Yesterday, His Excellency Minister of Education Dr. Hamad bin Muhammad Al-Sheikh participated in the Leaders’ Day, which is the third and final day on the agenda of the Education Transformation Summit and its accompanying events, which is being held in New York, in connection with the work of the seventy-seventh session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, with the aim of establishing stronger political commitment to education as a public good by heads of state, establishing a new vision for education in the future, and providing innovative solutions to transform education and overcome existing problems in some countries .
His Excellency the Minister of Education’s participation included attending the Leaders’ Day keynote session, where Member State leaders made statements of their countries’ national commitments, as well as participating in a number of high-level sessions to discuss topics. summit and the themes of educational transformation initiatives on the importance of providing inclusive, equitable and high-quality education and learning opportunities. For life for all, to achieve the goals of sustainable development and the development of the twenty-first century. , in addition to building and strengthening the capacity of teachers, advancing the teaching profession, education funding and organizational change in education.
His Excellency also participated in the High Level Meeting on Investing in Digital and Distance Education and Harnessing the Potential of Digital Technologies to Achieve National and International Aspirations for Quality Education, Lifelong Learning Opportunities and Digital Transformation in Education aspects, including this includes teaching methods, curricula, assessment methods, organization of the educational process inside and outside educational institutions.
Ministers of Education attending the Education Transformation Summit discussed restoring the education lost as a result of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and getting back on track to achieve the sustainable development and education-related goals of the 2030 Agenda. Presenting a range of initiatives who seek international partnerships and alliances to contribute to the transformation of education, with the participation and organization of Member States and international organizations.
Leaders Day was the culmination of the Education Transformation Summit, which began with a “Mobilization Day” led by a group of youth and civil society institutions from around the world and with the participation of a number of stakeholders from international organizations, where youth presented their vision of education transformation to decision makers and politicians.
This was followed by meetings of official delegations called “Day of decisions”, which included a large number of seminars and lectures to consider the proposed solutions for the transformation of education.
