Seán Crowe
Question:123 Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Education and Skills the international activities and conferences funded by his Department. [22531/12]
View answerThursday, 3 May 2012
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Funding is provided from my Department's Subhead B.3 to support the following activities:
The costs of Ireland's participation in the education and training related work of the OECD and the Council of Europe.
A financial contribution to the College of Europe, including scholarships for Irish students.
Scholarships for Irish students and for the expenses involved in Ireland's participation in the European University Institute.
Support for Irish participation in the World Schools Debating Championships and in the International Mathematical Olympiads.
The hosting in Ireland of international educational conferences. In 2011 this included the Asia-Europe Classroom Network Conference (AEC-NET) and the General Assembly of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).