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The event is promoted by the Autonomous Province of Trento, the TCIC and their 15 partners across Europe, that are currently involved in the EU-funded project “Global Schools”, aimed at embedding Global Citizenship Education (GCED) in the primary schools curriculum of 10 European countries. The event The great challenges that humanity is currently facing require that individuals own global competences. In other terms, that a new generation of citizens is formed with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes fostering a more sustainable and inclusive world. Global Citizenship Education (GCED) is a concept that unfolds in the area where education and development policies intersect. In both fields, priorities are generally identified by national governments that play a major role in setting the agenda and creating a vision. However, local authorities have the advantage of a smaller scale and the proximity to citizens and they can too promote education as a driver for social, cultural, economic and environmental well-being. The month of December offers also an additional reason for discussing of local authorities and English and Italian simultaneous translation. development as it is the thematic month of the Working groups are organised with vehicular European Year of Development devoted to human English but the support of 'language facilitators' rights and governance. (EYD2015). Against this background, how can cities and regions concretely contribute to fostering new skills, mindsets, and values through education? How can they shape policies and contribute to the post-2015 agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals? Targets The event is intended for representatives from national and local authorities, teachers, civil society organisations practitioners, the academic community, and any other person engaged on topics such as education policies, curriculum planning, development education, sustainability, teacher training programmes, human rights, and much more. Through plenary sessions and parallel workshops, they will share their knowledge, expertise and practices from many different angles. Objectives Familiarize participants with the concept of GCED and with existing policies, tools and documents developed by relevant actors at local, national and international level. Identify local and national issues, needs, gaps and relevant entry points to mainstream GCED in education systems (curricula, teacher training and teaching materials, education policies, strategic partnerships with CSOs). Share examples of best practices in terms of policy frameworks and practical tools to integrate GCED into education systems. Offer networking opportunities and establish cooperation among relevant actors . Working languages English and Italian simultaneous translation. Working groups are organised with vehicular English but the support of 'language facilitators' will be provided to help participants interact, regardless of their language knowledge. Registration Participation to the event is free. However, for organisational purposes, we kindly ask to fill in the registration form by 1 December Link to the event agenda: http://www.tcic.eu/c/document_library/get_file?uuid=434dfcc8-d9e4-40e9-bccc-06b44437495e&groupId=12226