When :
from Thursday 5 October, 2017 09:30 to Friday 6 October, 2017 16:55Type of event :
Категория 8-СимпозиумWhere :
UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 125, avenue de Suffren, 75007, Paris, FranceContact :
Lydie RUAS Tel.: 33 (0)1.45.68.09.94World Teachers’ Day is held annually on 5 October since 1994 to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of the 1966 UNESCO/ILO Recommendation concerning the Status of Teachers. The 1966 Recommendation constitutes the main reference framework for addressing teachers’ rights and responsibilities on a global scale.
The 2017 edition of World Teachers’ Day will also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of Higher-Education Teaching Personnel with a special focus on institutional autonomy and academic freedom to encompass this year's slogan “Teaching in Freedom, Empowering Teachers”.