Event
Lead for inclusion – launch of the 2025 Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia GEM regional edition
The GEM Report and its partner NEPC will convene an interactive webinar to launch the 2025 regional edition on leadership and inclusion in education. The event will mark the launch of a series of national and regional dialogues and spotlight the activities of school leaders working to ensure that every child has the right to go to school and learn regardless of their background, identity or location. These experiences will provide insights into innovative national and school practices profiled in the regional report and connect networks of school leaders working to overcome barriers and fulfil the right to inclusive education for all.
Featured speakers:
- Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education
- Lana Jurko, Executive Director of the Network of Education Policy Centers
- Manos Antoninis, Director of the Global Education Monitoring Report, UNESCO
- Hanna Alasuutari, Global Thematic Lead of Inclusive Education and Senior Education Specialist in the Education Global Practice of the World Bank
- Marie-Anne Persoons, Advisor of International Policy, Flemish Department of Education and Training, Belgium, President of the Steering Committee for Education, Council of Europe
- Vera Balan, School principal, Moldova
- Alvin Salimovski, School principal, North Macedonia
Jasna Kovacevic, Associate Professor of Management and Organization, School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo (moderator)
