UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education (664), established in 2004 at the East China Normal University, Shanghai (China).

Fields/Disciplines

Teacher education and training, educational research.

Objectives

• The purpose of the Chair shall be to promote an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation activities in the field of teacher education and training, educational research.
• It will serve as a means of facilitating collaboration between high-level, internationally recognized researchers and teaching staff of the University and other institutions in China and South-East Asia region.

Host Institution

• The East China Normal University (ECNU).

Partnership

• Shanghai Xuhui District Bureau of Education (China)
• Shanghai Songjiang District Bureau of Education (China)
• Shanghai Teachers University (China)
• Zhejiang University (China)
• Hiroshima University (Japan)
• Nagoya University (Japan)
• Rajabaht University of Teacher Education (Thailand)
• Ecole normale supérieure, Paris (France)
• Berlin University (Germany)
• Teachers College, Columbia University (USA)
• University of Pennsylvanian (USA)

UNESCO Sector/Office responsible for the Chair/Network

Education, UNESCO Office in Bejing.

Document

• Progress Report 2006-2007 (short version)
  Activities of the UNESCO Chair in Teacher Education.

Contact

Prof. Chen Qun , UNESCO Chairholder
President of the East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road
Shangai 200062
People’s Republic of China
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