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Latin America; Spain; Portugal
FICOMUNDYT brings together Spanish and Portugueses speaking countries and researchers interested in giftedness. The website offers information on the organisation and a small bibliography of literature in Spanish and Portuguese. FICOMUNDYT also organises the Congreso Iberoamericano de Superdotación, Talento y Creatividad. Unfortunately, their newsletter is only available to [...]

Asia; Pacific Rim
The APFG brings together researchers and other persons interested in giftedness in the Asia-Pacific region. APFG organises the Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness (APCG). On their website, you can furthermore find a few online articles from their APFG-Journal, as well as a newsletter and news from different participating countries. Most of the information has been updated [...]

United States of America (USA); international; China, People's Republic of; Russian Federation; Korea, Republic of (South Korea)
The Belin-Blank Center is one of the leading centres for research on giftdeness in the USA. It is also known internationally. The website offers information on study programmes and events, as well as on advisory services and the Institute for Research and Policy on Acceleration. There is a focus on cooperation with South Korea, Russia and China in the fields of teacher [...]

Europe; Singapore; Israel; United States of America (USA)
"The desire to establish a Budapest-based European Talent Centre arose at the International Talent Support Conference in 2011, organised as part of the Hungarian EU Presidency programme." The website provides information on gifted education and research in Europa (and partly beyond, USA, Israel, Singapor, ...). You will find publications (e.g. the serie "International Horizons [...]

Europe
The declaration calls on the European Commission to commit to the promotion of talent support in Europe. The notion of "talent" is used synonymously to the notion of "gifted". It is also used in a broad sense, stating that "each European citizen may possess a hidden form of talent". The declaration has to be accepted until February 19 by a majority of members of the European [...]

international
The author of this website is a teacher and holds a master in "Integrated Gifted Education". His lists provides you with information on wolrdwide journals with the focus on giftedness, gifted education and talent. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

Europe
The idea for the European Talent Day came up at the 2011 International Talent Support Conference organised during the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. For this reason, March 25 was chosen, as this is the birthday of the famous Hungarian composer Béla Bartók. The website mainly provides information on the first European Talent Day in 2011 as well as [...]

New Zealand
The Gifted Education Centre was founded in 1995 as the George Parkyn Centre and aims at supporting children, parents and educators dealing with giftedness. The website provides online articles by the centre's staff on giftedness, links to other organisations in New Zealand, Australia, and worldwide, as well as links to online learning material for children and youths. You [...]

international
In this issue of the "Gifted Child Quarterly", 19 different authors are analyzing 19 myths or general assumptions on giftedness and gifted education from a critical point of view. The journal is published by the US American National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC). [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

United States of America (USA)
NAGC is the national association for the gifted and talented in the USA. Its website offers very broad information and resources on the subject (publications, events, teaching and learning material, ...). These are partly sorted by target groups (administrators, educators, parents), partly by subject (Advocacy & Legislation, Gifted By State, Resource Directory, ...). [...]

international; United States of America (USA)
Together with the Neag Center at the University of Connecticut, the University of Virginia is part of the National Research Center on Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT). Both do research on giftedness, gifted education and promotion. While Neag concentrates on mathematics, the University of Virginia analyses reading and language. The website provides information on ongoing and past [...]

United States of America (USA)
SENG is one of the most well-known and probably also one of the oldest (starting in 1981) organisations in the USA dealing with giftedness among children and adults. Whereas, according to SENG, other organisations and institutions rather focus on the intellectual needs of gifted people, SENG draws its attention to their social and emotional needs. The website provides [...]

United States of America (USA)
Until ca. 2016, the US-American Center for Gifted Education Policy (CGEP) offered a list of institutions in the USA that deal with giftedness and talent, their promotion and research on the subject. Unfortunately, the center does no longer provide that list on their website. Therefore we link to a copy from the Internet Archive as of 2016. [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]

Switzerland
This Swiss website offers courses for further training in the promotion of giftedness, teaching material, and a few different definitions, theories and models of intelligence and giftedness / talent. These are somewhat hidden behind the row of symbols on the front page. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]

Switzerland; Germany; Austria
The "Network Promoting Giftedness" provides information on giftedness and its promotion in Switzerland. You will find information on its activities, a list of professionals (consulting, advice), a link list for organisations in Switzerland, Germany and Austria, fulltext publications, information from the respective cantons, on teaching material and best practice examples, on [...]

France
AFEP is the French association for gifted and talented children and youths. AFEP is supported and aknowledged by the French Ministry for Education. The website offers information on the French legislative history concerning giftedness (including laws, decrees etc), on their activities, in formation for parents and children, a bibliography, links to partner organisations in [...]

international; United States of America (USA)
The Neag Center at the University of Connecticut is part of the National Research Center on Gifted and Talented (NRC/GT). Together with the University of Virginia they do research on giftedness, gifted education and promotion. While Neag concentrates on mathematics, the University of Virginia analyses reading and language. The website offers many resources, including fulltext [...]

China, People's Republic of; Hong Kong
Official site of the Special Administrative Region Hongkong (China) on the subject of giftedness and talented education. The site provides many resources on the topic, like e.g. the official position of the government on this issue, activities, documents (Gifted Education Resource Bank), or links to other important institutions like the Hong Kong Academy for Gifted Education [...]

international
This English Wikipedia article lists schools and initiatives with special giftd and talented prgrammes worldwide. [Source: Editors of Education Worldwide]

international; United States of America (USA)
Although the website look somewhat unprofessional at first sight, it nevertheless offers many links to conferences and other events dealing with giftedness and talented persons. There is a regional focus on the USA. The links are collected by a private person who works with many organisations in the field of giftedness and who has already written a lot of articles or given [...]

international
Although the website look somewhat unprofessional at first site, it nevertheless offers many links to organisations worldwide that deal with giftedness and talented persons. The links are collected by a private person who works with many organisations in the field of giftedness and who has already written a lot of articles or given presentations on that topic. [Abstract: [...]

Africa; Africa South of the Sahara
The African Federation for the Gifted and Talented aims at supporting and promoting gifted and talented persons as well as pointing out to the theme "giftedness" in African educational policy in general. Among others, the Federation conducts Gift and Talent Testing and Gift Management in schools. The website offers information on the Federation and its activities. You will [...]

Central Europe; Eastern Europe; Austria; Slovenia; Poland; Czechia
"In 2005 the former Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science, and Culture (BM:BWK) together with the ÖZBF [Austrian Research and Support Centre for the Gifted and Talented] founded the “Central and Eastern European Forum for Gifted Education”. The objective of the forum is the exchange of experience and expertise in gifted education and research in the Central [...]

Germany; Switzerland; Austria
"IPEGE is an association of experts with experience over many years in gifted education and research. The members of the international study group are representatives of universities and educational colleges from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. This panel is managed and coordinated by the ÖZBF. Objectives of this international panel: * Development of international [...]

Austria
Unfortunately, the website is not available in English any more. You can find a former version of the website in English in the Internet Archive (as of 2018). Established in 1999, the ÖZBF "focuses on the support and promotion of young people’s talents and on initiating holistic educational enrichment for the promotion of gifted young people in Austria. Being a national [...]

Ireland
"Gifted and Talented Network Ireland is the national association in Ireland advocating for the educational needs of gifted children and supporting parents of gifted children. GT Network is a network of Gifted Advocacy Groups in Ireland." Among others, the network advocates for "specific Initial Teacher Education in the needs of gifted children" and for "the inclusion of the [...]

international; Africa; Africa South of the Sahara; Asia; Pacific Rim; Europe; France; United States of America (USA); United Kingdom
The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) unites researchers on Giftedness around the world. The website offers information on the biannual WCGTC World Conference, on national associations for gifted and talented children, on gifted support and events and news around the topic. Furthermore, WCGTC publishes a newsletter and a journal, the Gifted and Talented [...]

Australia
Austega's Gifted Resource Centre is designed for parents and teachers of gifted children and provides information and links on this topic in general as well as on alternative schooling options and Australian organisations for gifted children.

Australia
The Gifted Education Research, Resource and Information Centre ( GERRIC) at the University of New South Wales is Australia's leading research centre in the field of gifted education. Apart from its research, the centre offers holiday programmes for gifted school students of all ages, seminars and counselling for parents, courses for teachers as well as a "Certificate of [...]

Spain
This organisation intends to promote conscience of the problems of gifted children, create structural conditions for the best development of the talents of gifted children and to help and advice parents of these children. The website describes objectives and activities.

Turkmenistan
This full text reports about the development of this spezialized school, which is financially supported by institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the history of a boarding school for gifted Turkmenian children from this region. The school offers German as the first foreign language. The text includes photos and statistical data.

Switzerland
This association is devoted to the matters and interests of highly gifted children and their parents. Such children possess unusual abilities within completely different ranges. If these are not recognized and are not promoted, the children can suffer particularly because of the too low demands at school . Therefore the association promotes the following goals: Assistance to [...]

Singapore
This URL provides a list of links and addresses of schools in Singapore (directly searchable by names or by regions) - schools with gifted education programmes are registered separately. Furthermore, schools can be selected according to certain criteria.

Ireland
CTYI works with young people of exceptional academic ability. Such students have been acknowledged by the Irish Department of Education as having "special educational needs". Information on talent search, programmes, activities and research.

United States of America (USA); Canada; international
CEC claims to be the "largest international professional organization dedicated to improving the educational success of individuals with disabilities and/or gifts and talents". A lot of members nevertheless come from the USA and Canada. The Division of International Special Education and Services (DISES) is a little more international. Unfortunately, several parts of the [...]

Singapore
The homepage of the Education Ministry is structured in six sections, the links of which lead to full texts about: 1) The Ministry and its missions, 2) the educational system (educational objectives and all levels of education), 3) programs, among others gifted education, career guidance, 4) educational institutions ( schools, statistics), information about schools (including [...]

United Kingdom
An independent charity which works with the whole family to support the child who is gifted and talented. A relaunch of the site is planned for 2013.

Ireland
CTYI "aims to identify high ability children from diverse social backgrounds and help them reach their full potential through fast paced, stimulating weekend and summer programmes. It aims to assist parents and teachers by providing access to information and resources and to research and evaluate talent development". There is information about the various course programmes and [...]

United Kingdom; England
"NACE is the Association that helps teachers help able and talented children through provision of In-Service training, conferences and consultancy to teachers, schools and LEAs; offering a wide range of publications for sale; advising educational agencies, e.g. DfEE, SCAA and Ofsted, on provision for able children". The website informs about the research centre and gives [...]

Australia
The Association gives information about its activities and provides numerous further resources, e.g. counselling service, texts of conferences, books and videos available or to lend, family and government activities concerning gifted children.

Australia
The VSG is an online school which specializes in providing enrichment courses to complement and extend the regular curriculum. The VSG works with schools and home schools to provide courses to challenge able students. Its web site provides information on the school and its courses.