Washington D.C. (United States),12th–15th May, 2025 | OIDEL carried out an intensive mission in the U.S. capital with the goal of strengthening its network of strategic alliances in defense of freedom of education and exploring new opportunities for institutional and academic collaboration.
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Joint OIDEL-VERUS Colloquium held at Nieuwspoort: «Educational Pluralism Policy: Global Challenges and the Dutch Case»
The Hague (Netherlands),10th April 2025 | The event "Educational Pluralism: Global Challenges and the Dutch Case," held at Nieuwspoort, The Hague, addressed the challenges and opportunities of educational pluralism both globally and in the Netherlands.
Joint event OIDEL-FUNCIVA-Wilfried Martens Center: «Educational Pluralism: Why is this relevant for the EU?»
Brussels (Belgium), April 8th 2025 | Education remains one of the most powerful tools for fostering free and democratic societies. At OIDEL, the Organisation Internationale pour le Droit à l’Éducation et la Liberté d’Enseignement, the defense and promotion of freedom of education is central to our mission.
OIDEL participates in the «Winning the Fight for Freedom of Education» conference organized by Pestalozzi Trust
Pretoria (South Africa), 27th-28th March 2025 | The director of OIDEL was invited by Pestalozzi Trust to the “Winning the Fight for Freedom of Education” conference, held near Pretoria (South Africa). During the event, he participated in both a lecture and a roundtable discussion.
OIDEL presents FEI to Norwegian Parliament
Oslo (Norway), 24th March 2025 | Ignasi Grau, Director of OIDEL, and Josyane Zingg, OIDEL's Advocacy and Training Officer, were invited to the Norwegian Parliament to present the Freedom of Education Index (FEI) and explore ways for the country to fulfill its human rights obligations when it comes to educational pluralism.
OIDEL participates in the ECCE’s GA
Tirana (Albania), 21st-22nd of March 2025 | Catholic Schools is the largest non-governmental schools sector in Europe. As it is custom, we have been invited to the ECCE (European Committee for Catholic Education) General Assembly to give an update on educational pluralism on the international scene and to explain how ECCE can play an important role in moving freedom of education forward in the different European nations.
FEI – 2025
Introduction Freedom of Education Index 2025: Freedom of education must be understood as an effective plurality of educational offerings and a system of public funding that allows access to non-governmental schools (NGS)1 by families, regardless of their income level. It is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed in every...
58th Session of the Human Rights Council
Geneva (Switzerland), March-April 2025 | The 58th session of the Human Rights Council took place in Geneva from 24 February to 4 April 2025, bringing together UN member states, human rights experts, and civil society to address pressing human rights issues worldwide. OIDEL actively engaged in discussions around children’s rights, advocating for parental involvement in the realization of the rights of the child - especially in the field of education. We also supported the participation of one of our Norwegian members in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Norway.
OIDEL at the International School Choice and Reform Conference 2025
Fort Lauderdale (USA), 17th-20th January 2025 | The ISCRC (International School Choice and Reform Conference) is a forum where the latest research and experiences related to school choice are exchanged and discussed.
OIDEL at ARC – “Alliance for Responsible Citizenship” Conference
London (UK), 17th-19th February 2025 | ARC Conference brings together through leaders from different fields such as politics, psychology, education, policy making, and the arts to interrogate some of today’s most important social and cultural questions.