize the lifelong and lifewide accumulation and depreciation of human capital and to place greater emphasis on choosing the right mix of skills and focus on the quality of skill acquisition.

9. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER) EDU/EDPC(2011)20EDU/EDPC(2011)21

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29. Following a request by the USA to explore the possibility of developing an OECD Recommendation on the promotion of Open Educational Resources (OER), the EDPC discussed the results of a survey of countries’ OER policy and welcomed presentations by Dr .Qian Tang (Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO) on UNESCO’s initiatives in this area and by Mr. Dirk van Damme who presented an information note on OER and the outcomes of the country survey on OER to which 28 countries responded.

30. During the ensuing discussions most countries expressed commitment to the goals underlying OER initiatives. However, the EDPC considered that as a number of countries mentioned they need more time for further study of the proposal and internal deliberations, there was insufficient consensus at present to move forward in developing an OECD legal instrument in this area to be presented to the MCM in 2012. However, the EDPC did recognise the importance of, and need for countries to conduct further research on this emerging policy issue.

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31. The EDPC:

• NOTED that many OER initiatives are underway with eleven countries reporting the use of OER in their schools and postsecondary institutions. Most countries are aware of the advantages and challenges of OER. A number of countries wanted more time to learn about OER and study its costs and benefits. Countries expressed their interest and aspiration to encourage more research and further develop OER policies and strategies.

• NOTED that there is still an opportunity for countries to fill in the survey questionnaire.

• NOTED that the interest that countries expressed and the issues they raised during the discussion, such as quality assurance, matters on licenses, governance and relations with publishers, would make the project much broader and REQUESTED the OECD to put further research on OER on the list for the priority rating for its PWB 2013-2014 process.

• EXPRESSED SUPPORT for UNESCO’s upcoming World Open Educational Resources Congress (20-22 June 2012) and a continuing commitment to collaborate with UNESCO regarding OER.

• AGREED that a declaration on OER by the MCM 2012 is premature.

• DECIDED to launch a written procedure to declassify the OECD’s analytical report on OER based on the survey results [EDU/EDPC(2011)20].

• DECIDED for the time being not to publish the individual country questionnaire responses [EDU/EDPC/RD(2011)5] on the OECD website, but AGREED that these individual country questionnaire responses [EDU/EDPC/RD(2011)5] would be shared with other International Organisations working in the field of OER (e.g. UNESCO) in order to avoid duplication of effort and repeated requests for information from the same countries.

10. POLICY TOOLBOX TO ENCOURAGE QUALITY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND CARE

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32. Ms. Miho Taguma presented the preliminary findings of the ECEC toolbox. She stressed the importance of “quality” in ECEC to ensure maximum benefits for child outcomes. She then presented five key policy levers: i) setting out quality goals and regulations, ii) designing and implementing curriculum and learning standards, iii) ensuring quality workforce, iv) engaging families and communities and v) advancing data collection, monitoring and research.

33. Ms. Deborah Roseveare informed the committee that the Starting Strong III will be launched at the OECD-Norway ECEC High-level Roundtable in Oslo on 23-24 January. She also added that the online version of the toolbox will be also launched. Ms. Eli Telhaug (Norway) added that site visits are planned, as well as a working dinner closed to ministers. She explained that workforce is a great challenge in Norway and they are developing a national strategy on recruiting staff and found that the toolbox could be useful in this. Some members already confirmed their Minister’s participation in the roundtable.

34. The EDPC:

• WELCOMED the launch of Starting Strong III: Policy Toolbox to Encourage Quality in Early Childhood Education.

• SUGGESTED that international comparative data be presented so that they can be interpreted in contexts, which is to be covered in one of the future OECD ECEC Network meetings.

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• WELCOMED the opportunities for policy dialogue among high-level officials and stakeholders at the OECD-Norway Roundtable.

11. PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH A WORKING PARTY ON EDUCATION POLICY

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35. Ms. Deborah Roseveare briefly presented the main issues for the Committee’s consideration, based on the background paper. The Chair thanked Ms Roseveare for the presentation and the paper which clearly set out the available options. As time constraints did not allow sufficient time for in-depth discussion, the Chair proposed that this proposal be tabled for discussion and decision at the next EDPC meeting in April 2012, inviting delegates to contact the Secretariat in the meantime for any further information they required.

12. AHELO EDU/EDPC(2011)11

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36. The AHELO item was introduced by Mr. Jan Levy – Chair of the AHELO GNE – and Ms Karine Tremblay from the Secretariat.

37. Mr. Levy first provided an opening note, indicating that after three years of work, implementation of AHELO was just around the corner and the idea had moved from scepticism to curiosity and growing political interest. He also noted that while the final results – which would be the basis for a decision on a full-scale AHELO – would not be available until the end of 2012, much had already been learnt and these interim findings were encouraging. In this context, it was important for the EDPC to reflect on how to take AHELO forward before final results are available so that the eventual transition towards a full-scale study could be planned.

38. Ms Karine Tremblay then reviewed progress since the last meeting of the EDPC including a brief summary of conclusions from the last meetings of the AHELO Group of National Experts on 1 July 2011 followed by an update on country participation, substantive work, contracting, fundraising, communications and forthcoming events. Ms. Tremblay next presented salient findings from the AHELO feasibility study interim feasibility report [EDU/IMHE/AHELO/GNE(2011)20] as they relate to the feasibility of instrumentation and implementation. In this presentation, she noted that while a number of questions remained to be answered from the next phase of work, this interim evaluation provided encouraging signals on the feasibility of an AHELO.

39. Finally, Mr. Levy and Ms. Tremblay presented a range of important issues for discussion by the EDPC in relation to the longer term development of an AHELO [EDU/EDPC(2011)11]. These issues included the goals of an AHELO main study, its framework for country and institutions’ participation, governance arrangements, design features and substantive focus, timing and repeats, funding and cost-sharing arrangements and data dissemination principles and policies.

40. In the ensuing discussion the EDPC:

• TOOK NOTE and WELCOMED progress to date and emerging findings of the AHELO feasibility study first phase;

• STRESSED that the clarity, integrity and transparency of the feasibility study would influence the feasibility of taking AHELO forward;

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• ADVISED that the ultimate goal of an AHELO main study was to enhance quality in higher education and AGREED that both accountability and institutional improvement objectives were important to attain this overarching goal;

• ADVISED caution in handling requests for participation from independent HEIs and AGREED that the guiding principles to manage such requests should be respect of institutional autonomy and cost neutrality for their countries of origin and other participants;

• NOTED the importance of establishing adequate governance arrangements for an AHELO main study, ADVISED to adopt an inclusive and balanced mechanism involving governments along institutions and stakeholders;

• ADVISED that the governance arrangement should ensure that country policy interests be reflected in the design and focus of an AHELO main study, but QUESTIONED how to engage non-members in the governance of the project;

• ADVISED to retain the feasibility study approach focusing on students approaching the end of their first undergraduate degree, and reporting data at the level of HEIs or programmes;

• UNDERLINED the importance of value-added measures to foster improvements and EXPRESSED interest in principle in capturing both absolute student performance as well as value-added measures in an AHELO main study, but QUESTIONED whether methodological and financial challenges associated with value-added measurement could be overcome in the medium term;

• STRESSED the importance of both generic and disciplinary skills and EXPRESSED INTEREST in covering many disciplines in the longer term, but ADVISED to defer decisions on the substantive focus of an AHELO main study until the feasibility study final results would be compiled;

• EXPRESSED different views on the optimal timing of repeats between shorter 2-3-year cycles and longer 5-year cycles, NOTED that while shorter cycles would allow for more regular monitoring of performance, this model could be more costly and prone to commercial use of the data and AGREED to seek the AHELO GNE views on this dynamic tension;

• AGREED that unlike the feasibility study, performance data from an eventual AHELO main study should be made public;

• NOTED that while the costs of an eventual AHELO main study would probably be substantial, international co-operation would allow economies of scale and savings compared to national initiatives;

• AGREED that governments would likely remain major financing sources of AHELO in the longer term but CALLED FOR sustainable financing mechanisms in which realistic budgets would be established at the beginning of the study and SUGGESTED to explore interest from foundations in sponsoring the AHELO main study;

• NOTED that it was timely to initiate reflection on AHELO’s longer term development and AGREED to include AHELO longer-term development in the 2013-2014 PWB prioritisation process;

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• WELCOMED the leadership of the project to date by the Secretariat and AHELO GNE, and as a result AGREED to broaden and extend the mandate of the AHELO GNE to analyse the results of the feasibility study as well as guide and advise the EDPC on the longer term development of AHELO; and

• ASKED the AHELO GNE to advise the EDPC on the transition arrangements beyond the feasibility study and longer term development of AHELO in terms of governance and financing mechanisms.

13. INES

a. INES Work Programme b. Complementary INES Outputs

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41. Ms. Anne-Berit Kavli presented the advice and recommendations that the INES Advisory Group provided on the INES priority rating exercise for consideration by the EDPC. Mr. Andrreas Schleicher then introduced the details of the exercise, including proposed methods to ascertain countries’ views on the relevance and technical quality of the education indicators, determine priorities for the content of Education at a Glance, and determine priorities for longer-term developmental work to fill important data gaps.

42. The EDPC:

• WELCOMED the progress achieved in the INES Working Party and the Networks, and underlined the strategic importance of this work in the OECD education work programme.

• ADOPTED the proposed instruments, methods and timeline for the INES priority-rating exercise.

• WELCOMED the proposal to develop an ‘INES in Focus’ series, along the model of ‘PISA in Focus’.

• UNDERLINED the relevance and importance of the country notes accompanying Education at a Glance; noted the importance of striking the right balance between presenting data and providing an interpretative narrative in the country notes; noted the need to account for the time lag between the published data in Education at a Glance and current reform efforts in countries, and suggested that the country notes could address this by including textboxes outlining important reform efforts countries had put in place since the release of the data; noted that countries would continue to have opportunities to review the country notes prior to their release.

• ASKED the Secretariat to develop proposals for issue-based reports based on INES further, including their financing.

14. OVERCOMING SCHOOL FAILURE: POLICIES

THAT WORK EDU/EDPC(2011)25EDU/EDPC(2011)28

43. Ms. Beatriz Pont and Mr. Francisco Benavides presented the draft comparative report of the OECD Project Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work. They highlighted the economic rationale for investing in equity in education, especially in times of crisis, and presented system level policies that can improve equity and reduce drop-out and policies to support improvement of low performing disadvantaged schools.

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44. They also underlined the availability of the Secretariat to explore opportunities of further co-operation with countries regarding dissemination of the report and stressed the importance of carrying future work to systematise the analysis of policies to support schools to improve.

45. In response, 14 country delegates took the floor. As a result, the EDPC:

• Strongly WELCOMED and VALUED the report, and its analysis of policy challenges and options for reform set out in the report. They found the report extremely relevant to assist them in the design and implementation of policies to improve equity in education.

• WELCOMED the efforts of the Secretariat to make a short and very readable report backed by strong evidenced-based arguments and valuable policy options with an implementation focus.

• NOTED the relevance of investing in equity in education. For instance, the Netherlands pointed to the hard economic costs that school failure entails and Spain indicated that the reduction of school failure would substantially increase results in international assessments.

• POINTED to a number of promising individual country initiatives and strategies under way in OECD countries. These include the abolishment of grade repetition in upper secondary education in Austria, steps to comprehensive schooling in Italy or the increase in pre-school participation in Ireland.

• COMMENTED on a number of issues arising, including the importance of equity issues in school funding and the difficulty of reaching out to schools.

• INVITED the Secretariat to strengthen its co-operation with the European Union.

15. ELECTION OF THE EDPC BUREAU AND CHAIR FOR 2012

46. Ms. Barbara Ischinger, OECD Director for Education, took the Chair for this item and began by thanking outgoing Bureau member Mr. Stefan Wolter (Switzerland) and Chair, Mr. Keray Henke (Canada) for their leadership and dedicated service to the Committee. She noted that nominations had been requested via the EDPC Clearspace and via email on 7 November 2011.

47. Ms. Ischinger then announced that the Committee would now proceed to elect a new Chair. Dr Martha Kanter (US) then took the floor to nominate Ms. Eli Telhaug (Norway) as Chair of the EDPC as of 1 January 2012, for a term of three years.

48. Ms. Ischinger then announced that the Committee would also proceed to elect two new members of the EDPC Bureau. Ms. Luisa Solchaga (Mexico) took the floor to nominate Ms. Eliana Chamizo Álvarez (Chile) after which Ms. Margaret Pearce (Australia) nominated Mr Ilyong Cheong (Korea), for a term of 3 years beginning on 1 January 2012.

49. She went on to remind delegates that, as per usual practice, they were now called upon to re-elect the three current Bureau members for 2012 (Dr. Martha Kanter, Vice-Chair, Mr. Marcel Smits Van Waesberghe, Vice-Chair and Ms. Margaret Pearce, Vice-Chair).

50. The Committee then ELECTED Ms. Eli Telbaug (Norway) as Chair of the Education Policy Committee, ELECTED Ms. Eliana Chamizo Álvarez (Chile) and Mr Ilyong Cheong (Korea) as vice-Chairs and RE-ELECTED Dr. Martha Kanter (US), Ms. Margaret Pearce (Australia) and Mr. Marcel Smits van Waesberghe (The Netherlands) as vice-Chairs of the Education Policy Committee.

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16. IN-DEPTH EVALUATION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE: DRAFT MONITORING REPORT

EDU/EDPC(2011)22

51. The Chair introduced this item, reminding delegates that the Indepth Evaluation of the EDPC had led to a series of six recommendations to which the Committee has since responded with its Action Plan, that had been approved at the EDPC’s 9th session in April 2011.

52. The Chair explained that the Committee was now called upon to report on the implementation of its Action Plan. The monitoring report tabled at this meeting, must be submitted in December 2012 and will be the subject of discussion with the Evaluation Committee in January 2012, after which it will be submitted to Council. This will conclude a cycle of work which has been underway since the In-depth Evaluation was launched in 2009.

53. The Chair noted that the EDPC had developed a very concrete set of actions to address the recommendations made by the Evaluation Committee, some of which were currently underway or being finalized. By way of example he noted that Recommendation no. 4 urges the EDPC to take steps towards greater cooperation with the Economic and Development Review Committee, especially with regard to the Economic Surveys. The Chair reported that the first ever, and very positive, joint bureau meeting had been held on Monday 14 November 2011 with members of the EDRC Bureau. He reminded delegates that later that same day, an Informal Joint EDPC-EDRC Seminar: Bringing Education and Economy Together [EDU/EDPC/A(2011)3] would be held with a view to further strengthening this relationship to the mutual benefit of all members.

54. Finally, the Chair underlined that responsibility for continued progress in improving the EDPC’s work lies not only with the Secretariat but with the membership. Indeed, a very good example was the Joint Informal EDPC-EDRC Seminar – the idea for which was entirely the merit of the Education Counsellor and the Economic Counsellor of Japan’s Delegation to the OECD for which the Chair thanked them both very warmly.

55. In the light of time constraints, the Chair proposed to submit the monitoring report for approval under written procedure via the EDPC’s Clearspace. He requested the Secretariat to make the necessary arrangements and to provide any further information that might be requested by delegates.

17. ANY OTHER BUSINESS EDU/EDPC/RD(2011)3

EDU(2011)1/REV3

• Items dealt with by written procedure [EDU/EDPC/RD(2011)3].

56. The Committee NOTED the items in the point “Items dealt with by written procedure” to be included as an Annex to the Summary Record of the 10th Session of the Education Policy Committee.

• Upcoming Meetings [EDU(2011)1/REV3]

57. Attention was drawn to the document on Upcoming meetings [EDU(2011)1/REV3 and the dates for the next meeting of the EDPC were noted:

• 11th Session of EDPC – 26-27 April 2012.

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ANNEX 1. ITEMS DEALT WITH BY WRITTEN PROCEDURE BETWEEN THE 9th SESSION AND THE 10th SESSION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE

INTRODUCTION

58. Written procedure using the e-mail, OLIS and the Education Committee Electronic Discussion Group (Clearspace) is a useful tool for:

− Engaging in dialogue and discussions between plenary sessions of the Committee to advance work quickly

− Ensuring that a maximum amount of time in the plenary sessions is devoted to a discussion of the content of work rather than process issues.

59. Periodically a document is tabled at a plenary session of the Education Policy Committee, listing items handled by written procedure. These items are incorporated into the subsequent Summary Record as an Annex.

60. In consequence, the Committee is invited to NOTE the following items which will be included as an Annex to the Summary Record of the 9th Session of the Education Policy Committee.

ITEMS DEALT WITH BY WRITTEN PROCEDURE BETWEEN THE 9th SESSION AND THE 10th SESSION OF THE EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE

OECD Programme for Enhanced Engagement Countries - Indonesian request for a review (posted on Clearspace on 15 April 2011)

61. The Indonesian authorities made a formal request for a review of their education system within the framework of the OECD Programme for Enhanced Engagement Countries (EE5). The Indonesian government is committed to improving its human capital development and officials have made a number of visits to the Directorate for Education and also participate in a variety of programmes in other Directorates. The proposed review would be entirely financed through a voluntary contribution from the Analytical and Capacity Development Partnership (ACDP), a programme funded by the Australian Government (AusAid) and the European Union (EU) and managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). The review would be part of the Output Result no.3 “Global Relations in the Field of Education” included in the 2011 Programme of Work and Budget (Strategic Objective 2; Output Area 2.1.1).

62. The Committee was invited to comment on this proposal by 2 May 2011 under written procedure. The request was transmitted to the External Relations Committee which approved the request. The review is expected to take place in 2012.

OECD Global Relations Programme – Request from the Republic of Serbia (Posted on Clearsapce 30 May 2011)

63. The authorities of the Republic of Serbia made a formal request for a pilot assessment of integrity in the public education system within the framework of the OECD Global Relations Programme. Serbia embarked on a series of ambitious reforms in education which are largely based on the findings of PISA, and is the most active non-member participant in the work of the Directorate from the region of South East Europe. It was also the first country to request a pilot assessment on integrity/corruption in the framework of the joint horizontal project of the Directorate and DAF/ACD on education corruption in non-member economies. The proposed assessment was entirely financed through a voluntary contribution by the Open Society Institute and by the Republic of Serbia. The review was be part of the Output Result no. 3 “Global

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Relations in the Field of Education” included in the 2011 Programme of Work and Budget (Strategic Objective 2; Output Area 2.1.1)

64. The Committee was invited to comment under written procedure on this proposal by 14 June 2011. The request was transmitted to the External Relations Committee which approved the request. The review took place in October 2011.

Comments by Written Procedure: Group of National Experts on Vocational Education and Training – invitation to international organisations to be permanent observers (posted on Clearspace on 28 June 2011)

65. The Secretariat proposed to invite the following international organisations to be permanent observers to the Group of National Experts on Vocational Education and Training (VET): World Bank and the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Committee and the Group of National Experts on Vocational Education and Training were invited to comment on this proposal. No comments were received by the 19 July 2011 deadline. https://community.oecd.org/docs/DOC-27408

ECEC Network document declassification (Posted on Clearspace on 25 July 2011)

66. No objections were received for the declassification of the following documents:

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC/A(2011)1/REV3 – Agenda for the 9th Meeting of the OECD Network on ECEC

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC/M(2010)2 – Summary Record of the 8th Meeting of the OECD Network on ECEC

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)1 – Early Years Experience and Longer-Term Child Development: Research and Implications for policymaking

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)2 – Background for Presentation and Discussion: Part I

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)3 – Research Brief on the Impact of Early Childhood Education and Care on Adult Earnings

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)4 – Discussion Paper for the Renewal of the Mandate of the OECD Network on Early Childhood Education and Care

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC/RD(2011)2 – Background for Presentation and Discussion: Part II

• EDU/EDPC/ECEC/RD(2011)3 – How Does Your Kindergarten Classroom Affect Your Earnings? Evidence from Project Star

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Renewal of Regular Observership Status at EDPC of China and Russia (Posted on Clearspace on 5 August 2011)

67. Invitations to non-Members as regular observers in OECD bodies are typically issued for renewable two year periods. The revised governance resolution [C(2006)78/REV1/FINAL] delegates the authority to renew such invitations to the External Relations Committee (ERC). By the end of every year, the ERC decides whether to renew the invitations due to expire, on the advice of the relevant Committees. If a Committee was satisfied about an observer in 2009, and its assessment has not changed since, it could limit itself to stating that its previous assessment is still valid.

68. The regular observer status of China and Russia was due to expire on 31/12/2011. The previous Committee assessment was positive. It was proposed that the Education Policy Committee renew China and Russia’s regular observer status until 31/12/2013 on the basis that their previous assessment is still valid. No objections were received by Friday, 26 August 2011, therefore the proposal was approved.

69. This decision by the EDPC was communicated to the OECD External Relations Committee who will take the final decision regarding the renewal of regular observer status of China and Russia at the EDPC.

OECD Work on Education: Medium Term Strategy (2012-2016) (Posted on Clearspace in English on 5 August 2011 and 7 October 2011

70. The revised draft document “OECD Work on Education: Medium Term Strategy (2012-2016)” [EDU/EDPC(2011)6/REV1] was posted on Clearspace for review and comment by delegates and members of all OECD Level 1 education bodies (i.e. EDPC, CERI Governing Board, PISA Governing Board and IMHE Governing Board) by 15 September 2011 and 17 October for Francophone colleagues. Comments received were taken income account in a further revised draft for discussion at the 10th session of the EDPC [EDU/EDPC(2011)6/REV2].

Open Educational Resources (OER) Questionnaire – submissions Posted on Clearspace in English on 5 August 2011

71. At its 9th session in April 2011 the Education Policy Committee (EDPC) discussed a proposal, introduced by US Under-Secretary of Education, Dr. Martha Kanter, to develop an OECD Instrument to foster the development, sharing and continuous development of Open Educational Resources (OER). This proposal was welcomed by several delegates and the draft summary record [EDU/EDPC/M(2011)1] notes that “The Committee NOTED and DISCUSSED the initiative requesting that the Secretariat provide further background information on the steps and requirements involved in developing a common statement of support for adoption by the 2012 MCM.”

72. As follow up to this initial discussion, the Secretariat collected information on current policy positions on OER in OECD Member countries and those non-Member countries who participate in the work of the EDPC. As there is little information publicly available, was necessary to gather this information by means of a short survey to be completed by EDPC Delegates or relevant officials in education ministries. A document which included a short ‘Preamble’ providing some concise background information on Open Educational Resources and OER policies (Part I) and a Questionnaire (Part II) was posted on Clearspace and sent by email for completion by 10 September 2011.

73. The results of this information-gathering exercise have been made available in the form of a background paper on OER to be posted on OLIS and discussed at the 10th session of the EDPC from 15-16 November 2011 [EDU/EDPC(2011)20].

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Proposed revision of the mandate of the Centre for Effective Learning Environments (CELE) (Posted on Clearspace on 20 September 2011)

74. This written procedure was interrupted at the request of several delegations and the decision on this mandate renewal has now been remitted by the EDPC for decision at its November 2011 meeting: EDU/EDPC(2011)23 refers.

Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work. Draft comparative report for comments. (Posted on Clearspace on 29 September 2011)

75. Comments were received for preparation of the final report of the project Overcoming School Failure: Policies that Work, which is due for discussion during the EDPC meeting 15-16 November, 2011 and for publication in January 2012. [EDU/EDPC(2011)25 and EDU/EDPC(2011)28]

Guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education (Posted on Clearspace on 4 October 2011)

76. A draft text proposed to accompany the transmission of the monitoring report of the Guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education to the OECD Council under the written procedure was posted on clearspace, which would be annexed to document EDU/EDPC(2011)13/REV1. Comments were requested by Tuesday 18 October 2011. No comments were received by the designated date. The document is now being prepared for submission to Council.

77. A request for declassification of EDU/EDPC(2011)13/REV1, “Guidelines for quality provision in cross-border higher education: a report on compliance was made on 4 October by 18 October 2011. No objections were received. The document has been declassified.

Draft Final Report - Starting Strong III: Policy Toolbox to Encourage Quality in ECEC (Posted on Clearspace on 18 October 2011)

78. It was proposed to renew the mandate of the OECD Network on Early Childhood Education and Care until 31 December 2016. On 3 October 2011, the Secretariat posted a draft mandate [EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)10] asking whether there were any objections. The United States contacted the Secretariat via email with suggested edits to the text of the draft mandate, which were included in a revised version posted on 14 October 2011 [EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)10/REV1]. Australia, Norway and Sweden subsequently contacted the Secretariat via email with further suggested edits to the revised draft mandate.

79. On 27 October 2011, the Secretariat posted a second revised version of the draft mandate reflecting these edits [EDU/EDPC/ECEC(2011)10/REV2]. No objections were received. It shall be presented to the Education Policy Committee for discussion and approval at its 10th session on 15-16 November 2011. 80. No objections were received to the final report for the OECD Network on Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) project “Encouraging Quality in ECEC” – Starting Strong III: Policy Toolbox to Encourage Quality in ECEC, which is due for publication in January 2012.

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EDPC SUBSIDIARY BODY MANDATES 2012-2016 (Posted on Clearspace 21 and 26 October 2011)

81. Subsequent to the renewal by Council of the EDPC Mandate on 16 November 2011, the mandates listed as follows were posted on Clearspace for approval by written procedure by 11 November 2011. They included:

• Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) [EDU/INES/TALIS(2011)21(ANNEX1)] • Group of national experts (GNE) on Vocational Education and Training (VET)

[EDU/EDPC/VET(2011)1; • Group of national experts (GNE) Evaluation and Assessment [EDU/EDPC/EA(2011)8]; • INES Advisory Group (IAG) [EDU/EDPC/INES/AG(2011)1]; • INES Working Party (WP) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)16/REV2]; • INES Network for the Collection and Adjudication of System-Level Descriptive Information on

Educational Structures, Policies and Practices (NESLI) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)18/REV2]; • INES Network on Data Collection and Development on Economic, Labour Market and Social

Outcomes of Education (LSO) [EDU/EDPC/INES/WP(2011)19/REV2]

82. Since no comments were received by the designated date, the seven mandates listed above were approved.

Election of EDPC Bureau for 2012: call for nominations (Posted on Clearspace on 7 November 2011)

83. A call for nominations for a new Chair of the EDPC and new Vice-Chairs for 2012 was announced. The Secretariat had, to that date, received nominations for the following positions: Chair of the EDPC: Ms. ELI TELHAUG (Deputy Secretary-General, Ministry of Education and Research, Norway) has been nominated by Dr MARTHA KANTER (Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education); Vice-chair of the EDPC: Ms. ELIANA CHAMIZO ÁLVAREZ (Office of International Relations, Ministry of Education, Chile) has been nominated by Ms. LUISA SOLCHAGA (Education Counsellor, Delegation of Mexico to the OECD).

84. In addition to the aforementioned, one other Vice-Chair position remained vacant for 2012, which the Secretariat was seeking to fill. EDPC representatives wishing to put forward a nomination, were requested to do so via the EDPC Clearspace or inform them by email by Monday 14 November 2011, in advance of the elections at the EDPC meeting next week (15-16 November 2011), at which elections would take place.

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ANNEX 2. PARTICIPANTS LIST FOR EDUCATION POLICY COMMITTEE - 10TH SESSION/LISTE DES PARTICIPANTS POUR COMITÉ DES POLITIQUES D'ÉDUCATION -

10ÈME SESSION

Chair/Président Mr. Keray HENKE Deputy Minister and Chair of the OECD Education Policy Committee Alberta Education Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) Commerce Place 7th Floor 10155-102nd Street T5J 4L5 Edmonton Canada Tel: + 00 1 (780) 4273659 Fax: + 00 1 (780) 4277733 Email: keray.henke@gov.ab.ca

Australia/Australie

Ms. Margaret PEARCE Minister-Counsellor (Education and Employment) Education and Employment Permanent Delegation 4 Rue Jean Rey 75015 Paris France Tel: +33 (1) 40 59 33 45 Fax: +33 (1) 40 59 33 94 Email: margaret.pearce@deewr.gov.au

Ms. ALISON MOREHEAD Group Manager Social Policy Group Australian Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations Tel: +612 6121 7640 Email: alison.morehead@deewr.gov.au

Austria/Autriche

Ms. Christine SCHNEIDER Deputy Director Department for International Multilateral Affairs Federal Ministry for Education, the Arts and Culture Minoritenplatz 5 1014 Vienna Austria Tel: +43 1 53120 - 5511 Fax: +43 1 53120 815511 Email: christine.schneider@bmukk.gv.at

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Belgium/Belgique

M. Dominique BARTHELEMY Directeur général Direction de l'audit et de la co-ordination Ministère de la Communauté française Boulevard Léopold II, 44 B-1080 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 413 36 61 Fax: +32 2 413 35 78 Email: dominique.barthelemy@cfwb.be

M. Etienne GILLIARD Directeur Direction des relations internationales Ministère de la Communauté Française BOULEVARD LEOPOLD II 44 1080 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 413 2953 Fax: +32 2 413 2982 Email: etienne.gilliard@cfwb.be

Mrs. Natalie VERSTRAETE Directrice des Relations Internationales Ministère de la Communauté Flamande Koning Albert II-laan 15 1210 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32 2 553 8902 Fax: +32 2 553 9640 Email: natalie.verstraete@ond.vlaanderen.be

Mr. Dries WILLEMS Délégué adjoint Permanent Delegation 6, rue Euler 75008 Paris France Tel: +33 1 56 89 14 62 Fax: +33 156 89 14 33 Email: drieswillems@delegationflamande.org

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Canada

Ms. Deborah NEWMAN Deputy Minister Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) 900 Bay Street Mowat Block 3rd Floor M7A 1L2 Toronto Tel: +00 1 (416) 314 9244 Email: deborah.newman@ontario.ca

Mr. Mark HOPKINS Director General Learning Policy Directorate Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 140 Promenade du Portage Place du Portage Phase IV, 3rd Floor KIA 0J9 Gatineau Canada Tel: +1 819 953 8005 Email: mark.hopkins@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Miss Marie LAVALLEE Senior Policy Analyst International Relations Strategic Policy and Research Branch Human Resources and Skills Development Canada 140 Promenade du Portage K1A 0J9 Gatineau Canada Tel: +1-819-994-7419 Fax: +1-819-953-4701 Email: marie.lavallee@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca

Mr. Andrew PARKIN Director General Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) 95 St. Clair Avenue West, Suite 1106 M4V 1N6 Toronto Canada Tel: + 1 416 962 8100 ext 239 Fax: + 1 416 962 2800 Email: a.parkin@cmec.ca

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Ms. Sylvie DUONG Analyst International Division Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) 95, St Clair Avenue West Suite 1106 M4V 1N6 Toronto Canada Tel: +1 416-962-8100 ext 235 Fax: +1 416-962-2800 Email: s.duong@cmec.ca

Ms. Marieke DUBÉ Senior Manager, Intergovernmental Policy Policy Branch Alberta Education 9th Floor, Commerce Place 102 Street 10155 Edmonton Canada Tel: +1 (780) 644 4608 Fax: +1 (780) 422 0880 Email: Marieke.Dube@gov.ab.ca

Ms. Marie-France CHOUINARD Programme Support Analyst Permanent Delegation of Canada to the OECD 15 bis, rue de Franqueville 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 44 43 20 16 Fax: +33 1 44 43 20 95 Email: marie-france.chouinard@international.gc.ca

Chile/Chili

Ms. Eliana CHAMIZO ÁLVAREZ International Relations Officer Office of International Relations Ministry of Education ALAMEDA 1371 OFIC 612 162717 Santiago Chile Tel: + 56 (2) 390 4627 Fax: + 56 (2) 487 5474 Email: Eliana.CHAMIZO@mineduc.cl

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Mr. Francisco LAGOS MARIN Head of Research and Development Department Research Center Ministry of Education 1371 Libertador Bernardo O'Higins Ave. 8th floor, office 821 Santiago Chile Tel: +56 2 406 6071 Email: francisco.lagos@mineduc.cl

Mr. Fabian GREDIG Counsellor Permanent Delegation 3, rue Albéric Magnard 75016 Paris France Tel: +33(6)45577588 Email: fgredig@minrel.gov.cl

Czech Republic/République tchèque

Ms. Helena CIZKOVA First Secretary Permanent Delegation 40, rue Boulainvilliers 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 46 47 29 54 Fax: +33 1 46 47 29 44 Email: helena_cizkova1@mzv.cz

Miss Marie STRATILOVA Trainee Email: maryes@email.cz

Professor Ivan WILHELM Deputy Minister for Science and Education Ministry for Science and Higher Education, Youth and Sports Karmelitská 7 118 12 Prague Czech Republic Tel: + 420 23481 2100 Email: ivan.wilhelm@msmt.cz

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Denmark/Danemark

Mr. Torben Kornbech RASMUSSEN Director-General Department of Higher Education and International Relations Division Ministry of Education Frederiksholms Kanal 25 Copenhagen 1220 Denmark Tel: +45 33 92 51 32 Fax: +45 33 92 5666 Email: torben.kornbech.rasmussen@uvm.dk

Mr. Jørn SKOVSGAARD Senior Adviser The International Secretariat Frederiks Holms Kanal 25 1220 Copenhagen K Denmark Tel: + 45 33 92 57 65 Fax: + 45 33 92 56 66 Email: Joern.Skovsgaard@uvm.dk

Estonia/Estonie

Ms. Heli ARU Senior Policy Adviser Ministry of Education and Research Munga 18 15192 Tallinn Estonia Tel: + 372 6 281 206 Fax: + 372 6 281 390 Email: heli.aru@hm.ee

Mr. Kalmar KURS Head EU and International co-operation Department Ministry of Education and Research Munga 18 50088 Tartu Estonia Tel: +3727350129 Email: kalmar.kurs@hm.ee

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Finland/Finlande

Ms. Kirsi LINDROOS Counsellor (Education, Science) Education Permanent Delegation 6 rue de Franqueville 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 24 73 09 Fax: +33 1 45 20 63 04 Email: kirsi.lindroos@formin.fi

Ms. Maarit PALONEN Counsellor for Education Department for Education and Science Policy Ministry of Education and Culture Division for Higher Education and Science P.O. BOX 29 00023 GOVERNMENT Finland Tel: +358 9 160 77236 Fax: +358 9 160 77134 Email: maarit.palonen@minedu.fi

France

M. Claude GIRARD Conseiller Délégation Permanente 5, rue Oswaldo Cruz 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 143175701 Fax: +33 143175832 Email: claude.girard@diplomatie.gouv.fr

M. François GORGET Chef du département des affaires communautaires et multilatérales Directions des relations internationales et de la coopération Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche 1 rue Descartes 75005 Paris France Tel: +33 (0) 1 55 55 65 87 Fax: +33 (0) 1 55 55 61 23 Email: francois.gorget@education.gouv.fr

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Dr. Michael JANSEN Chargé de mission multilatérale Bureau des institutions multilatérales et de la francophonie Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la recherche Direction des relations européennes et internation 110, rue de Grenelle 75357 Cedex 07 Paris France Tel: +33 1 55 55 23 47 Fax: +33 1 55 55 61 23 Email: michael.jansen@education.gouv.fr

M. Sebastien LOBIAU Adjoint au Chef du département des affaires communautaires et multilatérales Département des affaires communautaires et multilatérales, Direction des relations européennes et internationales et de la coopération Ministère de l'éducation nationale / Ministère de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche MEN/MEJR 110, rue de Grenelle 75357 Cedex 07 Paris France Tel: +33 1 55 55 65 87 Fax: +33 1 55 55 61 23 Email: sebastien.lobiau@education.gouv.fr

Ms. Chantal MANES Sous-Directrice des Affaires Européennes et Multilatérales de la DREIC Ministère de l'Education nationale 110, rue de Grenelle 75357 Cedex 07 Paris France Tel: +33 1 55 55 08 80

Germany/Allemagne

Mr. Eckart LILIENTHAL Desk Officer Lifelong Learning Federal Ministry of Education and Research Heinemannstr. 2 53175 Bonn Germany Tel: +49-228-9957-3401 Fax: +49-228-9957-8-3401 Email: eckart.lilienthal@bmbf.bund.de

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Dr. Rupert DEPPE Deputy Director-General Ministry for Education, Science and Culture of the free State of Thuringia Werner-Seelenbinder-Straße 7 99096 Erfurt Germany Tel: +49-361-3794-300 Email: rupert.deppe@tmbwk.thueringen.de

Mr. Peter KLANDT Senior Scientific Officer International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1 53227 Bonn Germany Tel: +49 228 3821 1506 Fax: + 49 228 3821 444 Email: peter.klandt@dlr.de

Ms. Birgitta RYBERG Deputy Head of Division Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of the Lander in the Federal Republic of Germany Taubenstrasse. 10 10117 Berlin Germany Tel: +49-30 254 18473 Fax: +49-30 254 18 450 Email: birgitta.ryberg@kmk.org

Mr. Peter SONNENHOL Counsellor for Education, Environment and Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Advisor Permanent Delegation 9, rue Maspéro 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 55 74 57 07 Fax: +33 1 55 74 57 40 Email: wi-6-oecd@pari.auswaertiges-amt.de

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Greece/Grèce

Professor Panagiotis KAZANTZIS Professor Department of Mathematics University of Patras Greece Tel: + 30 2610 672375 Fax: +302610997320 Email: pkazantzis@gmail.com

Hungary/Hongrie

Mr. László LIMBACHER Senior Adviser State Secretariat for Education Ministry of National Resources Szalay u. 10-14 H-1055 Budapest Hungary Tel: +36-1 79 54 300 Fax: +36-1 79 50 220 Email: laszlo.limbacher@nefmi.gov.hu

Professor Gábor HALASZ Professor / Head of Department Centre of Higher Education Management ELTE University Budapest Juhasz Gyula u. 75 2144 Kerepes Hungary Tel: +36 30 411 66 40 Email: halaszg@helka.iif.hu

Mr. Gergely VÁRKONYI Counsellor Permanent Delegation 140, avenue Victor Hugo 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 53 65 65 00 Fax: +33 1 47 55 80 60 Email: gvarkonyi@mfa.gov.hu

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Iceland/Islande

Mr. Arnor GUDMUNDSSON Director Office of Evaluation and Analysis Ministry of Education, Science and Culture Solvholsgata 4 IS-150 Reykjavik Iceland Tel: +354 545 9575 Fax: +354 562 3068 Email: arnor.gudmundsson@mrn.stjr.is

Ireland/Irlande

Mr. Keith MOYNES Assistant Principal Officer International Section Department of Education and Skills Marlborough Street 1 Dublin Ireland Tel: +353 1 889 2447 Email: keith.moynes@education.gov.ie

Israel/Israël

Miss Ronit GABRIEL Advisor Permanent Mission of Israel to the OECD 3 rue Rabelais 75008 Paris France Tel: +33 1 40 76 55 22 Email: adv2@oecd.mfa.gov.il

Italy/Italie

Mrs. Francesca BROTTO Educational advisor Directorate General for International Relations Ministry of Education, University and Research Viale Trastevere, 76/A 00153 Rome Italy Tel: +39 06 58 49 28 04 Fax: + 39 06 58 49 33 81 Email: dgai.segrtec@istruzione.it

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M. Marcello LIMINA Director General for International Relations Directorate for International Relations Ministry of Education, University and Research Viale Trastevere 76 A 00153 Rome Italy Tel: + 39 06 58 49 22 75 Fax: + 39 06 58 49 33 81 Email: dirgen.affinternazionali@istruzione.it

Mrs. Carla DI PAOLA Attaché commercial Permanent Delegation 73, rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris France Tel: +33 1 44 39 21 66 Fax: +33 1 42 84 08 59 Email: carla.dipaola@esteri.it

Mrs. Jessica LAGANA First Secretary Permanent Delegation 73, rue de Grenelle 75007 Paris France Tel: +33 1 44 39 21 52 Fax: +33 1 42 84 08 59 Email: jessica.lagana@esteri.it

Japan/Japon

Mr. Ryo WATANABE Director National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku 100-8951 Tokyo Japan Tel: +81 3 3593 6175 Fax: +81-3 5157 7041 Email: ryo@nier.go.jp

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Ms. Noriko SUZUKI Deputy Director International Affairs Division Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki,Chiyoda-ku 100-8959 Tokyo Japan Tel: +81 36 734 2601 Fax: +81 36 734 3669 Email: nosu@mext.go.jp

Mr. Jugo IMAIZUMI Counsellor Education and Science Permanent Delegation 11, avenue Hoche 75008 Paris France Tel: +33 1 53 76 61 42 Fax: +33 1 45 63 05 44 Email: jugo.imaizumi@mofa.go.jp

Mrs. Michiko OKAJIMA Official International Affairs Division Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) 3-2-2 Kasumigaseki Chiyoda-Ku 100-8959 Tokyo Japan Tel: +81 36 734 2601 Fax: +81 36 734 3669 Email: h-michik@mext.go.jp

Korea/Corée

Mr. ILYONG CHEONG Permanent Delegation of Korea to the OECD 4, Place de la Porte de Passy 75016 Paris France Tel: + 33 (1) 44 05 20 72 Email: iycheong57@live.co.kr

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Ms. Miran JANG

Counsellor EDU Permanent Delegation 4 Place de la Porte de Passy 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 44 05 21 81 Fax: +33 1 47 04 07 39 Email: ace@mest.go.kr

Ms. Hye-Young PARK Director Korean Educational Development Institute Office of International Co-operation 92-6 Umeyon-dong, Seocho-gu 137-791 Seoul Korea Tel: +82-2-3460-0216 Fax: +82-2-3460-0156 Email: hypark@kedi.re.kr

Luxembourg

Mike ENGEL Attaché du Gouvernement Service des relations internationales Ministère de l'Education nationale et de la Formation professionnelle 29, rue d'Aldringen L-2926 Luxembourg Tel: (+352) 247- 85195 Email: Mike.Engel@men.lu

Mexico/Mexique

Dr. Alejandro S. RAMIREZ TORRES Chief of Staff Planning and Evaluation of Education Policies Unit Ministry of Public Education Arcos de Belen 79, 10th Floor Col. Centro CP 06010 Delegación Cuauhtemoc Mexico Tel: +(52) 55 3601 1000 54933 Email: asramirez@sep.gob.mx

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Ms. Luisa SOLCHAGA Education Counselor Permanent Delegation 8, RUE DE BERRI 75008 Paris France Tel: +33 1 56 59 29 13 Fax: + 33 1 45 63 03 63 Email: lsolchaga@delegamexocde.org

Mr. Ariel MARTÍNEZ MARINA Personal Assistant Planning and Evaluation of Education Policies Unit Ministry of Public Education Arcos de Belén No. 79, Col. Centro Delegación Cuauhtémoc 06010 Mexico City Mexico Tel: +52 (55) 36013157 Email: ariel.martinez@sep.gob.mx

Mr. Luis Manuel ENCARNACIÓN Intern Permanent Delegation of Mexico to the OECD 8, RUE DE BERRI 75008 France Tel: +33 1 56 59 29 13 Email: luismanuel_5678@hotmail.com

Netherlands/Pays-Bas

Mr. Marcel SMITS VAN WAESBERGHE Deputy Director of the Directorate of Knowledge-based Affairs Ministry of Education, Culture and Science IPC 5200 PO Box 16375 2500 BJ The Hague Netherlands Tel: +31 704 12 28 91 Fax: +31 70 412 3450 Email: m.a.m.smits@minocw.nl

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Miss Jennyfer IMPERATOR Second Secretary Permanent Delegation 14, rue Octave Feuillet 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 24 99 41 Fax: +33 1 45 24 99 38 Email: jennyfer.imperator@minbuza.nl

New Zealand/Nouvelle-Zélande

Dr. Andrea SCHOLLMANN Group Manager - Tertiary Education Tourism Policy Ministry of Education Level 5, Vogel Building 8 Aitken Street 6011 Wellington New Zealand Tel: +64 4 463 8097 Fax: +64 4 464 8713 Email: andrea.schollmann@minedu.govt.nz

Norway/Norvège

Ms. Eli TELHAUG Deputy Secretary General Ministry of Education and Research POSTBOKS 8119 DEP AKERSGATA 44 0032 Oslo Norway Tel: +4791353286 Email: eli.telhaug@kd.dep.no

Ms. Elisabeth Storaas HEGGEN Deputy Director General Ministry of Education and Research AKERSG. 44 POSTBOKS 8119 DEP 0032 Oslo Norway Email: esh@kd.dep.no

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Ms. Anne-Berit KAVLI

Head of Department Research and International Affairs Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training Schweigaards gat 15B 0135 Oslo Norway Tel: + 47 23 30 12 17 Fax: + 47 23 30 13 86 Email: abk@utdanningsdirektoratet.no

Mr. Øyvind BJERKESTRAND Senior Adviser Ministry of Education and Research AKERSGATA 44 P O BOX 8119 DEP 0032 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 99 29 46 96 Email: oyvind.bjerkestrand@kd.dep.no

Ms. Eli SUNDBY Deputy Director General Ministry of Education and Research Akersgata 44 P.O. Box8119 DEP 0032 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 22 24 74 99 Fax: +47 22 24 27 32 Email: eli.sundby@kd.dep.no

Poland/Pologne

Ms. Magdalena BEM-ANDRZEJEWSKA Counsellor to the Minister Department of the Scientific Policy Instruments Ministry of Science and Higher Education 1-3 Wspólna Street 00-529 Warsaw Poland Tel: +48 22 529 22 23 Fax: +48 22 529 27 81 Email: Magdalena.Bem-Andrzejewska@mnisw.gov.pl

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Ms. Katarzyna MALEC Chief Specialist Strategy Department Ministry of National Education AL SZUCHA 25 00-918 Warszawa Poland Tel: +48 22 34 74 133 Fax: +48 34 74 252 Email: Katarzyna.Malec@men.gov.pl

Portugal

Ms. Luisa CANTO E CASTRO LOURA Directrice du GEPE (Cabinet de Statistique et Planification de l'Education) Ministère de l'Education et de la Science Av.24 de Julho, 134 1399-054 Lisbon Portugal Tel: +351 21 394 93 92 Fax: +351 21 395 76 10 Email: luisa.castro@gepe.min-edu.pt

Mme Catarina FIGUEIREDO CARDOSO Counsellor Délégation Permanente 10Bis rue Edouard Fournier 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 03 33 69 Email: catarina.cardoso@ocde-portugal.com

Slovak Republic/République slovaque

Mr. Peter MEDERLY Advisor to the Minister Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport Stromova 1 813 30 Bratislava Slovak Republic Tel: +421 259374315 Fax: +421 259 374 333 Email: peter.mederly@minedu.sk

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Ms. Marcela HANUSOVA Third Secretary Permanent Delegation 28, avenue d'Eylau 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 56 26 50 97 Fax: +33 1 56 26 50 92 Email: marcela.hanusova@mzv.sk

Slovenia/Slovénie

Mme Sabina MELAVC Intenational relations and EU Affairs Ministry of Education and Sport (EDU) MASARYKOVA 16 1000 Ljublljana Slovenia Tel: +386(0)14005384 Fax: +386(0)14005480 Email: sabina.melavc@gov.si

Spain/Espagne

Mr. José Antonio BLANCO FERNANDEZ Conseiller technique Délégation Permanente de l'Espagne auprès de l'OCDE 1, rue Miollis 75015 - París Paris France Tel: (+33) (0)1 45 68 33 87 Fax: (+33) (0)1 47 83 49 98 Email: jantoniobf.educacion@gmail.com

Mr. Rafael BONETE PERALES Conseiller pour l'Education Permanent Delegation 22 Avenue Marceau 75008 Paris France Tel: +33(1)44433043 Fax: +33(1)44433051 Email: rafael.bonete@educacion.es

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Mr. Enrique ROCA COBO Co-ordinator International Relations Ministry of Education Alcala 34 28014 Madrid Spain Tel: + 34 91 701 83 47 Fax: + 34 91 745 92 49 Email: enrique.roca@educacion.es

Sweden/Suède

Mr. Peter JOHANSSON Senior Adviser Ministry of Education and Research Drottninggatan 16 SE- 103 33 Stockholm Sweden Tel: +46 8 4051832 Email: peter.johansson@education.ministry.se

Switzerland/Suisse

Professor Stefan C. WOLTER Director Centre suisse de coordination pour la recherche en éducation (CSRE) Entfelderstrasse 17 CH-5000 Aarau Switzerland Tel: +41 62 835 23 90 Fax: + 41 62 835 23 99 Email: stefan.wolter@skbf-csre.ch

Mrs. Valérie DONZEL Counsellor Permanent Delegation 28, rue de Martignac 75007 Paris France Tel: + 33 1 49 55 74 59 Fax: + 33 1 49 51 01 49 Email: valerie.donzel@eda.admin.ch

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M. Benedikt HAUSER Deputy Head Education State Secretariat for Education and Research (SBF) Swiss Confederation Hallwylstr. 4 CH-3003 Berne Switzerland Tel: +41313226832 Fax: +41313327854 Email: benedikt.hauser@sbf.admin.ch

Turkey/Turquie

Dr. Ünal GÜNDOGAN Director General GDFR Ministry of National Education Milli Egitim Bakanligi Dis Iliskiler Genel Müdürü Atatürk Bulvari 06648 Bakanliklar 06100 Ankara Turkey Tel: +90 (312) 425 4180 Fax: +90 (312) 418 8289 Email: unalgundogan@meb.gov.tr

Mr. Derhan DOGAN Second Secretary Permanent Delegation 9, rue Alfred-Dehodencq 75116 Paris France Tel: +33 1 42 88 50 02 Fax: +33 1 45 27 28 24 Email: derhan.dogan@mfa.gov.tr

United Kingdom/Royaume-Uni

Ms. Lorna BERTRAND International Evidence Manager School Standards Group Department for Education (DfE) Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street SW1P 3BT London United Kingdom Tel: +44 207 340 7236 Email: lorna.bertrand@education.gsi.gov.uk

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Mr. Peter DRUMMOND Head of International Education Schools Standards Group Department for Education (DFE) Sanctuary Buildings Great Smith Street SW1P 3BT London United Kingdom Tel: +44 207 340 8402 Email: Peter.drummond@education.gsi.gov.uk

United States/États-Unis

Dr. Martha KANTER Under Secretary of Education US Department of Education Room 7E307 400 Maryland Avenue SW 20202 Washington United States Tel: +1 202-401 02 64 Email: martha.kanter@ed.gov

Ms. Georgia YUAN Deputy General Counsel for Departmental Law Office of the General Counsel 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Suite 6E300 Room 6E341 20202-2110 Washington, DC Tel: 202-401-6399 (direct) Fax: 202-502-2689 (fax) Email: Georgia.Yuan@ed.gov

Mr. J. William WADE Advisor on Labor and Education Permanent Delegation 12 avenue Raphael 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 4524 7464 Email: wadejw@state.gov

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EU/UE

Mrs. Teresa OLIVEIRA Directorate-General for Education and Culture European Commission Analysis and Studies (Unit A4) MADO 8/95 1049 Brussels Belgium Tel: +32-2-295.56338 Email: Teresa.Oliveira@ec.europa.eu

Russian Federation/Fédération de Russie

Ms. Elizaveta KRAEVA Senior Expert Department for External Integration Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation 11, Tverskaya str 125993 Moscow Russian Federation Tel: +7 495 629 78 72 Fax: +7 495 629 35 03 Email: kraeva-ev@mon.gov.ru

Mr. Mark AGRANOVICH Head Ministry of Education Federal Institute for Education Development Krasnoarmeyskaya 25, 29 125319 Moscow Russian Federation Tel: +7 916 672 75 02 Fax: +7 499 152 7361 Email: magran@firo.ru

Mr. Anton CHEREDNICHENKO Specialist-expert Economy Trade Representation of Russian Federation in French Republic 49 rue de la Faisanderie 75116 Paris France Tel: + 33 1 45 53 33 50 Fax: +33 1 45 53 68 56 Email: oecd@hrsa.ru

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South Africa/Afrique du Sud

Mr. Peter MAHAFHA Third Secretary Multilateral Embassy of South Africa 59 quai d'Orsay 75007 Paris France Tel: +33 1 53 59 23 46 Email: MahafhaP@dirco.gov.za

Egypt/Égypte

Dr. Emad EL SHERBINY Attaché Culturel pour la Coopération Scientifique et Educative Bureau Culturel de l'Ambassade d'Egypte à Paris 56 Avenue d'Iena Paris France Tel: 0033156895033 Email: E.elsherbiny@bureaucultureleg.fr

Romania/Roumanie

Ms. Liliana PREOTEASA Director General General Directorate for Education and Lifelong Learning Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sport 28-30, General Berthelot St., sector 1 010168 Bucharest Romania Tel: +40 21 405 62 21 Fax: +40 21 313 55 47 Email: liliana.preoteasa@medu.edu.ro

Ms. Alina HUSZAR Premier secrétaire Ambassade de Roumanie en République Française 5, rue de l'Exposition 75343 Paris Cedex 07 France Tel: +33 1 47 05 10 46 Fax: +33 1 45 56 97 47 Email: alina.huszar@amb-roumanie.fr

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Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC)/Comité consultatif économique et industriel (BIAC)

Mr. Jonathan GREENHILL Policy Consultant BIAC 13-15 Chaussée de la Muette 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 42 30 09 68 Fax: + 33 (1) 42 88 78 38 Email: greenhill@biac.org

Ms. Marita AHO Senior Adviser Education and Training Policy Confederation of Finnish Industries, EK Eteläranta 10 FIN-00131 Helsinki Finland Tel: +358 9 4202 2336 Fax: +358 9 4202 2285 Email: marita.aho@ek.fi

Mr. Charles FADEL Visiting scholar Harvard GSE and Wharton/Penn CLO United States Email: charlesfadel@gmail.com

Ms. So-Min JUN BIAC BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE OECD 13-15 Chaussée de la Muette 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 42 30 09 84 Email: JUN@biac.org

Mr. Henrik Bach MORTENSEN Executive Director Confederation of Danish Employers 113, Vester Voldgade DK 1790 [V] Copenhagen Denmark Tel: + 45 33 38 92 99 Fax: +45 33 93 08 42 Email: HBM@DA.DK

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M. Attilio OLIVA Chair of the BIAC Education Committee President, Associazione TreeLLLe Via Interiano 1 16124 Genova Italy Tel: +39 010 582 221 Fax: +39 010 5531 301 Email: oliva@treellle.org

Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC)/Commission syndicale consultative (TUAC)

Mr. John BANGS Chair - TUAC Working Group on Education, Training & Employment Policy - Consultant EI-IE - Education International United Kingdom 5 bd du Roi Albert II 1210 Brussels Belgium Tel: +(32) 2 2240611 Email: johnbangs@yahoo.com

Mr. Roland SCHNEIDER Senior Policy Advisor Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD 15, rue La Pérouse 75016 Paris France Tel: +33 1 55 37 37 37 Fax: +33 1 47 54 98 28 Email: schneider@tuac.org

UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)/Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'éducation la science et la culture (UNESCO)

Dr. Qian TANG Deputy Assistant Director-General for Education UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 7 Place de Fontenoy 75352 Paris France Tel: +33 1 45 68 08 31 Fax: +33 1 45 68 56 22 Email: q.tang@unesco.org

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M. David ATCHOARENA Division Director ED/ESB Division for Education Strategies and Capacity-Building UNESCO 7-9 rue Eugène Delacroix 75116 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 03 77 60 Fax: +(33-1) 40 72 83 66 Email: d.atchoarena@unesco.org

Ms. Zeynep VAROGLU Assistant Programme Specialist, Higher Education Division UNESCO Access, Mobility and Quality Assurance 7 Place de Fontenoy 75352 Cedex 07 Paris France Tel: (33 1) 45 68 15 51 Fax: 01 4568 5629 Email: z.varoglu@unesco.org

OECD/OCDE

Ms. Barbara ISCHINGER Director EDU OECD Marshall Building 3183 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 92 10 Email: Barbara.ISCHINGER@oecd.org

M. Bernard HUGONNIER Deputy Director EDU OECD Marshall Building 3191 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 16 20 Email: Bernard.HUGONNIER@oecd.org

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Mr. Andreas SCHLEICHER Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary General/ Head of Division EDU/IA OECD Marshall Building 3232 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 93 66 Email: Andreas.SCHLEICHER@oecd.org

Mrs. Joanne CADDY Counsellor/Communications Manager EDU OECD Marshall Building 3155 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 16 36 Email: Joanne.CADDY@oecd.org

Ms. Deborah ROSEVEARE Head of Division EDU/ETP OECD Marshall Building 3234 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 17 54 Email: Deborah.ROSEVEARE@oecd.org

Mr. Dirk VAN DAMME Head of Division EDU/CERI OECD Marshall Building 3245 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 79 01 Email: Dirk.VANDAMME@oecd.org

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Mr. Richard YELLAND Head of Division EDU/EMI OECD Marshall Building 3225 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 92 60 Email: Richard.YELLAND@oecd.org

Mr. Mihaylo MILOVANOVITCH Consultant EDU/NME OECD Marshall Building 3133 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 96 12 Email: Mihaylo.MILOVANOVITCH@oecd.org

Ms. Beatriz PONT Senior Analyst EDU/ETP OECD Marshall Building 3213 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 18 24 Email: Beatriz.PONT@oecd.org

Ms. Miho TAGUMA Analyst EDU/ETP OECD Marshall Building 4141 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 92 65 Email: Miho.TAGUMA@oecd.org

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Miss Karine TREMBLAY Senior Analyst EDU/EMI OECD Marshall Building 4212 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 91 82 Email: Karine.TREMBLAY@oecd.org

Ms. Simone BLOEM Consultant EDU/NME OECD Marshall Building 3138 2 rue André-Pascal 75016 Paris France Tel: +(33-1) 45 24 92 16 Email: Simone.BLOEM@oecd.org

Others/Autres

Mr. Antony SHEPPARD Chair – CELE Department of Education and Science, Marlborough Street D1 Dublin Ireland Email: tony_sheppard@education.gov.ie

Mr. Jan LEVY Chair - AHELO – Group of National Experts Director-General Department of Policy Analysis, Lifelong Learning and International Affairs Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research Akersgaten 44 P.O Box 8119 Dep 0032 Oslo Norway Tel: +47 22247493 Email: jan.levy@kd.dep.no