A conference was hosted in Moscow on September 17-19 for leaders and teachers of Russian schools and heads of regional and municipal educational agencies.The opening ceremony held September 17 at the Moscow Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre of Moscow was attended by more than 200 participants including representatives of the educational and business communities and public organizations.A welcome address to conference participants from First Deputy Chairman of the Government of Russian Federation Igor Shuvalov was read by K. A. Chagai, Deputy Head of the Secretariat. Ceremony guests were welcomed by Deputy Minister of Science and Education I. Remorenko, Chairman of Council and President of the Educational Trust Foundation, member of the General Council of “Business Russia” Public Organization and Nova Capital President A. Rudik, and Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Murmansk Region S. Myakishev.At the opening ceremony there were children’s creative teams from participating schools from Moscow Gymnasiums 45 and 1306, the European Gymnasium, 21st Century Integration International School, and Kogalym School 8. Guests were entertained by a ROSSINI musical divertimento of the Moscow Kolobov Novaya Opera Theatre.The working part of the Conference on September 18-19 held at the Academy for Retraining and Advanced Training of Teaching Staff was attended by heads of Russian educational institutions, employees of regional and municipal education agencies from Moscow, St.-Petersburg, Murmansk, Perm, Cheboksary and other regions, and the Senior Advisor to the International Baccalaureate Organization (Africa, Europe, Middle East) N?lida Antu?a Baraga?o and the Head of Oberoi International School (Mumbai, India) Dr. Vladimir Kuskovski.
Education Trust Foundation will hold a conference in Moscow on 17-19 September 2012 for Russian school directors and teachers. The conference will address the issues of: 1. The position of Russian school in world rankings. 2. Comparative analysis of educational standards. 3. International standards for training school teachers. 4. International Baccalaureate (IB) as a working model of international standards in national schools.The Conference will bring together more than 150 participants from Moscow and the regions. Among them are the leaders and teachers of Russian educational institutions, representatives of the Federal, regional and municipal education authorities, as well as Russian and international experts in the field of education.Speakers include principals of the best Russian and foreign schools operating under the International Baccalaureate, professors and teachers of Russian higher education institutions, experts of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO), and representatives of Federal and regional education authorities and professional societies. Panel discussions and round tables will be conducted on topical issues in the development of the new Federal state educational standards of general education and their convergence with international standards.
