ASIA-EUROPE FORUM ON EDUCATION
Third edition
纪念联合国教科文组织成立70周年的活动
And the 60th anniversary of Romania’s membership in this organization
In a world of economical globalization, computerization and ever increasing cultural diversity, the problem of educational ethics for young people is the central point of dialogue in most countries. As a way of efficiently exploiting the modalities of bringing ethical education in schools and improving the quality of education for the younger generation, 教科文组织俱乐部世界联合会, 中心和协会 (WFUCA), the International Bureau for Education (IBE), , the European and North American Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会 (EFUCA), the Asia-Pacific Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会 (AFUCA) have decided that, as of 2013, they will annually organize and promote the Asia-Europe Forum on Education (AEFE).
For 2015, it was proposed that the third edition would take place in Europe, choosing Romania as the host-country. The main theme, the main pillar of discussion was: education and sustainable development. As such, in October 07-11, 2015 Alumnus Club UNESCO has coordinated the organization of the III Asia-Europe Forum on Education in Romania; event whose main aim was promoting through dialogue innovative solutions for an efficient intercultural education, which would help diminish the existing tensions in some cases, in different areas.
The forum has brought together personalities who are active in the field of education, are dynamic and interested in shaping educational progress in order to elevate humankind through knowledge.
In today’s ever changing altering, developing, dynamic and irresolute world, we, 由于社会正面临着前几代人未知的威胁和挑衅. These continuous mutations that are developing at a personal, local, national and global level are generating an increasingly convoluted and labyrinthine international geopolitical situation.
In order to be capable to cope in an efficient manner with these sets of newly emerging problems which are unique to our times we need skilled, proficient people, with a certain know-how who fully understand the challenges of these Gordian times. Education is crucial and it is necessary for society to have a meaningful conversation regarding the way future generations will be brought up.
In this context we would like to insert the present forum, the first of its kind to be hosted on European soil. This forum aims specifically at promoting innovative solutions for a meaningful intercultural education and aims at promoting intercultural dialogue which would lessen the existing tensions between different cultures and help everybody work together in order to create a better world for themselves, their loved ones and future generations through sustainable development.
Sustainable development in education means to invest in people and create a mindset of responsibility and ethics which whose outcome would be an international, all-inclusive dialogue. Interdisciplinary cooperation is needed in order to encourage responsible behavior and actively engage citizens.
Europe and Asia can productively work together in order to achieve a harmonic environment balanced by the different philosophies which have been harbored by the two and which have marked humankind; a perfect equilibrium between the Occident of Roman law and Greek philosophy and the Orient of the Spring and Autumn Period.
This event will be included in the III Romanian National Plan for the Alliance of Civilizations, an UN initiative launched in 2005, as a way of mobilizing political action at a global level in order to ease dialogue and promote understanding and reconciliation between cultures and religions, especially by sustaining projects in areas such as education, youth, migration and mass-media. The works of the forum took place at the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest.
This forum was the creation of the following organizers: the Ministry of Education and Scientific Research, the Romanian Government through the Department for Interethnic Relations, the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO, the European and North American Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会, the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, Alumnus Club UNESCO alongside partners from different domains: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Alliance of Civilizations, 教科文组织俱乐部世界联合会, 中心和协会, the People’s Republic of China National Commission for UNESCO, the Bucharest Municipality, ARCUB- the Cultural Center of Bucharest, the Romanian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会, the Progress Through Education Foundation, Corciu and Associates and Thumbelina Kindergarten.
During the three days of debating over 100 important personalities from 34 countries and UNESCO Paris participated with original papers or in the debates. The most numerous delegations were the ones from China, 意大利, Russia, Belarus and Romania.
On October 8, the participants visited the Pietroasele Wine Resort and the Muddy Volcanoes in Buzau and they appreciated both the products of the resort and the beautiful landscape.
A delegation of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会, the European Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations and the Romanian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations presented a last homage to the founding President of the Romanian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会 – lawyer Paula Iacob. A condolences book 在悼念 was opened at the beginning of the works of the III Asia-Europe Forum on Education.
On October 9 the Asia-Europe Forum on Education commenced with the opening of the “Here, Bucharest Romania” exhibit and an artistic moment offered by the children at the Degetica Kindergarten. The President of the Romanian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, Centres and Associations and the author of the children’s book “The Spectator” offered books to all the children.
The project was initiated by the ALUMNUS CLUB for UNESCO Association, which has over 15 years of experience in issues regarding cultural education. The partners of the project were the Thumbelina Kindergarten and ARCUB, as financer. “Here Bucharest Romania“, was created in association with the European Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会 和 Romanian Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会.
The focal point was the children of Bucharest, involving at the same time a wide audience formed of the residents of Bucharest or the people in transit. By involving pre-school children in the project activities we reach the pre-school area from a cultural point of view, where, 根据专家研究，此类举措对于刺激认知是必要的, 社会和文化发展, 这将为孩子们的早期学习活动做好准备.
论坛作品开幕式在罗马尼亚总统致辞中拉开帷幕, 克劳斯·沃纳 Johannis, 由 女士介绍. 丽吉娅·德卡, 罗马尼亚总统国务委员, 随后由先生致辞. 索林·米哈伊·坎佩努, 教育和科学研究部部长. Aledin Amet Secretary of State of the Romanian Government – the Department for Interethnic Relations.
Within the same ceremony several other speeches followed: Dhirendra纳加尔, President of the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会, 丹尼尔棚濑, general director in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, 阿德里安Cioroianu撰写, Romanian ambassador at UNESCO, 阿尼马太, Secretary general of the Romanian National Commission for UNESCO, 勒兹万约努茨Teodorescu, rector of the University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Bucharest, 艾略特Minchenberg, 联合国教科文组织, Yu Xiaoping, the People’s Republic of China National Commission for UNESCO, Ana Dumitrescu, 变形记 project coordinator, Daniela Popescu – President, European Federation of UNESCO Clubs, 中心和协会.
The works approached subjects related to the central theme: education and sustainable development. On opening the session, Vasile Ghica launched his volume entitled In the Claws of Laughter, (爪笑), a compilation of aphorisms translated into French and Arabic.
The four grans subthemes of the Forum were structured as follows:
1. Education and the Alliance of Civilizations – debate moderated by Mr. 彼得鲁·杜米特留, plenipotentiary minister within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Papers were presented by participants from China, Japan, 塞浦路斯, Spain, 和罗马尼亚.
2. Excellence in language studies and intercultural education, bilingualism and multilingualism, 通过承认遗产进行教育, access to education for disadvantaged groups-the relevance of UNESCO clubs roles and civil society regarding these challenges, 主持者 先生. 乔治·赫里斯托菲, 联合国教科文组织俱乐部世界联合会名誉主席, 中心和协会.
白俄罗斯名人, 瑞士, 塞浦路斯, 希腊, 意大利和葡萄牙就这一主题讨论了不同方面, 教科文组织在实施这些变革中的作用.
3. From theory to practice, the partnership between school and business in professional, vocational/dual education, 是第二天辩论开始的主题. 本次主题的主持人是. Werner Braun – 德国经济俱乐部 – Deutcher Wirtschaftsklub 主席, 布拉索夫, 他请从本国政策角度讨论该主题的发言人发言: 德国, 罗马尼亚, 美国, Russia, 意大利, 塞尔维亚.
4. University education- tying technology and innovation on the labor market
主持 先生. 约翰·多纳, 布加勒斯特农艺科学和兽医大学教授. 黎巴嫩代表发言, 印度, 法国, 罗马尼亚, 哈萨克斯坦和巴基斯坦.
在论坛中，年轻的参与者 变形记VII 项目参与的作品和辩论. 今年，该项目邀请了来自以下国家的联合国教科文组织俱乐部成员作为嘉宾： 18 countries and was entirely dedicated to European culinary traditions hosting a series of workshops during which traditional recipes were presented, belonging to the immaterial patrimony of their respective countries in order to sustain European cultural identity.
In occasion of the dinner parties offered by the Direction for Interethnic Relations and the Ministry for Education and Scientific Research on October 9 and 10, 2015, 政府代表与其他嘉宾继续讨论论坛所解决的问题, 欣赏作品的高科学水平.
论坛正式闭幕期间, 参与者获得了联合国教科文组织类型的文凭, (校友品牌, 作为一项非常成功的举措，它在世界各地的联合国教科文组织俱乐部中得到了扩展), 附有一张包含 10 月份罗马尼亚事件信息的 CD.
On October 10 组织了一次城市之旅, 其间 “精英艺术画廊” which belongs to Elite Art Club UNESCO was visited.
The extraordinary concert „Youth, Talent and Classic in Bucharest” offered by the Royal Camerata with young laureates of musical competitions closed the III Edition of the Asia-Europe Forum on Education.
