SEE - ECN (South East Europe - Education Cooperation Network)
Free online library with more than 1,600 documents on education, translated into languages of the region (in Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Romanian, Slovenian); Calendar of forthcoming and past events linked with SEE (conferences and other important meetings, workshops, summer universities etc.), Database comprising more than 100 experts and 200 institutional members of the network, News from the field of education, 400 links to various educational websites, etc. SEE ECN's Library includes: - OECD Thematic Reviews of National Policies for Education in SEE http://www.see-educoop.net/education_in/pdf/oecd.htm - The European Higher Education Area (Documents on "Bologna process") http://www.see-educoop.net/portal/id_bologna.htm
OSEP-SEE (Open Society Education Programs)
The site provides information on all NF and network programs in education and youth, education spin-offs and NGOs, donor partners, and technical partners in Slovenia. An "Info Desk" periodically provides announcements. This website complements the more extensive SEE-ECN ( www.see-educoop.net), which already provides a regional events calendar and the main e-library of education policy, country studies, curricular, and other documents in local languages of the region, as well as a growing database of education experts and donor opportunities in education.
OECD - Education
Presentation of education policies and reviews of policies, thematic reviews in specific policy areas and detailed statistical information on education systems, including measures of the competence levels of individuals. Website is available in English and French language. OECD Education website comprehends three clusters of information: - News & Events - Calendar of forthcoming meetings and conferences, News from the field of education - Documentation - Annual reports, Case Studies, Country Surveys, News Releases, Reports, etc. - and Statistics - OECD Education Indicators at Glance - provides a rich, comparable and to-date array of indicators, which represent the consensus of professional thinking on to measure the current state of education internationally. Also including: PISA (http://www.pisa.oecd.org) - The OECD Program for International Student Assessment: outcomes and reports of assessments of skills and knowledge, Reading literacy, Mathematical literacy, Scientific literacy, etc.
UNESCO, IBE (International Bureau of Education)
Presentation of IBE's International activities (International Conference on Education, INNODATA - International Databank of Educational Innovations, World Data on Education, Country Dossiers); Regional activities (Networking on Curriculum Development: information on action-research projects, training and regional seminars); National activities (Presentation of operational projects in Kosovo, Palestina, etc.) Website is available in English and for the smaller part also in French and Spanish language.
South East Europe Textbooks Network
Database of teaching materials, scientific literature on textbook research and relevant documents on education policy centered primarily on the subjects: history, geography and civics education. Information on ongoing projects and initiatives on textbook research and development in SEE. Database of links to institutions and organizations, which are active within the international and regional framework of textbook research. Website also includes News and Library with recent publications in English and Croatian language. Website is available in English language.
World Bank Education
World Bank Education homepage provides extensive information on Education for all (EFA) and Education for the Knowledge Economy (EKE). It also includes reports on featured projects and other publications on various special topics (Girls' Education, Early Child Development, Effective School and Teacher, Adult Education and many more), information on Education strategies from all over the world, a rich database of Education data and information about World Bank Lending. Website is available in English language.
ETF (European Training Foundation)
Information on Foundation's mission to contribute to the process of vocational education and training reform that is currently taking place within its partner countries and territories. Website also comprehends information on ongoing Tempus program and has a special section devoted to South East Europe, where one can find review of progress in vocational education and training, information about special activities within Stability Pact, forthcoming and past events, tenders, latest press releases, etc. Website is available in English language.
UNICEF - Education
UNICEF's Education initiatives are a part of a large UNICEF's homepage, where one can find: Information about the Implications of the Convention of the Rights of the Child for Education Activities, UNICEF Progress, Challenges and Strategies in Basic Education, Basic Education Fund Raising and Advocacy Kit, Presentation of UNICEF programs on Education in different areas (Access, Quality, Planning, Management and Financing of Education, etc.). Website also includes Education Library and a list of useful Links. Website is available in English.
Right to Education
This public access human rights resource defends and promotes right to education and examines this right in and through the education. It comprehends major themes, challenges and goals, reports of the special rapporteur on the right to education, and provides information on legal status of right to education. Website is available in English language.
Eurydice
Description of national education systems, Comparative analyses by subject, Indicators and statistics, News and Press releases, Links. Website includes useful terminological tools: Glossaries, European Education Thesaurus, etc. brought together in a single database containing their entire content, in which you can carry out searches as required.Website is available in English, French and German language.