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Welcome to WCCES’ New President, Professor Crain Soudien
At the General Assembly of the 13th World Congress of WCCES, 7th September 2007, Mark Bray (left) congratulated the incoming WCCES President, Crain Soudien (right).
Sarajevo Congress Declaration
WCCES Sarajevo Slide Shows
New Books Launched during the Sarajevo Congress
The book "Common Interests, Uncommon Goals: Histories of the World Council of Comparative Education Societies and its Members" edited by Vandra Masemann, Mark Bray and Maria Manzon was published in September 2007 and launched at the XIII World Congress in Sarajevo. More information on the book.
Also, a Bosnian version of the book from the XI World Congress, "Comparative Education: Continuing Traditions, New Challenges and New Paradigms" edited by Mark Bray, was launched at the Congress. The publication in Bosnian entitled "Komparativna Edukacija: Nastavak Tradicija, Novi Izazovi i Nove Paradigme" was led by Adila Kreso. In addition to the English original volume, the book has been translated to Bulgarian, Chinese, Farsi, Hungarian, Italian, and Japanese.
XIII World Congress
The XIII World Congress was held in Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovinam 3-7 September 2007. It was hosted by the Mediterranean Society of Comparative Education (MESCE), and organised under the leadership of Adila Kreso of the University of Sarajevo.
Adila Kreso is a distinguished scholar who is fluent in several major languages and has great organisational skills. Among the countries in which she has worked for extended periods are Iran and the USA.
Sarajevo is a historic city of great beauty and cultural significance. It has already undergone great reconstruction since the civil war, and further reconstruction will have taken place by the time of the Congress. As a meeting ground of Islamic, Christian and Jewish cultures, and as a society with recent memories of strife, it was an especially appropriate location for a Congress on the theme "Living Together, Education and Intercultural Dialogue".