CEEC Symposium
On 14 and 15 March 2019 was organized in Brussels, Belgium by the CEEC (OIEC Regional Secretariat for Europe) a symposium with the topic “The Catholic School and the challenges of the Intercultural and the Interreligious”.
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General Assembly of the CIEC
On 28 to 30 March 2019 took place the General Assembly of the CIEC (Regional Secretariat of the Americas) in Bogota, Colombia.
LaSalle Congress
The Secretary General of the OIEC attended the LaSalle Congress in Mexico, from 14-17 March 2019 which was organized in the occasion of the 300 years anniversary of the death of its founder Saint John Baptist de La Salle. It was a wonderful opportunity to renew a global commitment to a fraternal education which is[…]
Meeting of the OIEC Legal Committee
On 15 February 2019 the members of the Legal Committee of the OIEC met in Rabat, Marocco.
Seminar at the Council of Europe
On 17 January 2019 took place at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg/ France under the patronage of Mr Thorbjørn Jagland, its Secretary General, the seminar “Intercultural Dialogue, Learning about Citizenship and Democracy – Practices of Catholic Schools”. It was organized by the representations to the Council of Europe of OIEC and of UNAEC-Europe, in collaboration[…]
GA of ARNECAO
On 18-22 February 2019 the General Assembly of the Association of national leaders of Catholic Education in West Africa (ARNECAO) met in Ougadougou, Burkina Faso. In the reunion took part Mali, Niger, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Guinea Conakry, Ivory Coast, Senegal (excused) and Gambia.
3rd General Assembly of OIEC Central Africa (Libreville/ Gabon)
The member countries of OIEC Central Africa met in Gabon from 18 to 22 December. Cameroon, Gabon, Congo Brazzaville and Equatorial Guinea were represented. Chad and the CAR were missing, whose new leader is Fr. Edgard Mercier KEKET NGBANDA who replaces our dear friend Paul Guinimanguimi. During this GA, participants spoke about “Educate to fraternal[…]
Visit to the US Bishops’ Conference, Washington
During a visit to the US as part of the preparations for the Congress, the Secretary General went to Washington. He was received at the Bishops’ Conference to advocate the return of the US to the OIEC. On the other hand, he took the opportunity to make some informal contacts with the World Bank. A[…]
Congress of the CNEP (Saltillo/ Mexico)
At the invitation of the CNEP, the Secretary General stayed in Mexico for one week from 25 to 31 October. He attended the annual CNEP meeting in Saltillo, which brought together more than 600 delegates from all over Mexico. He also participated in various meetings at the CNEP headquarters in Mexico City. Finally, he awarded[…]
General assembly of the CEEC in Glasgow/ Scotland
On Friday 27th and Saturday 28th October, the 92nd General Assembly of the CEEC (European Committee for Catholic Education) was held in Glasgow (Scotland). Almost all CEEC member countries were represented (Austria, Bosnia, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Spain, France, England, Scotland, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia). The[…]