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The XIII World Congress will be held in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 3-7 September 2007. It will be hosted by the Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education (MESCE), and organised under the leadership of Adila Kreso of the University of Sarajevo. Adila Kreso is a distinguished scholar who is fluent in several major languages and has great organisational skills. Among the countries in which she has worked for extended periods are Iran and the USA. Sarajevo is a historic city of great beauty and cultural significance. It has already undergone great reconstruction since the civil war, and further reconstruction will have taken place by the time of the Congress. As a meeting ground of Islamic, Christian and Jewish cultures, and as a society with recent memories of strife, it is an especially appropriate location for a Congress on the theme "Living Together, Education and Intercultural Dialogue".
Southern African Comparative and History of Education Society (SACHES) The latest Saches eNEWS (February 2006) can be downloaded from here.
The Argentinean Society joins WCCES WCCES warmly welcomes its 33rd constituent society: the Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Comparados en Educación (SAECE). Admission of the SAECE brings the total number of Latin American societies in the WCCES to four, alongside the Brazilian, Cuban and Mexican Societies. The SAECE president, Norberto Fernández Lamarra [nflamarra@fibertel.com.ar] participated in the 12th World Congress held in Havana, Cuba. During the Havana Congress, the Asociación Iberoamericana de Sociedades de Educación Comparada (AISEC) was formed under the leadership of Ferran Ferrer, president of the Sociedad Española de Educación Comparada (SEEC). These developments signal the further strengthening of the field of comparative education in that region. The SAECE is organising its first Argentinean Congress of Comparative Studies to be held in Buenos Aires in November 2005.
WCCES Executive Committee Formal Meeting
New WCCES Secretary General Christine Fox, of the University of Wollongong, Australia has been elected Secretary General for a five-year period. Christine was elected from an outstanding pool of candidates, and brings to the post long experience and great dedication to WCCES affairs. She has twice been President of the Australian & New Zealand Comparative & International Education Society (ANZCIES), and has represented ANZCIES on the WCCES Executive Committee. She has also very ably chaired the Congress Standing Committee, and contributed to the WCCES in many other ways. She has a strong reputation as a scholar in the field, and practical experience of professional work in diverse countries. Mark Bray, WCCES President, remarked: "The WCCES is indeed fortunate that Christine was willing to take up this role, and I myself much look forward to working with her in this new capacity".
Below are snapshots of the meeting and of the CESA Conference:
Group photo
Formal Meeting-1 Formal
Meeting-2
12th World Congress hailed as a great success The 12th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies was in Havana, Cuba, 25-29 October. It was magnificently hosted by the Asociación de Pedagogos de Cuba (Sección de Educación Comparada). Around 1000 participants from around the world took part in lively debates and a range of educational and cultural events. Initial feedback suggests that the congress was highly successful.
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