Geneva (Switzerland), 23rd–26th June 2025 | For the third year in a row, OIDEL successfully held the Summer University on Human Rights and Education in collaboration with ERDIE department from University of Geneva and the Global Human Rights Clinic from…
Dublin (Ireland), 22nd–25th June 2025 | OIDEL participated in the fifth annual Notre Dame Religious Liberty Summit, held this year in Dublin, Ireland. Under the theme "Political Authority, Civil Society, and Religious Freedom.
Paris (France),18th of June 2025 | OIDEL and the International Office of Catholic Education (OIEC) have signed a new partnership agreement in Paris, represented by their respective directors, Ignasi Grau (OIDEL) and Hervé Lecomte (OIEC).
Madrid (Spain), 11th June 2025 | At the CEU San Pablo University headquarters in Madrid, the report “Trends in Freedom of Education Worldwide: Analysis of Its Enablers and Its Relation to Social Mobility and Equity” was presented. The study, authored…
Geneva (Switzerland), 28th-29th May 2025 | The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) recently hosted an expert workshop on the role of the family and family-oriented policies in the promotion and protection of human rights and the achievement of sustainable…
Brussels (Belgium), 20th-21st May 2025 | OIDEL participated in the 2025 edition of Think Tank Central, New Direction’s annual flagship conference. The event brought together leading centre-right civil society organisations under the theme: “Freedom in a Changing World”, focusing on…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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…