Themes: Innovation in 21st Century Learning and Teaching Building Institutional Readiness Expert panel speakers:- Dr. Hoda Baraka Ministry of Information Technology and Communication, Egypt Richard Descoings President, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris Dorothy Gordon Director...

Themes: Successful tertiary education Enabling development that can be sustainable Expert panel speakers:- Prof. Datuk Ansary Bin Ahmed CEO, Asia E-University Prof. Roberto Carneiro Catholic University of Portugal Dr. Diana Oblinger CEO, EDUCAUSE Dr. Rafael Rangel Tecnológico...

A copy of Ralph Young's speech may be found here . Ralph Young, Microsoft Vice President, World Wide Public Sector gave the second introductory talk, raising some interesting points about precisely why Microsoft feels so strongly about education, and its importance on a global scale. Rising numbers...

A PDF copy of the Director General's speech may be found here . Mr Koïchiro Matsuura, Director General of UNESCO kicked off the proceedings by highlighting the sheer scope of the problems faced, worldwide, in education. But 'problems' is a harsh word, and throughout his speech, Mr. Matsuura emphasised...