About WCCES
WCCES is an international organisation of comparative education societies worldwide and is an NGO in Operational Relations with UNESCO. WCCES was created in 1970 to advance the field of comparative education. Members usually meet every three years for a World Congress in which scholars, researchers and administrators interact with counterparts from around the globe on international issues of education. The 12th World Congress was held in Havana, Cuba in 2004. WCCES also promotes research programmes involving scholars in various countries. Currently, joint research programmes focus on: theory and methods in comparative education, education of women and girls, teacher education, education for peace and justice, and other topics.
Besides organising the World Congress, WCCES issues a Bulletin in Innovation, the publication of the International Bureau of Education in Geneva, Switzerland, and in CERCular, published by the Comparative Education Research Centre (University of Hong Kong), to keep individual societies and their members abreast of activities around the world.
As a result of these efforts, comparativists have become better organised and identified, and more effective in viewing problems and applying skills from different perspectives. It is anticipated that we can advance education for international understanding in the interests of peace, intercultural cooperation, observance of human rights and mutual respect among peoples.