World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education 2025 – Expression of Interest
The World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education (WIPCE) will be held in Auckland from 16 to 20 November 2025.
CEDoW is offering sponsorship of six (6) staff members working in CEDoW to attend and participate at the World Indigenous Peoples Conference on Education.
The CEDoW sponsorship proposal is set out below:
- Participants interested in submitting an Expression of Interest (EOI) must have their principal’s approval before submitting the EOI.
- Financial commitment must be accepted by the school where the participant is allocated a place to attend. Sponsorship contribution is outlined below:
- CEDoW will sponsor 50% of the final costing that includes conference registration, airfares, accommodation, travel insurance and some meals. The estimated final overall costing of $5,500.00 per participant.
- School financial contribution will be 40%.
- Individual participants’ financial commitment will be 10% up to and no more than $1,000.00 personal contribution.
- CEDoW will sponsor 50% of the final costing that includes conference registration, airfares, accommodation, travel insurance and some meals. The estimated final overall costing of $5,500.00 per participant.
- Participants offered a place must meet the criteria to be covered by travel insurance before final approval is given. No more than 2 places per school will be sponsored.
- EOI applications will be judged by CEDoW's Leadership Team.
Closing Date for Expressions of Interest: Friday 4 July 2025 (Term 2, Week 10).
Please forward your Expression of Interest directly to Lyndal Murphy, Executive Assistant – Learning Improvement, Learning & Wellbeing, at murphyl11@dow.catholic.edu.au.
An example of sponsorship and school commitment is outlined below:
Based on an estimated final overall costing of $5,500.00 per participant:
- CEO Contribution (50%) = $2,750.00
- School Contribution (40%) = $2,200.00
- Participant Individual Contribution (10%) = $550.00.
More Information provided below on WIPCE:
WIPCE is the largest and most diverse Indigenous education forum in the world – representatives from across the globe will meet in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland from 16-20 November 2025.
Celebrating Indigenous Excellence
Aotearoa extends a warm welcome to our global Indigenous whānau to the World Indigenous Peoples’ Conference on Education (WIPCE) 2025, in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland from 16-20 November. A pōwhiri (traditional welcome) by mana whenua (local tribe) of central Auckland, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei will welcome our manuhiri (visitors) to start the conference which features national and international keynote speakers, academic and community presentations, networking sessions, symposiums, panel discussions, seminars, workshops, cultural excursions, a village marketplace, parade of nations and concludes with a closing ceremony.
WIPCE 2025 Themes
The eight themes of WIPCE 2025 reflect the diverse spaces in which Indigenous peoples live, learn, and lead. These themes will guide the knowledge that will be shared at the gathering, while also acknowledging the connections and synergies between them.
The themes for WIPCE 2025 provide context for Indigenous knowledge as a way of living, while also platforming them as fundamental parts of education as a whole.