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Reimagining Education: Beyond the Rhetoric (The Blue Dot; No.13, 2021) Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) The events of the year 2020, driven predominantly by the COVID-19 pandemic, have forced governments, policymakers, educators and organisations to rethink the purpose, structure and modality of existing education systems. Even while the world is struggling with climate change, decreased empathy, violent extremism, xenophobia and an increase in mental health issues in children, with a recent report by WHO highlighting that 800,000 people between the ages of 15-29 are dying by suicide ever year, globally1 , the COVID-19 virus singlehandedly shut down access to face-to-face school education for roughly half of the world’s student population. These ongoing and unexpected challenges bring to light the urgent need for education systems to be more adaptable, responsive, and resilient to future shocks and disasters. We can work to transform education in many ways, such as by translating our understanding of how the brain learns from the research laboratory to the classroom and leveraging the power of technology to ensure that learning can reach every child who hungers to learn. It is time we reimagine education to ensure learning continues with minimal disruption but also empowers students as compassionate human beings, prepared for an unpredictable future, but also as global citizens seeking a peaceful and kinder world. The purpose of education needs to change from being instrumental (based on human capital) to one that is constitutive (human-flourishing), accessible to all and structured such that learning can happen anytime and anywhere and always. 
The New educational pact: education, competitiveness and citizenship in modern society Year of publication: 1997 Author: Juan Carlos Tedesco Corporate author: UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) As things are, individuals are just not sure where exactly they stand. The identity of the progressive educational movement and thought is in a state of crisis, and the simple answers of the past are no longer sufficient to define an educational policy which responds to the objectives of democracy and equity in the distribution of knowledge.This book is therefore a response to a personal need, which may be shared by others, namely the need to reflect on the role of education in this new social scenario laden with uncertainty and to try and find an alternative, both to the social disintegration derived from neo-liberal tendencies and to the totalitarian unity advocated in fundamentalist, anti-modern theories. The following script therefore moves between the past and the future. The look back at the past does not claim to be a historical analysis. It does try, on the other hand, to provide a useful instrument for a better understanding of what is changing. The glimpse into the future is not intended either to forecast what will happen, but to indicate which way we should be trying to guide our actions. As a result, the book is eclectic in more than one sense. From a theoretical point of view, it combines different disciplinary approaches : history, sociology, pedagogy, psychology and philosophy. From a political point of view, it adopts positions, but also allows for doubts and queries. Excluding doubt is a way of encouraging the predominance of dichotomous views, which promise us either a glorious destiny or total disaster. In this sense, the book tries not to fall into the trap of having to choose between pessimism and optimism and, perhaps excessively, assumes a conscious voluntarism based on a trust in the learning ability of human beings. Changes in Ethiopia's language and educational policy - pioneering reforms? Year of publication: 2009 Author: Katrin Seidel | Janine Moritz Corporate author: 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies The political changes of the ninety-nineties in Ethiopia were connected with a far-reaching education reform and a transition from the use of only Amharic and English as media of instruction to a system that uses a multi-lingual approach to education. At present 25 local languages are told to be already used at primary level as medium of instruction. Despite the overall success the reform’s main obstacle is overcoming material and professional shortages in view of a growing number of pupils. Education for citizenship in the Arab World: key to the future Year of publication: 2011 Author: Muhamman Faour | Marwan Muasher Corporate author: Carnegie Middle East Center Reforming education to foster citizenship is urgently needed if democracy is to take hold in the Arab world. Under authoritarian rule, students were primarily taught to be docile subjects of the state—creative thinking was discouraged and information was treated as indisputable. Instead, students must learn from a very early age what it means to be citizens who seek and produce knowledge, question, and innovate. Only by teaching youth to think critically and respect different points of view will Arab countries become economically competitive and reliably democratic. 
Education for citizenship in the Arab World: key to the future Year of publication: 2011 Author: Muhamman Faour | Marwan Muasher Corporate author: Carnegie Middle East Center Reforming education to foster citizenship is urgently needed if democracy is to take hold in the Arab world. Under authoritarian rule, students were primarily taught to be docile subjects of the state—creative thinking was discouraged and information was treated as indisputable. Instead, students must learn from a very early age what it means to be citizens who seek and produce knowledge, question, and innovate. Only by teaching youth to think critically and respect different points of view will Arab countries become economically competitive and reliably democratic. 
Transforming Education Conference for Humanity: TECH 2017, December 16-18, 2017; Post Event Report Year of publication: 2018 Corporate author: Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) The three-day Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) 2017 organised by UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) was held at Novotel Varun Beach, Visakhapatnam City, State of Andhra Pradesh, India from December 16 – 18, 2017. The first edition of TECH focused on digital pedagogies for building peaceful and sustainable societies through 21st century skills, schools and policies, towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4, Target 7.TECH 2017 was attended by over 1,700 registered participants (including teachers, educators, learners, policy-makers, technology and gaming experts, amongst others) from 75 countries and witnessed highly engaging deliberations on the future of education, particularly on the innovative methods of teaching using technology.The Conference was generously supported by the State Government of Andhra Pradesh, India and the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India and sponsored by Microsoft India (Education Technology Partner), Samsung India, Dassault Systems, Veative (Immersive Learning Partner) and McGraw Hill (Learning Science Partner). The Knowledge Partners of the Conference included NMIMS, Ubisoft, Quebec Government, ISTE, Social Alpha, EDB and IYC.TECH will be held annually over the next five years with a long term aim of affecting global policy change on the usage of digital pedagogies to render quality and inclusive education for all. 
Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Successful and Just Transitions: UNESCO Strategy 2022–2029 Year of publication: 2022 Corporate author: UNESCO This strategy covering 2022 to 2029 guides UNESCO to promote skills development for empowerment, productive employment and decent work, and facilitate the transition to more digital, green and inclusive economies and societies. In alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals, the Education 2030 Agenda, and the recommendations of the Transforming Education Summit, UNESCO will support the transformation of Technical and Vocational Education and Training in all Member States and will work alongside bilateral and multilateral partners, institutions, governments, the private sector and educators from all over the world to put TVET at the top of the education agenda. It is evident that collective efforts must be met to equip youth and adults in acquiring new skills, helping them unlock their potential to successfully navigate the social, economic, and environmental changes which the world is undergoing. 
Education in a Post-COVID World: Nine Ideas for Public Action Year of publication: 2020 Corporate author: UNESCO Decisions made today in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic will have longterm consequences for the futures of education. In this report the International Commission on the Futures of Education presents nine key ideas for navigating through the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath, contending that we must build on core principles and known strengths as we face unprecedented disruption to economies, societies and education systems. In the renewal and reimaging of education human interaction and wellbeing must be given priority. This must also be accompanied by a commitment to global solidarity that does not accept the levels of inequality that have been permitted to emerge in the contemporary world 
Curriculum in Transformation Mode: Rethinking Curriculum for the Transformation of Education and Education Systems Year of publication: 2023 Author: Renato Opertti Corporate author: UNESCO International Bureau of Education (IBE) Through these pages, Renato Opertti shares a series of reflections that invite us to revisit the curriculum as an opportunity and lever for societies to express their visions and aspirations. Curriculum can serve to position education as the pillar of a renewed social contract grounded on the welfare of all learners as persons and supporting societies and communities give effect to sustainable and better futures for the younger generations. To do so, we need to re-conceptualize curriculum at large: from a mere specification of frequently fragmented learning contents to its understanding as both a process and product of public policy developments in which diversity of stakeholders own and take responsibility for education as a global common good. Curriculum and pedagogy, by going hand-inhand, and supported by effective teaching, learning and assessment processes, can play a key role in fulfilling the right to education for every learner equally, according to their own individual needs. Key ideas in this book help us to rethink curriculum with future-oriented approaches, entailing a stronger involvement of younger generations in the decision-making process and a careful attention to vulnerability and disadvantaged groups. A curriculum that embraces individuality and diversity within collaborative and caring learning settings, nurtures freedom and autonomous thinking, connects meaningfully the global and the local, and assumes the hybridization of education. The book also delves into perspectives for educational transformation prioritizing the development of learners’ foundational and transformative competencies as the barometer of a progressive curriculum. Crucially, this entails rethinking the mindsets and practices of education systems in light of the interconnected challenges posed by the Fourth Industrial Revolution, post COVID-19, generative AI and the sustainability of the planet and the world. Case Study - Pakistan: Education, Religion and Conflict Year of publication: 2015 Author: Raza Rumi Corporate author: Tony Blair Faith Foundation | McGill University Pakistan is in the midst of crisis. It is threatened by virulent extremist groups and is suffering from a failing education system that is poorly funded and politically manipulated. It promulgates an undefined Islamo-nationalist ideology that lays the foundations for widespread acceptance of ideologically motivated violence. Reforms to the curriculum have been legislated but are badly implemented by the country's politicians; the international community has largely turned a blind eye to these shortcomings. Unless aid and advocacy are specifically focused on far-reaching educational reform that directly tackles extremism, the long-term consequences will be extremely severe.