News: IITE and partners in action

UNESCO IITE took part in the 27th Moscow International Fair, where it has presented publications at the booth "UN in Russia" on September 4, 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE participated in the 27th Moscow International Book Fair

On the invitation of the International Institute of Public Administration of Management (IIPAM) at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and the UNESCO Chair at IIPAM, UNESCO IITE Officer-In-Charge, National Programme Officer Prof. Alexander Khoroshilov participated in the events dedicated to the Knowledge Day and the beginning of the new academic year to greet first-year students on behalf of the UNESCO IITE. Read more Knowledge Day at the International Institute of Public Administration and Management of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

An English-language publication Open Educational Resources in France: Overview, Perspectives and Recommendations (authored by SophieTouzé, researcher of the University of Lyon) was printed earlier this year in the framework of the UNESCO IITE Project Open Educational Resources in non-English speaking countries. An electronic version of the book has been released in French and can be downloaded from UNESCO IITE E-library. Read more French version of the publication Open Educational Resources in France has been released

The Second Symposium on Open Educational Resources Beyond Advocacy, Research and Policy was held in Wawasan Open University Penang, Malaysia (which is a recipient of the prize for Institutional Excellence and Materials Development using OER at the recent PCF) from 24th to 27th June, 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE participated in the Second Regional Symposium on OER in Asia

A professional development MOOC for primary educators “ICT in Primary Education: Transforming children's learning across the curriculum” is in progress.  Read more On June 24 the Week 5 of the MOOC on ICT in Primary Education starts

The UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) in partnership with St.Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation (SUAI) and its UNESCO Chair “Distance Education in Engineering” organized an International Conference “UNESCO Chairs Partnership on ICT Use in Education”. The Conference took place on 1-5 June, 2014 in St. Petersburg (Pushkin), Russian Federation within the XV International Forum “Modern Information Society Formation – Problems, Perspectives, Innovation Approaches”.  Read more International Conference of UNESCO IITE and UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs UNESCO Chairs Partnership on ICT Use in Education

The Central Asian Symposium on ICT in Education "Embracing Technologies, Empowering Teachers” was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 27-29 May 2014. Read more UNESCO IITE at the Central Asia Symposium on ICT in Education 2014

Joint UNESCO IITE and University of London MOOC "ICT in primary education" gets more than 5000 enrollments! Read more UNESCO IITE and University of London MOOC on ICT in Primary Education starts today

On May 15-17, 2014 UNESCO IITE took part in the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Learning and Living Together”: Modern Strategies of Education for Persons with Disabilities” held in Kazan (Russian Federation). Read more UNESCO IITE took part in the Conference on Inclusive Education

The International Conference ICT in Education: Digital Pedagogy, Learning Technology, Teachers and OER was held in Ulaanbaatar on 6-7 May 2014. Read more International Conference ICT in Education in Mongolia

On 23 April 2014 IITE UNESCO presented CD "Climate Change Adaptation: Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples Inhabiting the Arctic and Far North" at the IX International Exhibition-Fair Treasures of the North 2014. Read more IITE UNESCO at the IX International Exhibition-Fair Treasures of the North 2014