Regional literacy conference begins in Baku, Azerbaijan

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Regional Conference in Support of Global Literacy began today (Wednesday, May 14, 2008) in Baku, Azerbaijan, under the auspices of Mehriban Aliyeva, president of Heydar Aliyev Foundation and Goodwill Ambassador of UNESCO and the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).

Azerbaijani Minister of Education Misir Mardanov said the UNESCO Sub-Regional Conference formed part of a series of six regional or sub-regional conferences supporting global literacy. UNESCO organized the fifth conference in the series in Baku, which covers Europe and targets 31 countries of the region. The conference is focusing on various literacy issues, including adult learning in today’s world; assessment, measurement, and evaluation of literacy levels and basic competencies; as well as other pedagogical approaches. Read more at the Azeri Press website.