Brazilian theologian Frei Betto to deliver conference in Pedagogy 2019

AVANA, Cuba, Feb 6 (ACN) The conference Education and Critical Consciousness, by Brazilian theologian Frei Betto, will be one of the main activities of the XVI International Pedagogical Congress 2019 on its third day.

According to the program, a special intervention of Jordan Naidoo, director of the Support and Coordination Division of the Education Agenda 2030, is scheduled, and a panel focused on the role of trade unions and the continental dialogue on education, the Confederation of American Educators and the Latin American Parliament will be held.

The II Meeting of Rectors and Principals of Schools will also be held, as well as the panel named Socialization, visibility and impact of scientific results in education, health and Cuban sport.

Another activity that will complement today's agenda is the conference on teacher training in the historical perspective - critical of sustainable development.

The afternoon will be crowned with a panel that will debate the role of culture in the face of imperial domination strategies, coordinated by Alpidio Alonso Grau, Minister of Culture of Cuba.

The International Pedagogy Congress 2019 is underway this week in the presence of more than a thousand specialists from some 40 nations, and is dedicated to the Objectives of Sustainable Development, the Agenda 2030 and the 500 years of the foundation of the village of San Cristóbal de La Habana.