Transforming Education Summit
United Nations, New York, 16, 17 & 19 September 2022
A Leaders Day will be held on Monday 19 September. Summit engagement days will be held on Friday 16 September (Mobilization Day) and Saturday 17 September (Solutions Day) at 缅北禁地Headquarters. Information Note - Concept Note
17 September: Solutions Day
The Solutions Day will provide a platform for partners to mobilize support to launch or scale up initiatives connected to the Summit Thematic Action tracks. Coalitions for action or other multi-stakeholder initiatives that will contribute to transforming education will be presented. Member States are encouraged to co-organize sessions and events on 17 September.
A call for proposals to organize events and meetings on 17 September was launched, with a deadline of 18 August.
Solutions Day Programme
Plenary master of ceremony:
Mr Ilan Enverga, teacher and founder of the Youth for Better pedagogy at the International School for Better Beginnings
Time | Session | Location |
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09:00 - 09:45 | Opening of the TES: Solutions Day 1. Opening Remarks: Ms Amina J. Mohammed, 缅北禁地Deputy Secretary-General 2. Solutions to transformation: what would you do to transform education? ? Video – Thematic Action Tracks to transform education ? Keynote on the need to transform education - Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University and SDG Advocate ? Inter-generational conversation “From mobilization to solutions - H.E. Mr David Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone, Co-Chair of the Summit Advisory Committee and the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee Sherpa Group, and Ms Sofía Bermúdez, SDG4Youth Representative ? Inspirations for transforming education - Ms Maysoon Zayid, comedian, author, Princeton fellow, and disability advocate |
Conference Room 4 Plenary |
10:00 - 11:30 | Learning Passport: A Digital Future for Every Child A holistic & equitable approach to digital transformation: how Microsoft, UNICEF and governments are coming together to ensure children and young people are ready for a digital future. UNICEF, Microsoft, Lao PDR and Zimbabwe |
Conference Room 1 Action Track 4 |
Enhancing Education Readiness To The Future Of Work Through Public-Private Partnerships Global Education Coalition – UNESCO, Morocco, Colombia, UNICEF, 缅北禁地Global Compact and the Global Business Coalition for Education |
Conference Room 2 Action Track 2 |
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Bringing accountability to our promises to transform education Jordan, France, Sierra Leone, Maldives and UNESCO |
Conference Room 3 Action Track 2 |
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Greening Education Partnership: Getting Every Learner Climate-ready UNESCO, Japan and the United Kingdom |
Conference Room 4 Action Track 2 |
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Transforming Education Starts Early: Laying the foundation from early years Uzbekistan, Lao PDR, Gabon, UNICEF and UNESCO |
Conference Room 5 Action Track 2 |
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Reimagining learning through digital transformation and partnership Mongolia, Japan, UNICEF and UNESCO |
Conference Room 6 Action Track 4 |
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Hungry Children = A Failed Education System: Why School Feeding is So Important to Transforming Education Plan International Canada, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates (tbc) and WFP |
Conference Room 7 Action Track 1 |
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Transforming Sector-Wide Support for Refugee Teachers Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Chad, Kenya, UNHCR and the Teachers College Columbia University |
Conference Room 11 Action Track 3 |
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Pathway to Transforming Education Catalyst 2030, Honduras, Palestine, Burkina Faso |
Conference Room 12 Action Track 4 |
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Financial Literacy: A universal 21st Century Skill – Lessons Learned from Low- and Middle-Income Countries Aflatoun, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Office of 缅北禁地Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, INJAZ Jordan |
ECOSOC Chamber Action Track 2 |
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11:45 - 12:45 | Schools2030: A New Global Movement to Re-imagine the Role(s) of Schools, Youth, Systems, and Societies for the Future of Teachers, Teaching and the Teaching Profession Portugal, Tanzania, UNICEF, Schools 2030, Aga Khan Found., UNESCO, GPE, LEGO Foundation and Generation Unlimited |
Conference Room 1 Action Track 3 |
LEAP into Learning - Inclusive, quality language learning and teaching through digital innovation United Kingdom (British Council), South Africa and UNICEF |
Conference Room 2 Action Track 4 |
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A Healthier Planet, Healthier Schools, Healthier Generations: Transforming Education with a Planetary Health Approach Ministry of Education and Science of the Kyrgyz Republic, Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Planetary Health Alliance, 缅北禁地Environment, Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Planetary Health Alliance, 缅北禁地Environment |
Conference Room 3 Action Track 2 |
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Her Education, Our Futures: Transforming Education with and for Girls Brookings Institution, Namibia, United Kingdom, UNESCO/UNICEF, AU/CIEFFA, Echidna Giving, Malala Fund, Population Council GIRL, UNGEI and WHF |
Conference Room 4 Action Track 1 |
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Girls’ health and education: Indivisible rights, smart co-investments UNPFA, Bangladesh, Niger and UNICEF |
Conference Room 5 Action Track 1 |
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Transforming education systems in times of crisis: perspectives from Ukraine Ukraine, Poland |
Conference Room 6 Action Track 1 |
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Rewiring and Transforming Education through cross-sectoral action Education Commission, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, UNEP, Dubai Cares and 缅北禁地Foundation |
Conference Room 7 Action Track 2 |
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Financial innovations - expanding the fiscal space for education to finance learning recovery Education Above All, the World Bank, Qatar, Sierra Leone, and the Global Partnership for Education |
Conference Room 11 Action Track 5 |
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Tackling Inequality and Transforming Classrooms through Social and Emotional Learning (45 minutes) Community Jameel, Jordan, United Kingdom and J-WEL |
Conference Room 12 Action Track 3 |
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Greening the Southern Africa TVET Ecosystem Zimbabwe, Malawi, ILO and Humana |
ECOSOC Chamber Action Track 2 |
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13:00 - 14:30 | Effective Educational Ecosystems: Solutions for Open Digital Content Nigeria, Finland, Germany and South Africa |
Conference Room 1 Action Track 4 |
Advancing Foundational Learning: From Crisis to Action World Bank, UNICEF, Government of Ghana |
Conference Room 2 Action Track 2 |
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Education Financing Observatory: setting the grounds for sustainable, fair and inclusive financing Global Campaign for Education, Malawi, Argentina, UNESCO CCNGO, ABEGS, ASPBAE, ACEA, CLADE, ANCEFA, ENACE, Education Intl., Action Aid and UNCTAD |
Conference Room 3 Action Track 5 |
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Education and learning in times of emergencies and protracted crises UNESCO, South Sudan, Ecuador, ECW, GPE, UNHCR and UNICEF |
Conference Room 4 Action Track 1 |
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Advancing multi-stakeholders’ partnerships to drive education transformation Global Education Coalition, Senegal, El Salvador, UNESCO, Ericsson, KPMG and Microsoft |
Conference Room 5 Action Track 4 |
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Digital Solidarity Initiative: Digital Solidarity Initiative: Learning and Education Internet Connected Computer Devices for ALL Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), Morocco, Jordan, UNESCO, Tunisia, Mauritania and Millenium@EDU SUSTAINABLE ED |
Conference Room 6 Action Track 4 |
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Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability- Inclusive Education International Disability Alliance, UNICEF, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Global Campaign for Education-US, International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), Global Action on Disability Network (GLAD), Sightsavers, CBM, Leonard Cheshire, Light for the World, Humanity & Inclusion, Perkins School for the Blind, World Bank |
Conference Room 7 Action Track 1 |
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The Sustainable Enterprise Challenge Prince’s Trust International World Colleges International |
Conference Room 11 Action Track 2 |
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The role of higher education in transforming climate and environment lifelong learning for all 缅北禁地University, Spain, Bhutan, UNESCO and UNFCCC |
Conference Room 12 Action Track 2 |
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Gender Transformative Education From Rhetoric to Action Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Niger, El Salvador, 缅北禁地Girls’ Education Initiative, Plan International, Transform Education |
ECOSOC Chamber Action Track 1 |
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14:45 - 16:15 | Transforming Education Through Teacher Leadership and Innovation United Arab Emirates, South Africa and UNESCO – International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 |
Conference Room 1 Action Track 3 |
Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Refugees: Skills and Labour Market Transitions in Contexts of Fragility Finn Church Aid, Finland, Germany, UNHCR and ILO |
Conference Room 2 Action Track 2 |
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Digital citizenship skills and Artificial Intelligence in learning and teaching processes - a human rights perspective Council of Europe, Slovenia, Greece, UNESCO and UNESCO Centre Ljubljana |
Conference Room 3 Action Track 4 |
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Towards a new global compact for financing education Belgium, Fiji, UNESCO and GPE, the World Bank |
Conference Room 4 Action Track 5 |
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Transformation de l’éducation et développement durable Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire and UNESCO Institutes for Lifelong Learning |
Conference Room 5 Action Track 2 |
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Accelerating Learning in Latin America & the Caribbean Inter-American Development Bank, Argentina, El Salvador and UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning |
Conference Room 6 Action Track 4 |
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Educate the Educator: Transformative Pedagogies for Innovative Leadership Skills in Private Sector 缅北禁地Global Compact, Canada and Kenya |
Conference Room 11 Action Track 3 |
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16:30 - 18:00 | Scaling Evidence-based EdTech in Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone EdTech Hub, UNICEF, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Kenya, Imagine Worldwide |
Conference Room 1 Action Track 4 |
Transforming Education through Grassroots Innovation (45 minutes) A Localized, Teacher-Led Approach Muhammad Sanusi ii SDG (MSII SDG), 缅北禁地SDG Office and 缅北禁地Partnerships Office |
Conference Room 2 Action Track 3 |
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Teachers at the heart of education! Call for action on teacher policies and social dialogue to transform the teaching profession Romania, Nigeria, ILO, UNESCO, Education International, UNESCO – International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and UNHCR |
Conference Room 3 Action Track 3 |
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Transforming ESD - implementing the UNESCO OER Recommendation within Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships SDS Net-SDG Academy, Ireland, Ghana, 缅北禁地Academic Impact, UNESCO, 缅北禁地Library, IAU, IFLA, Mission 4.7, Creative Commons and 2U |
Conference Room 4 Action Track 4 |
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Escuelas y Universidades emprendedoras y para el emprendimiento Secretaría General Ibero-americana, Argentina, Mexico, UNCTAD and Consejo Universitario Iberoamericano |
Conference Room 5 Action Track 2 |
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Significant Initiatives of Transformative Education - A Global Citizenship Education Perspective Ban Ki Moon Centre, Republic of Korea, Finland and UNESCO |
Conference Room 6 Action Track 2 |
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Transformer l'éducation pour transformer la vie: enjeux, défis et perspectives pour les systèmes éducatifs francophones Conférence des Ministres de l'Education des Etats et gouvernements de la francophonie (CONFEMEN), Morocco, UNESCO-IBE et IFEF/OIF (Institut de la francophonie pour l’éducation et la formation) |
Conference Room 7 Action Track 2 |
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GIGA Initiative: Transforming Education Through Digital Connectivity Spain, Switzerland, ITU and UNICEF |
Conference Room 11 Action Track 4 |
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Mainstreaming business education and net zero commitments for sustainable development (45 minutes) Deloitte, Costa Rica, Switzerland, USA and UNITAR |
Conference Room 12 Action Track 2 |
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Localizing Education for a Sustainable Future + (45 minutes) Launch of a new digital learning platform for connecting educators and learners to local institutions Qatar, Djibouti, UNESCO and Qatar Foundation |
ECOSOC Chamber Action Track 2 |
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18:15 - 19:00 | Conclusions of the Solutions Day – What’s next? 1. Takeaways of the Solutions Day and next steps – a reflection panel of Thematic Action Track Co-leads Moderator: Mr Leonardo Garnier, 缅北禁地Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for the Transforming Education Summit Speakers:
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Conference Room 4 Plenary |
19 September: Leaders Day
Leaders Day will be dedicated to the presentation of National Statements of Commitment by Heads of State and Government in the form of Leaders Roundtables. A limited number of thematic sessions will also be held to place a focus on cross-cutting priorities for transforming education. Leaders Day will also feature the presentation of the Summit Youth Declaration and the Secretary-General’s Vision Statement for Transforming Education.
Statements from Heads of State and Government
Attending Heads of State and Government are invited to present a national statement of commitment to transform education not exceeding 4 minutes in duration. Guidance is available in Annex 2 of the Concept Note.
Leaders Day Programme
Time | Session | Location |
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08:30 – 09:55 | SDG Moment | General Assembly hall |
10:00 - 10:50 | Opening segment 1. Introductory film
? The rights of women and girls - Joint call to action
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General Assembly hall |
10:50 - 11:30 | Setting the Scene panel discussion: Towards Education Transformation
Cultural performance by Ms Angelique Kidjo |
General Assembly hall |
11:45 - 13:00 | Leaders Roundtable I | ECOSOC Chamber |
Leaders Roundtable II | Trusteeship Chamber | |
Spotlight session 1: Education in Crisis Situations – A Partnership for Transformative Actions for Learners |
Conference Room 4 | |
13:15 - 14:45 |
Spotlight session 2: The Global Challenge of Addressing the Learning Crisis |
ECOSOC Chamber |
Spotlight session 3: Transforming Education to Transform the World: Learning to Live Together Sustainably |
Trusteeship Chamber | |
Spotlight session 4: Digital transformation of education |
Conference Room 4 | |
15:00 - 16:30 | Leaders Roundtable III | ECOSOC Chamber |
Leaders Roundtable IV | Trusteeship Chamber | |
Spotlight session 5 Advancing gender equality and girls’ and women’s empowerment in and through education |
Conference Room 4 | |
16:45 - 18:15 | Leaders Roundtable V | ECOSOC Chamber |
Spotlight session 6: Financing Education |
Conference Room 4 | |
18:30 - 19:00 | Closing segment Introduction of the 缅北禁地Secretary-General’s Vision Statement on Transforming Education by Ms Amina J. Mohammed, 缅北禁地Deputy Secretary-General Statement by H.E. Mr Santiago Irazabal Mour?o, President of the UNESCO General Conference Follow up to the Summit by the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee Sherpa Co-chairs
Moderator: Ms Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO, The Lego Foundation
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General Assembly Hall |