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Global Symposium at the IAEVG Conference 2019

The 43rd annual IAEVG conference under the heading Career Guidance for Inclusive Society was
organised in Slovakia in September 2019. More than 500 participants from 46 countries took part in this
inspiring event for professionals across the world.

In a series of seminars and workshops, On behalf of the Euroguidance network and
participants shared their practices, policies, presenters, the Estonian Euroguidance colleague
research initiatives and tools. The Euroguidance Margit Rammo presented common mobility-related
network had a high profile role as organisers and conclusions for the future. The recommendations
in different sessions. Petr Chlaus and Gabriela identified the following needs :
Kabotova from Czech Euroguidance hosted a
Global Symposium and many study visits in Brno.
∠ to include an international dimension in
Ladislav Ostroha from the Slovak Euroguidance
Centre supported the organisation of the main professional standards for guidance
conference in Bratislava. Several other professionals
Euroguidance centres shared their experience in ∠ to develop intercultural competencies (for
different sessions both practitioners and the general public)
One of the most significant joint initiatives was the ∠ to include social justice in ethical standards
Mobility Symposium. For the first time in IAEVG for guidance,
history, international mobility was highlighted in
the form of a symposium. In co-operation with ∠ to invest in early intervention,
researchers from Germany, Nina Ahlroos from ∠ to encourage systematic networking,
Swedish Euroguidance and Ellen Hagen from
Euroguidance Norway presented their joint ∠ to exchange practices at international level,
approach to practitioner competence development ∠ to establish mobility guidance services
needs and solutions in Nordic countries.
∠ to build empirical evidence in the field of
Not only can guidance professionals play a key international mobility.
role in creating good conditions for a stay abroad,
they can also contribute to increasing the numbers
taking part in periods of learning mobility and open
up the opportunities for under-represented groups.
Mobility guidance has the potential of assisting Nina Ahlroos
transformative learning and as a result Euroguidance Sweden
encourages students to gain learning through
exposure to difference. Through guidance
intervention it is possible to maximise the learning
outcomes from a mobility period.