Previous World Assemblies
# | Year | Location | Theme | Yearbook | Additional Publications |
0 | 1953 | Oxford* | Parent-Teacher Co-operation (ICET was founded during the 1953 meeting of the World Federation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession- WCOPT) | ||
1 | 1954 | Oslo* | Education for Teaching | ||
2 | 1955 | Istanbul* | Status of the Teaching Profession | ||
3 | 1956 | Manila* | The Teacher and the Well-being of Society | ||
4 | 1957 | Franfurt* | Teacher Shortage | ||
5 | 1958 | Rome* | Public Support for Education | ||
6 | 1959 | Washington* | Mutual Appreciation of Eastern and Western Cultural values | ||
7 | 1960 | Amsterdam* | Child Health and the School | ||
8 | 1961 | New Dehli* | Education for Responsibility | ||
9 | 1962 | Stockholm* | Education in a Technical Age | ||
10 | 1963 | Rio de Janiero* | Conditions of Work for Quality Teaching | ||
11 | 1964 | Paris* | Increasing International Understanding Through Teaching About the United Nations | ||
12 | 1965 | Addis Ababa* | Equal Opportunity Through Education | ||
13 | 1966 | Seoul* | Teachers Organizations in Educational Planning | ||
14 | 1967 | Vancouver* | Professional Responsibilities of Teacher Organizations | ||
15 | 1968 | Dublin* | Education and Human Rights | ||
16 | 1969 | Abidjan | International Priorities for Teacher Education | ||
17 | 1970 | Sydney | Teacher Education: The Challenge of the Seventies. International Perspectives on Theory and Practice. | ||
18 | 1971 | Kingston | Crisis and Change in Teacher Education. International Perspectives on Theory and Practice. | ||
19 | 1972 | London | Innovation Now! International Perspectives On Innovation In Teacher Education. | ||
20 | 1973 | Nairobi | National And Community Needs:The Challenge For Teacher Education | ||
21 | 1974 | Singapore | International Perspectives of Teacher education: Innovations and Trends | ||
22 | 1975 | West Berlin | International Perspectives of Teacher Education: Innovations and Trends | ||
23 | 1976 | Washington | International perspectives of teacher education: Innovations and Trends | ||
24 | 1977 | Lagos | Education for Development: International Perspectives on Expanding the Role of Teacher Education | ||
25 | 1978 | Rio de Janeiro | The Quest for Excellence in Teacher Education | ||
26 | 1979 | Seoul | Teacher Education and National Development. International Perspectives on the Role of Teacher Education in Nation Building | ||
27 | 1980 | Mar del Plata | The Democratization of Education. International Perspectives on the Preparation of Educational Personnel | ||
28 | 1981 | Cairo | Basic Education for the Real World. International Perspectives on Human Resource Development | ||
29 | 1982 | Rome | Preparing For The Profession Of Teaching : International Perspectives On The Preparation Of Educational Personnel | ||
30 | 1983 | Washington | The Redesign of Teacher Education for the Twenty-First Century | ||
31 | 1984 | Bangkok | Innovations in Teacher Education : The Pursuit of Excellence | ||
32 | 1985 | Vancouver | Education in the Information Age: The Impact on Teacher Education and Teaching | ||
33 | 1986 | Kingston | Cultural diversity and global interdependence: imperatives for teacher education | ||
34 | 1987 | Eindhoven | Teacher education and the world of work: new economic, social and professional imperatives for the 21stCentury | ||
35 | 1988 | Sydney | Progress and Promise in Teacher Education | ||
36 | 1989 | Cairo | Improving the Quality of Teacher Education: An International Perspective (Moved from Beijing due to politcal unrest) | ||
37 | 1990 | Singapore | Improving the Quality of the Teaching Profession | ||
38 | 1991 | Lagos | Education For All: The Challenge of Teacher Education | ||
39 | 1992 | Paris | Teacher education in an era of global change | ||
40 | 1993 | Rio de Janeiro | Preparing Teachers to Preserve Life and Overcome Poverty | ||
41 | 1994 | Istanbul | Teacher's Role as a Guide for Learning to Learn | ||
42 | 1995 | Bandar Seri Begawan | Teaching tolerance for all: education strategies to promote global peace | ||
43 | 1996 | Amman | Teacher Education and School Reform | ||
44 | 1997 | Muscat | Promoting quality teacher education for an interconnected world | ||
1998 | No Assembly | ||||
1999 | No Assembly | ||||
45 | 2000 | Windhoek | Teacher Education In The New Millennium: The Quest For Excellence | ||
46 | 2001 | Santiago | Teacher Education And The Challenge Of Change | ||
47 | 2002 | Amsterdam | Teacher Education And The Achievement Agenda | ||
48 | 2003 | Melbourne | Teachers As Leaders: Teacher Education For A Global Profession | ||
49 | 2004 | Hong Kong | Teachers As Learners: Building Communities For Professional Development | ||
50 | 2005 | Pretoria | Teachers As Change Agents: Identity, Autonomy & Accountability | ||
51 | 2006 | Fortaleza | Local And Global Perspectives On Change In Teacher Education | ||
52 | 2007 | San Diego | Borders, Boundaries, Barriers & Frontiers: Promoting Quality In Teacher Education | ||
53 | 2008 | Braga | Learning, Leading And Linking: The Impact Of Policy And Research Upon Practice | ||
54 | 2009 | Muscat | Maintaining Strategic Agility: Managing Change And Assuring Quality In Education For Teaching | ||
2010 | No Assembly | ||||
55 | 2011 | Glasgow | Teachers and Teacher Education: Towards excellence in curriculum, pedagogy and leadership | ||
56 | 2012 | Cape Coast | Innovations and Trends in Education | 56th Yearbook of Teacher Education | Internationalising Education: Global Perspectives on Collaboration and Change |
57 | 2013 | Bangkok | Changing Global Perspective on the Role of Teacher and Teacher Education | 57th Yearbook of Teacher Education | |
58 | 2014 | Oshawa | Moving Forward in Curriculum, Pedagogy and Leadership | 58th Yearbook of Teacher Education | |
59 | 2015 | Naruto | Challenging disparities In Education | 59th Yearbook of Teacher Education | |
60 | 2016 | Kingston | Teachers for a Better World: Creating Conditions for Quality Education - Pedagogy, Policy and Professionalism | 60th Yearbook of Teacher Education | Redefining Teacher Education for the Post-2015 Era: Global Challenges and Best Practices |
61 | 2017 | Brno | Re-thinking Teacher Professional Education: Using Research Findings for Better Learning | 61st Yearbook of Teacher Education | |
62 | 2018 | Laredo | Expanding Access and Exploring Frontiers | 62nd Yearbook of Teacher Education | |
63 | 2019 | Johannesburg | Reconceptualising teacher education for the 4th Industrial Revolution and knowledge democracy: teaching beyond the 3Rs | 63rd Yearbook of Teacher Education Version 1 | 63rd Yearbook of Teacher Education Version 2 |
2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 Global Teacher Voice Series Symposia held in lieu of World Assembly | Teacher Experiences & Practices during Covid-19 Teacher Voice Series Report launched | Teacher Experiences & Practices During COVID-19 | ||
2021 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 | ||||
64 | 2022 | Bath Spa | Building Global Teacher Education Communities: international research-based collaboration | ||
65 | 2024 | Braga | Enhancing the Teaching Profession Through Quality Teacher Education: Purpose, Policy and Practice in Times of Teacher Shortage | ||
* Denotes World Assemblies conducted within the structure of the annual conference of the World Confederation of Organizations of the Teaching Profession (WCOTP), now know as Education International