4th June 2011
International Conference

International conference “Effective Schools: Success Factors” was held at Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University on June 4^th, 2011 within the Year of Education and Informational Society in Ukraine.

The Conference’s mission was: professional dialogue on perspectives for development of modern school, defining and grounding key factors for effective functioning of modern schools, their progress movement and innovative development. The main substantive topics of the conference were: legislation and policy for school development, school progress and secondary education quality, public space and professional development of educators.

Participants of the conference included academics and practicing teacher from Ukraine, Belgium, Great Britain, Denmark, Moldova, Netherlands, Portugal, Russian Federation, USA and Sweden.

The participants were welcomed by First Deputy of the Minister of Education, Youth and Sports of Ukraine Yegven Sulima and Deputy head of Kyiv City State Administration Leonid Novokhatko.

The Conference speakers:

• Victor Ognevyuk, Rector, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University, Ukraine;
• Jan de Groof, President, European Association for Education Law and Policy, Belgium;
• Cor van Beuningen, Director, Socires Foundation, Netherlands;
• Marshall Christensen, President, Foundation «Co-Serve International», USA;
• Liudmyla Paraschenko, Assistant Professor of the Education Management Department, Ukraine ;
• Chris Jones, Director, International Center of Excellence for Community Schools, Great Britain;
• David Royle, Education Consultant, Great Britain;
• Aleksandr Uvarov, Chief Scientific Officer, Federal Institute of Education Development, Russian Federation;
• Olexandr Lyashenko, Academician Secretary, National Academy of Pedagogical Science of Ukraine;
• Mosad Zineldin, Professor, Linnaeus University, Sweden;
• Peter Boren, Professor, Linnaeus University, Sweden;
• Simon Stiin, Chairman, European Council of National Associations of Independent, Netherlands;
• Tatiana Kovalyova, President, Interregional Tutor Association, Russian Federation.

Institutes of postgraduate pedagogical education from all over Ukraine were able to join the conference using the webinar technology Microsoft Lync.