The 56th World Assembly of the International Council on Education (ICET) will be hosted by the University of Cape Coast, Ghana, from July 10 – 12, 2012 under the broad theme: “The Changing Global Perspective on the Role of Teacher and Teacher Education".

 

 

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The International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) is an international association of policy and decision-makers in education, government and business dedicated to global development through education. ICET provides programs and services that give its members access to a worldwide resource base of organizations, programs, specialized consultative services and research and training opportunities at the university level. It is a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) and participates in NGO meetings and other UNESCO-sponsored conferences around the world. ICET is a NGO in consultative status (Roster) with the Economic and Social Council.
Founded in 1953, ICET was part of a major cooperative effort by the world's education community to provide quality education for its citizens. For 45 years since then, ICET has continued to emphasize international cooperation in educational development to improve the quality of teacher education and to expand global educational opportunities. Scholars, administrator, practitioners from universities, colleges, departments and institutes of education as well as members of government ministries, the teaching profession and business leaders interested in educational development are invited to participate in ICET and share their ideas, research and experience with professionals from around the world.
ICET is governed by a Board of Directors and is provided with professional counsel by a Board of Trustees.  Directors and Trustees are representative of the geographical, social, cultural, and professional diversity of the world.  ICET activities are administered by an executive office located at National-Louis University in Wheeling, Illinois, USA, which facilitates the cooperative projects of its members.
ICET conducts an annual World Assembly as a forum for the worldwide educational community on matters related to national development and teacher education, and publishes a volume of proceedings on CD Rom; the International Yearbook on Teacher Education.