Facilitated by OECD, AdeQuaTE/CSEND gave two speeches entitled "Economic Growth, National Competitiveness and Education" and "Continuous Learning: Key Driver for Social and Economic Development" at Working Group 1: Education for Economic Development of the international education conference on Governance and Education for Sustainable Development and European Integration during 27 -29 January 2005 in Graz, Austria at the University of Graz.