University of Warwick announces new international venture for gifted young people
University of Warwick Vice-Chancellor Professor Nigel Thrift made the announcement to nearly 1000 international conference delegates gathered at the University of Warwick on Sunday 5th August for the Conference of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children
The University of Warwick will launch a pilot programme targeted at up to 1000 gifted young people in Spring 2008, with full a launch in UK and one overseas territory (from Asia) planned for Autumn 2008. The plan is then for a further roll-out to two or three other countries in Autumn 09 .
This is modelled on the University of Warwick’s own Warwick Commission in which academics tackle global issues – the current Warwick Commission is looking at World Trade.
“IGGY” intends to have its first international summer school programme for around 150 young people in Summer 2009. Following that pilot summer programme, “IGGY” plans to run summer schools in more than one country with parents having the option to send children to an overseas “IGGY” summer school not just their home one.
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