Do you have a world class partnership you want to share with a global audience?
The International education business Partnership Network (IPN), in collaboration with MiET Africa and The Conference Board of Canada are offering your partnership the chance to be recognized as a Global Best Award Winner!
GBA@IPN 2012 your Partnership could be a Winner!
One Global Best Award Winner will be selected from each region; Africa; the Americas; Europe; Pacific Ocean; Australia; and Asia.
One Global Best Award Winner will be selected in each themed category from each region
- Partnerships that demonstrate capacity building, leadership and innovation
- Partnerships for the development of enterprise and entrepreneurial skills
- Partnerships that inspire young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)
- Partnerships that support health, well being and learning
- Partnerships that have a key role in building employability skills for the 21st century
One special Global Best Award in each region for a ‘one to one’ partnership program, where a single school and a local business work together for mutual benefit.
To enter visit www.ipnconference2012.org Closing Date 30 April 2012!
IPN 2012-REGISTER NOW!!
The IPN, in partnership with MiET Africa, is delighted to announce that the dedicated conference website is now live!
On the website you can register to attend the conference, find out about all the ways to get involved in the conference as well as register you entry for the Global Best Awards.
The IPN and MieT Africa look forward to welcoming you to South Africa at the Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban from 25th – 28th September 2012.
Here is a reminder of the conference themes;
- partnerships that demonstrate capacity building, leadership and innovation
- partnerships for the development of enterprise and entrepreneurial skills
- partnerships that inspire young people in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM)
- partnerships that support health, well being and learning
- partnerships that have a key role in building employability skills for the 21st century
Board members of the IPN met in Brussels in February for a series of meetings with key contacts in the business education arena. They were there to develop links in Europe and to promote IPN2012 which takes place in Durban, South Africa in September 2012.
The IPN hosted a meeting in the NHO’s Brussels office in the heart of the European District, which was attended by Swisscore, TAT Finland, MiET Africa, OECD, NHO and Board members of the IPN.
Discussion focused on the potential for IPN2014 to be hosted in Brussels by a collaboration of European member states….more to follow!
Houston, we have 25 Norwegian Maths and Science Teachers calling from Scotland!
In early March a group of 25 Maths and Science teachers spent two days in Scotland to find out more about what Scotland has to offer in science education and science outreach activity.
They started their visit with a trip to the Royal Observatory in Edinburgh where they enjoyed a CPD session as well as a tour of the Observatory.
Day two was spent in Glasgow where they visited the Glasgow Science Centre. They participated in the GSC Echo show and spent time exploring the many exhibits before sessions on Science Education in Scotland, the Community and Education role of the GSC, the maths and science opportunities offered by the IPN, and finally a live video link with NASA engineer Amber Gell.
The group were led by Ola Risnes and Fredrik Svensen from NHO, who worked closely with the IPN to develop the programme.
An Opportunity of a lifetime for the scientists
and engineers of today… and tomorrow!!!!
The IPN is delighted to offer educators and students from around the globe the opportunity to participatein a unique program of, educational, motivational and social activities in Houston, Texas, the home of the US space program!
The IPN is planning to run trips for educators and students concurrently, but largely independently. The educators program will be based on the highly successful pilot which ran in January 2010. It will include workshops with NASA education outreach personnel, school visits and of course a tour of the world famous Johnson Space Centre. The student program will include a mixture of educational, cultural and social activities, which will include a day at Space Centre Houston, a visit to San Jacinta Museum of History and much much more!!
Both educators and students will also experience a unique opportunity to meet key individuals from the space industry in Houston in both formal and more informal settings……a truly out of this world experience!!
This can be a real opportunity for national or regional partnerships to recognise and support excellence in the both the teaching and learning of science, by offering the chance to participate in one of these programs as a national or regional prize, either for individual educators or groups of students (8 students and one teacher per group). To find out more about the students program and the educators program…click!
Want to join the IPN? Find out more…!
The IPN is a membership organization which depends on the support of national organizations and individuals around the globe. We offer unique networking opportunities and a variety of programs and events. To find out more about the benefits of membership and how to join click here!
