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The official launch of the 3-year DfID funded project was held
on Thursday 26th January 2006 in the College. The Acting Principal,
Peter Finn, welcomed invited guests, college staff and students
and spoke of the importance of the Global Dimension in teacher
education in a rapidly changing global community.
The launch coincided with
the visit of Mrs Angela Miyanda the project’s first international
exchange visitor, as well as the BEd 4 and PGCE Global Dimension
Conference.
Guests attending the launch
included:
- Wendy Young from the Centre for Global Education;
- Tom Stewart, Gillian Neill and pupils from Stranmillis Primary
School in Belfast;
- Nisha Tandon from the Indian Community Centre;
- Ronald Vellem from NICEM (Northern Ireland Council for Ethnic
Minorities);
- Eamon Keenan and Niall Moore from NICCY, (Northern Ireland
Commissioner for Children and Young People);
- Jamal Iweida from the Belfast Islamic Centre;
- Sean McMahon an independent EAL (English as an Additional
Language) teacher;
- Áine McMullan from the Belfast Education and Library
Board;
- Susan Goode from the South Eastern Education and Library Board;
- Susan Hampsey and Claire McGeary from St Patrick’s Primary
School Dungannon.
 
 
 
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