Online Conference: “Educational Inequalities: Understanding and Taking Action”

The Northern Cities Group invites to join an online conference dedicated to the recently published book Les inégalités scolaires – Comprendre et agir (“Educational Inequalities: Understanding and Acting”). The event, organized by the City of Brussels, will also be open to the IAEC member cities.

The Northern Cities Group brings together municipalities from Northern Europe, including Belgium, Sweden, Poland, FIinland and others, all members of IAEC and committed to lifelong learning. The network promotes the sharing of practices, the co‑creation of tools and the exchange of experiences aimed at reducing social determinism and strengthening equal opportunities. Each year, the group facilitates professional dialogue, resource sharing and cross‑border cooperation on key educational challenges in urban and peri-urban areas, such as school-afterschool collaboration, educational success, youth participation and cultural access.

During the conference, Mrs. Céline Darnon will present:

• the levers available to educational teams and municipalities to act effectively in their daily work, even when their room for manoeuvre appears limited;
• the inherent constraints of a school system marked by structural inequalities.

Her 45‑minute presentation (in French) will be followed by a 45‑minute exchange of experiences from three European cities (in English, with translation into French):

• Katowice: Katowice for Ukraine: Reducing Educational Inequalities
• Brussels: Study Spaces During Exam Periods in Public Institutions
• Rennes: Spaces for Families to Facilitate and Support Children’s Schooling

Event details:

• Date: Wednesday, 13 May
• Time: 13:00–15:00 CET
• Format: Online
• Languages: English and French (simultaneous interpretation service available)
• Inscription: https://forms.office.com/e/WLU8aS4NZT