Articles
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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...
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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.
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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),...
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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...
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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.
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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
Development Cooperation Projects
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COPE Regional Youth Training Program
- Host organizations
- All COPE Affiliates
- Cooperating organizations
- COPE DC Partners – AEU, IEU, NZPPTA, NZEI
- Countries
- Fiji - COPE (Pacific)
- Start date
- 15 October 2019
- End date
- 17 October 2019
Resources
Access and Use of Teaching and Research Materials from A Copyright Perspective in Fiji and the Philippines
Education and copyright: Perspectives from the classroom
Union Renewal in the Education Sector: Prospects for the Asia-Pacific
Affiliates
Association of the University of the South Pacific Staff
AUSPSP.O. Box U49 University of the South Pacific Laucala Campus SuvaFiji Teachers' Union
FTUP.O. Box 2203 SuvaFijian Teachers' Association
FTAP.O. Box 14464 Suva