Day: September 9, 2014
Time: 13:30-15:00 (90 min)
Venu:Beijing Conference Room, RWI, Lund
Worldwide experts will address contemporary challenges of implementation of mother tongue education from political, legal and educational perspectives at the public panel debate on “Mother Tongue Education: Challenges and Opportunities Ahead”.
Speakers:
Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Associate Professor,
The Aland Islands Peace Institute, Finland
“Education and Language Rights Under the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities: perspectives from practice and research”
Iryna Ulasiuk, Legal Adviser,
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
“Education and integration: The Approach of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities”
Jarmo Lainio, Professor, Stockholm University, Sweden
Swedish Members of the Committee of Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML)
“Two Cases: Finnish and Meänkieli in Sweden”
Olgun Akbulut, Assistant Professor,
Kadir Has University, Facultyof Law, Turkey
Elcin Aktoprak, Assistant Prof,
Ankara University, Department of International Relation, Turkey
“Political and Constitutional Discussions on Mother Tongue Education in Turkey”
Entrance is FREE and everyone is invited
The Public Panel Debate is a part of the Workshop organized by the RWI Turkey Program and Minority Rights Working Group in Turkey. More information on the Workshop