February 2016

National Conference is Aimed at Capacity Building in the Field of Education

Secretary-General of Iranian National Commission for UNESCO, Dr. Sa'dollah Nassiri speaking in the National Conference on Rethinking and Foresight in the Iranian Teaching and Learning System that was held in Talash Cultural Complex said that capacity building in the field of education regarding the current economic developments, strengthening the procedures, and reliability in educational policies concerning the rapid global changes are among the goals of the conference.

Education is Determined to Advance TIMSS and PIRLS

According to OERP Public and Int'l Relations quoting Research Institute of Education, Dr. Alireza Assareh the Head of RIE in a roundtable of reviewing how to expand studies of TIMSS (the trends in international mathematics and science study) and PIRLS (the progress in international reading literacy study) said that the main goals of applying the findings of TIMSS and PIRLS include decision making, policy making and training experts.

Education, the Key Agent for Global Peace and Sustainable Development

According to the Ministry of Education PR and Information Center Aliasqar Fani, Minister of Education, speaking in the National Conference on Rethinking and Foresight in the Iranian Teaching and Learning System that was held in Talash Cultural Complex ,regarding the rapid developments in the world said, 'an important function of education is to develop children's personality uniformly and comprehensively.'