The Link Up! Symposium
The Link Up! Symposium is a small scale working conference about ICT and educational innovation.
It is organised by the Dutch Inspectorate of Education. Strengthening the connections between education policy, research and school practice is the aim of Link Up!.
The symposium is for invited guests only, 3-3 participants from England, Scotland, France, Denmark, Hungary and the United States. For the symposium each country is supposed to provide information on policy, research and practice in their countries. The Ministry of Education, Sulinet Program Office and the National Institute for Public Education provide the following documents.
The symposium is for invited guests only, 3-3 participants from England, Scotland, France, Denmark, Hungary and the United States. For the symposium each country is supposed to provide information on policy, research and practice in their countries. The Ministry of Education, Sulinet Program Office and the National Institute for Public Education provide the following documents.needed to achieve these goals.
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