Paul R. Carr and Gina Thésée, Chair-holder and Co-Chair of the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education (DCMÉT), have been invited to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to deliver a series of lectures and workshops on Global Citizenship Education, Transformative Education, Citizen Participation and Engagement, and Education for Democracy. They will be hosted by the All for Education National Civil Society Coalition and the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO during the October 14-17, 2019, period. The program is here and below.
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Photo taken by Paul R. Carr during his visit to Ulaanbaatar in 2012.
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“MULTICULTURAL AND GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION FOR SOCIAL COHESION”
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AGENDA
15, 16 OCTOBER 2019
TOPAZ ROOM, BLUE SKY HOTEL, ULAANBAATAR
15 October 2019
09:00-09:20
Opening remarks
Ms Uyanga Sukhbaatar, Secretary General of the Mongolian National Commission for UNESCO
Ms Selenge Sambuu, Board Director of the All for Education Civil Society Coalition of Mongolia
Mr Paul R. Carr, Professor of the Université du Québec en Outaouais
Ms Gina Thésée, Professor of the Université du Québec à Montréal
09:20-10:00
Presentation: Concept of Multiculturalism in Mongolia
Altangul Bolat, Professor of the National University of Mongolia
10:00-11:00
Presentation: “Transforming the institution, or institutionalizing the transformation?”: The case for transformative education
Presenters: Paul R. Carr, Gina Thésée
11:00-11:15
Coffee break
11:15-12:00
Workshop: Deliberative democracy and rethinking citizen participation
Facilitators: Paul R. Carr, Gina Thésée
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-14:00
Presentation: Globalizing citizenship in education or Global Citizenship Education?
Presenters: Gina Thésée, Paul R. Carr
14:00-14:15
Coffee break
14:15-15:00
Workshop: Body/soul/mind/heart and tackling social change
Facilitators: Gina Thésée, Paul R. Carr
15:00-16:00
Presentation: Social media and global citizenship, with or without (normative) democracy
Presenters: Paul R. Carr, Gina Thésée
16 October 2019
09:00-10:00
Presentation: Traditional knowledge of Oirat Mongols on environmental protection
Nyamdorj. B, Director of the University of Khovd
10:00-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-11:15
Workshop: The environment and us
Facilitators: Paul R. Carr, Gina Thésée
11:15-12:00
Presentation: Inclusive education and global citizenship education
Presenters: Gina Thésée, Paul R. Carr
12:00-13:00
Workshop: Re-conceptualizing transformative education, citizenship and change in Mongolia
Facilitators: Gina Thésée, Paul R. Carr
13:00-13:15
Closing remarks
13:15-14:15
Lunch
14:15-15:30
Meeting with local groups