Education Summit in New York
For the first and only time in the printing industry, courtesy
of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Germany, seven representatives
from six nations met on August 9 in New York City, USA, to analyze
the standards of education within the printing industry in their
countries. The discussion on the "Value of Education" was
chaired by Brian Ellis of Heidelberg Canada.
UNESCO considers education as the key to sustainable human development and the key to overcoming poverty. The UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan has clearly drawn attention to this in his article. At the "World Forum for Basic Education" in 2000 in Dakar, 164 governments committed to halving the illiteracy rate within the next decade as well as creating modern learning opportunities around the globe. Access to education is thwarted by a lack of books, qualified teachers and school buildings, and many remote regions lack Internet access. There are also cultural barriers to overcome since predominately women are excluded from education, and they represent two thirds of the approxi- mately 880 million illiterate people worldwide.
Education is an important key to equal rights, democratization, and social justice as well as social and economic progress. UNESCO therefore demands global standards for basic education and training - so-called basic qualifications - or, expressed in more general terms, an improvement in the quality of education in all areas. This provides a basis that makes it possible to strive towards technically oriented vocational training.
According to an international comparison made by UNESCO, sub-Saharan Africa, southern and western Asia, the Arabic countries as well as heavily populated countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt and Iran, have significant deficits in the area of literacy - which is a yardstick for general education in a country.
Round-table conference on the "Value of education"
What are the effects of poor education on an industry such as the printing industry, which was discovered more than over five centuries ago and first enabled the spread of knowledge to the masses? This question is the starting point for Heidelberg News' investigation of this topic. The prelude to the four-part series on the subject of education is a round-table discussion in the next two issues of Heidelberg News. Representatives from very different institutes, vocational schools and universities from a variety of countries were invited to join this panel of experts. During the discussion, it quickly became clear how little training is standardized within the industry and which challenges are faced by the institutes, schools and universities as well as their pupils and students. The more than ten-hour exchange of opinions can only be published in part for reasons of space.
Brian Ellis, Canada: "What possibilities do schools and enterprises have to optimize education in the printing industry and to bring it to a unified international standard? After all, only well-trained personnel are able to provide the level of quality and productivity that makes deployment of modern machines worthwhile and profitable from an economic perspect- ive. How do you regard the position in your countries? Where do you see your challenges?"
You can download the complete article on the top right-hand side.
UNESCO considers education as the key to sustainable human development and the key to overcoming poverty. The UN Secretary-General Kofi A. Annan has clearly drawn attention to this in his article. At the "World Forum for Basic Education" in 2000 in Dakar, 164 governments committed to halving the illiteracy rate within the next decade as well as creating modern learning opportunities around the globe. Access to education is thwarted by a lack of books, qualified teachers and school buildings, and many remote regions lack Internet access. There are also cultural barriers to overcome since predominately women are excluded from education, and they represent two thirds of the approxi- mately 880 million illiterate people worldwide.
Education is an important key to equal rights, democratization, and social justice as well as social and economic progress. UNESCO therefore demands global standards for basic education and training - so-called basic qualifications - or, expressed in more general terms, an improvement in the quality of education in all areas. This provides a basis that makes it possible to strive towards technically oriented vocational training.
According to an international comparison made by UNESCO, sub-Saharan Africa, southern and western Asia, the Arabic countries as well as heavily populated countries such as Brazil, Indonesia, India, China, Egypt and Iran, have significant deficits in the area of literacy - which is a yardstick for general education in a country.
Round-table conference on the "Value of education"
What are the effects of poor education on an industry such as the printing industry, which was discovered more than over five centuries ago and first enabled the spread of knowledge to the masses? This question is the starting point for Heidelberg News' investigation of this topic. The prelude to the four-part series on the subject of education is a round-table discussion in the next two issues of Heidelberg News. Representatives from very different institutes, vocational schools and universities from a variety of countries were invited to join this panel of experts. During the discussion, it quickly became clear how little training is standardized within the industry and which challenges are faced by the institutes, schools and universities as well as their pupils and students. The more than ten-hour exchange of opinions can only be published in part for reasons of space.
Brian Ellis, Canada: "What possibilities do schools and enterprises have to optimize education in the printing industry and to bring it to a unified international standard? After all, only well-trained personnel are able to provide the level of quality and productivity that makes deployment of modern machines worthwhile and profitable from an economic perspect- ive. How do you regard the position in your countries? Where do you see your challenges?"
You can download the complete article on the top right-hand side.
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Round Table "Value of Education"
Take part in this discussion by writing to the panelists. To get in touch, send an e-mail to your Heidelberg contact person Brian Ellis
