–13.00

Arrivals to Hanasaari, Accommodation and Registration

Lunch is served from 12 a.m. to 1 p.m.

13.00–13.30

Opening of the Symposium
Mr Jorma Kauppinen, Director, the Finnish National Board of Education (FNBE)
Dr Helmuth Hartmeyer, Director, Austrian Development Agency (ADA), Chair, Global Education Network Europe (GENE)
Ms Gunvor Kronman, Director, Hanasaari – Finnish Swedish Cultural Centre

13.30–14.00

Our Roots in Global Education  
Mr Liam Wegimont, GENE

14.00–14.45

Keynote I: Theoretical Frameworks for Global Education
Professor Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti and student-teachers from the ITE programme, University of Oulu, Finland

Comments and questions from the floor

Instructions to Workshops
Liam Wegimont

14.45–15.15

Refreshments and Coffee

Posters and pedagogical materials to be shared

15.15–16.45

Reflection on Theoretical Frameworks
in groups, facilitated by Mikko Hartikainen, Taina Kaivola, Paula Mattila and Liisa Jääskeläinen

16.45–17.15

Sharing Ideas
Liam Wegimont

17.15–18.00

Free Time

18.00–20.00

Reception and buffet dinner
Encounters, performance by Helsinki Upper Secondary School of Visual Arts
Hosted by Mr Jari Sinkari, Deputy Director General, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
 

09.00–9.10

Introduction to the Themes of the Day

09.10–10.00

Keynote II: The Issue of Identity and Ethics in Global Education
Professor Annette Scheunpflug, University of Erlangen-Nüremburg, Germany

Comments and questions from the floor 

10.00–10.15

Coffee break 

10.15–12.00

What does the World Challenge Us to Learn?
Panel discussion facilitated by Dr Helmuth Hartmeyer

Panelists:

• Ms Irmeli Halinen, FNBE 
• Mr Carl Lindberg, Sweden 
• Mr Reiner Mathar, Germany 
• Mr Jeroen van der Zant, the Netherlands 

12.00–13.00

Lunch

13.00–14.30

At a Gate of Next Curricular Reform in Finland

• Empowerment by Curricula
  Irmeli Halinen, Head of Unit, FNBE 
• Competencies in Curricula 
  Eija Kauppinen, Counsellor of Education, FNBE
• “As a Global Citizen in Finland”
  Liisa Jääskeläinen, Counsellor of Education, FNBE 

14.30–15.00

Coffee Break

15.00–16.30

Introduction to Workshops on Pedagogical Content Knowledge

• Workshop 1: Why a Canon for Global Citizenship?
  Jeroen van der Zant and Mariette van Stalborch, NCDO, the Netherlands
• Workshop 2: Religion as Key Competence of a Global Citizen - Religious Education as a Place for Political
  Saila Poulter, University of Tampere, Finland
• Workshop 3: Education for World Citizenship – Preparing Students to be Agents for Social Change
  Margaret Trotta Tuomi, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
• Workshop 4: Immigrant Students and Global Education: Exploring the Opportunities
  Nancy Commins, United States

16.30–16.45

Break

16.45–17.15

Key Insights from the Workshops

17.15–18.00

Free Time

18.00–

Dinner
Hosted by Ms Jaana Palojärvi, Director, Ministry of Education and Culture

09.00–9.10

Introduction to the Themes of the Day
Dr Helmuth Hartmeyer

09.10–10.00 

Global Education: European Tactics and National Strategies

• Quality in European Global Education: Sharing Learning for Better Strategies
  Mr Eddie O’Loughlin, GENE
• The recent recommendation of the Council of Europe on Education for Global Citizenship 
  Rilli Lappalainen, Drafting Group, North-South Centre of Council of Europe (NSC) 

10.00–10.15

Coffee Break

National Examples of Global Education in Action

• Ireland
  Dr Maeve Martin,  DICE, Development and Intercultural Education for Primary Education
• Belgium
  Ms Jyoti Degroote, Kleurbekennen
  Mr Francois-Xavier Dubuisson, Annoncer la Couleur
• Sweden
  Ms Petronella Odhner, Global School
• Slovenia
  Dr Majda Naji, Slovenian GE School Model

12.00–13.00

Lunch

13.00–13.45

Keynote III: From Pedagogy to Strategies – Transformations Needed throughout the Education Systems
Professor Emerita Rauni Räsänen, University of Oulu, Finland

13.45–14.15

Conclusions of the Symposium
Dr Helmuth Hartmeyer

14.15–14.30

Closure of the Symposium
Director Jorma Kauppinen

Coffee and Farewell