After the Chess in School Conference in the European Parliament, successfully organised in February 2016 by the ECU in Brussels/Belgium, the first ECU Education Conference will take place in Batumi/Georgia.
The Conference will be held from 24th to 27th October 2016 during the World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in partnership with Ministry of Education of Georgia, Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, Georgian Chess Federation and the European Chess Union.
The purpose of the conference is to raise awareness of the educational role of chess in schools, to provide an overview of international projects, and to inform attendees of the latest developments in school chess.
The program of the conference is attached below