Lisbon Conference 2021 | Program

International Online Conference | 27-28 January 2021

Education: What’s next? Formal education & training and the transition from school to work in rural areas

Hosted by Lisbon, ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (Portugal)

27th of January 2021

All schedule in Lisbon time (CET minus 1h)

9.30-10.00 | Opening session & welcoming note from Cost Action 18213
Format: institutional session

• ISCTE-IUL rectoral team representative*
• Portuguese Education Secretary of State*
• President of the Portuguese National Council of Education*
• Director of CIS-IUL
• COST Chair welcoming note (about 10 minutes each)

*To be confirmed.

10.00-11.00 | COST Action Panel: Rural NEETs, education and training: An overview
Moderator: Maria Manuel Vieira (ICS)

Format: three presentations – 15 minutes each (WG presentations focused on highlights from Month 12 deliverables+15 minutes of discussion by critical friend+15 minutes discussion)

• WG 1 presentation: Rural NEETs and the role of formal education (Alena Minns & Daniela Mamucevska)
• WG 2 presentation: Best-practices across Southern and Eastern Europe: What do we know thus far (Claudia Petrescu & Emre Erdogan)
• Critical friend notes: Sofia Marques da Silva (FPCEUP)

11.00-11.20 | Break

11.20-12.30 | Parallel sessions 1
Moderators: members of the scientific and organizing team; COST Action members.

12.30-14.00 – Lunch break

14.00-15.00 | How can rural education and training systems address rural youths challenges? Invited keynote speakers
Moderator: Ricardo Rodrigues (CIS-ISCTE-IUL)

Format: 25 minutes traditional oral presentation by each speaker+20 minutes for general discussion

• Keynote speaker 1: Ingrid Schoon (University College of London, UK)
• Keynote speaker 2: Michael Corbett (Acadia University, Canada)

15.00-16.00 | Parallel sessions 2
Moderators: members of the scientific and organizing team; COST Action members.

15.00-16.00 | Round-table: Rural education & training in Portugal: Promising policies, innovative experiences, mobilizing goals*
Moderator: Francisco Simões (Chair of RNYN)

Format: Participated discussion

• IEFP representative – Francisca Simões;
• Conselho Nacional da Educação representative – Pedro Lourtie;
• Director of Escola Profissional da Praia da Vitória – Domingos Borges.

*Session to be held in Portuguese

16.00-16.15 | Break

16.15-17.00 | Rural education & training: Pathways to be taken and concluding remarks
Informal talk: Round-tables moderators; organizing team members.