26-31 mai 2014 : Conférence de l'Internationale de l'Education à Montréal - "Unite for Quality Education Conference".

The aim of the conference is to create a platform for EI member organisations and education partners to join forcesand mobilise around a shared vision of quality education, with quality teachers, tools and resources and safe and supportive teaching and learning environments at its core. The specific objectives of the conference are:

1. To discuss strategies for promoting free access to quality education;
2. To discuss measures for improving teaching quality and motivation, including teacher training, professional development and support;
3. To debate the role of modern tools and resources in achieving quality education;
4. To identifying measures for creating supportive, safe and healthy school environments; and
5. To review progress towards the achievement of Education for All (EFA) and Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and share strategy on how to ensure the inclusion of free quality education for all in the post-2015 global education strategy.

Format of the conference
The conference will comprise presentations, panel debates, and parallel breakout working sessions.

The Conference will take place over five days and will have a number of elements. The first day will be devoted to preliminary meetings and activities. On the second day, the conference targeted at EI affiliates from OECD countries, will take place. On the third and fourth days the conference will be rganized in collaboration with UNESCO and the Global Education First Initiative (GEFI). The fifth day will be for EI member organisations only and will be devoted to consideration and planning of activities for the culmination of the Unite for Quality Education Campaign in early October, 2014.

Participation
The conference will bring together representatives of EI member organisations and education partners, including OECD, UNESCO, GEFI, GCE and other UN agencies and civil society organisations.