Seminar “Science and Education”

Following the holding of its 84th Executive Council, the WFSW organized a seminar on Science and Education.

Several sub-themes were discussed :

• critical thinking and autonomy ;
• education or training ?;
• instead of “hard” sciences and nature in education ;
• appetite for these disciplines ;
• dissemination and sharing of knowledge in all social circles throughout life.

Speeches(Mostly in French) can be heard on the links below :

• Introduction by Mr. Jean-Paul Laine, President of the WFSW
  
• Speaking of Madame Isabelle Mecquenem, Philosophy Professor at the Higher School of the Teaching and Education of Reims.
• Speaking of Mr Jean-Pierre Kahane, Mathematician, member of the Academy of Sciences in France.
• Speech by Mr. Oumar Dia, Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Dakar, Senegal.
• Speech by by Mr. Frederico Carvalho, Researcher in Physics retired in Lisbon in Portugal, Vice President of the Executive Council of the WFSW.
• Speech by Mr Vyacheslav Vdovin, Professor of Physics at Nizhny Novgorod in Russia, Vice-President of the WFSW (English).
• Discussion