The International Publishers Association and the Federation of European Publishers call for an immediate end to the Russian aggression in Ukraine which has cost the lives of so many, including colleagues from the book sector, and the destruction of schools and libraries.
The International Publishers Association team was delighted to be back at Frankfurt Book Fair with a full week of meetings.
On 16 September, IPA Secretary General, José Borghino spoke via Zoom to delegates at the PEPCon5 Conference on the topic Educational Publishing's Impact on Global Student Ranking. Borghino used the OECD’s PISA rankings to postulate that governments’ textbook policies around the world were a major influence on educational outcomes for students and learners.
At the beginning of July, IPA representatives — including IPA President, Bodour Al Qasimi, Chair of the Educational Publishers Forum, Stephan de Valk, and Secretary General José Borghino — participated in a series of events scheduled in and around the 26th São Paulo Book Fair or ‘Bienal’.
The IPA’s Educational Publishers Forum (EPF) met physically for the first time in two years just after the London Book Fair.
On 18 February, the IPA’s Educational Publishers Forum held a meeting entitled ‘Virtual Africa’ which attracted over 100 registrations, ranging from the USA and Latin America around the world through Europe and Africa, all the way to Malaysia and China.
In the context of the sixth European Union - African Union summit, the Federation of European Publishers organized in collaboration with IPA two online events about publishing in Africa and in the European Union.
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