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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 September 2023
Copyright in education: bringing the classroom to life

Dr Dara Dimitrov

As the daughter of a refugee, education as a necessity was drummed into me. ‘You need to get a good education’ was my father’s lead mantra. My father was denied that right, and although he spoke seven languages, he could barely read one. My father saw education as a way...
Copyright in education: bringing the classroom to life
Climate action and literacy 17 August 2023
Pacific educators stand in solidarity for climate justice and a just transition in first-ever climate conference

Pacific educators affirmed their commitment to climate justice and to advance a just transition during a conference hosted by Education International Asia-Pacific (EIAP) and the Council of Pacific Educators (COPE) in Lautoka, Fiji on May 23-25, 2023.
Pacific educators stand in solidarity for climate justice and a just transition in first-ever climate conference
Equity and inclusion 14 April 2023
Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation

The 43rd meeting of the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) concluded with major wins for the rights of teachers and researchers to adapt and choose materials for quality education and research. Education International participated together with member organisations CONADU (Argentina), AUSPS (Fiji),...
Great steps forward for teaching and research at the World Intellectual Property Organisation
Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 24 November 2022
The Copyright Experience of the University of the South Pacific: a Union Perspective

Elizabeth Reade Fong

Legislation is meant not only to protect but to bring equity. And copyright legislation is not meant to be any different. However, the reality on the ground in a developing country like Fiji has only reinforced the inequity of access to and, more importantly, the use of information for learning...
The Copyright Experience of the University of the South Pacific: a Union Perspective
Union renewal and development 12 June 2022
Solidarity sparks union renewal programme in Asia-Pacific

Thanks to the support of the Australian Education Union (AEU), the Education International’s Asia-Pacific (EIAP) regional office/Council of Pacific Education (COPE) was able to organise a strategic planning meeting on trade union renewal for members of the Fiji Teachers’ Union and the Fijian Teachers’ Association.
Solidarity sparks union renewal programme in Asia-Pacific
Standards and working conditions 4 February 2022
Fiji: Teachers’ union sharp reply to Minister on undermining the positions of school leaders

The Fiji Teachers’ Union (FTU) has responded firmly to the announcement by Minister for Education, Heritage and Arts, Premila Kumar , on 20 January of a change in the minimum qualification requirement (MQR) for secondary school leadership positions. In particular, the union condemned the change as sudden and insufficiently motivated...
Fiji: Teachers’ union sharp reply to Minister on undermining the positions of school leaders