More than 85 scholars from 25 countries around the world – including Poland, China, Algeria, Malaysia, Australia, Canada, Romania, South Africa, Germany, Pakistan, Italy, Thailand, Czech Republic, Iran, North Cyprus, Indonesia, Turkey, Israel, Granada and the United States – will gather again this year to discuss critical issues concerning the field of international education.  The theme is
"Putting Theory into Practice: Teaching for the Next Century." 

In addition, we will be celebrating our first volume of work, Education Landscapes in the 21st Century: Cross-Cultural Challenges and Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives.  This 450-page book was published recently by Cambridge Scholars Press in the United Kingdom. 

The Seventh Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture will meet 4-5 December 2008 in Rome, Italy. Developing a new methodology for learning is the major focus of the 2008 congress.

Diverse sessions from professionals and practitioners will be offered in the following content areas:              

- Theoretical Applications
- Reflecting and Learning
- Across Disciplines
- Countries and Cultures
- Business, Politics and Religion
- English as a Second Language
- Reading, Writing and Speaking
- New Technology
- Health and Recreation
- Teacher Education
- Language Skills
- Research Studies
- Student Learning
- From Distance Education to Textbooks

For more information about joining this unique gathering of teachers and professors, please write to Conference Founder/Director Bruce C. Swaffield at brucswa@regent.edu.  All those attending the Worldwide Forum on Education and Culture will be invited to submit a manuscript for the published proceedings and the juried online journal.  Previous presentations and proceedings are available online.   

The cost of registration is $175 per person.  Discounted lodging is available at nearby hotels.  All sessions will be conducted in the main hall of the Trilussa Palace Hotel in the Trastevere district of Rome.  

Deadline for general registration is 1 November 2008.