Ban Ki-moon Centre Annual Report 2018

Global Citizenship Education
Regional Conference on GCED
In November 2018, two events were held on the topic
of Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in Lisbon,
Portugal. The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global
Citizens’ partner UNESCO APCEIU hosted a
two-day “2018 Europe and North America Regional
Global Citizenship Education Network Meeting” in
cooperation with UNESCO and GENE
(Global Education Network in Europe). In addition,
GENE organized an international conference on
“Building a World of Justice and Solidarity: Global
Education in the School System” in cooperation with
the Portuguese government and UNESCO. The
Centre presented its work and advocacy for global
citizenship education. The two events gathered
educators and researchers from universities and
academic institutions, representatives from the
ministries of education, stakeholders from
inter-governmental organizations and NGOs, and
others from different sectors. An interactive platform
was provided for the participants to actively share
their ideas and expertise on GCED for the successive
days.
The outcomes of the discussions held during the
two-day workshop hosted by UNESCO APCEIU will
be publicized as a report in 2019. The report will show
concrete suggestions on how to advance GCED
specifically in Europe and North America and how to
implement and develop the education into working
solutions for global challenges that the world faces.
International Conference on
GCED
Creating active global networks of exchange
and lessons learnt on global citizenship
educational practice is essential for teaching
the skills that will be required in the 21st
century. The 3rd International Conference
on GCED co-organized by UNESCO
APCEIU, Ministry of Education, and
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea took
place in Seoul, South Korea on 5-6
September, 2018. The Centre’s Co-chair Ban
Ki-moon delivered a keynote address and
CEO Monika Froehler moderated a plenary
session on empowerment stories of global
citizenship education.
The conference was contextualization Global
Citizenship Education (GCED) globally and
offered a “Platform on Pedagogy and Practice”.
The two-day conference consisted of
panel discussions, workshops and various
practical sessions. APCEIU Director Chung
Utak and Vice Minister Park Chun-ran of
the Korean Ministry of Education and many
international experts shared their ideas and
views on achieving global citizenship.
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