@ED2030AfricaInternational Day of Education 2022 events, from 20 to 29 January
You are cordially invited to join events marking the International Day of Education 2022 on the theme “Changing Course: Transforming Education” listed below.
Thursday 20 January
- Mission: Recovering Education - What is needed to avoid losing a generation
The UNESCO, UNICEF and World Bank webinar will examine national educational responses to the Omicron variant.
Time: 8:00 am – 9:30 am EST (2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Paris time) - Leveraging data & partnerships with women’s rights organizations to strengthen girls’ education in emergencies
Event organized by Equal Measures 2030 and co-hosted by UNESCO, Global Geneva Hub for Education in Emergencies and partners.
Time: 2:00 – 4 pm (Paris time)
Friday 21 January
- Monitoring learning outcomes: Towards understanding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Monitoring Impacts on Learning Outcomes (MILO)project , implemented by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics with technical support of the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) examines reading and mathematics outcomes in 6 countries in Africa.
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Paris time)
Monday 24 January
- Expo 2020 Dubai: International UNESCO Chairs Forum on the futures of higher education, collective intelligence for knowledge and learning
Co-organized with Italy, the event will focus on skills for work and life, digitalization and connectivity.
Time: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (Dubai time / 8:00 am – 10:00 am)- Livestream: Facebook Italy Expo 2020 & YouTube Italy Expo 2020
- Expo 2020 Dubai: Event co-organized by UNESCO and the UAE on reimagining the future of education
The event will focus on UNESCO’s report, teacher innovations and student perspectives.
Time: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Dubai time / 11:00 am – 1:00 pm Paris time) - Changing Course, Transforming Education - Event organized with UNESCO New York liaison office and the UN Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning
With the participation of the President of the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary-General, UNESCO Director General and the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education.
Time: 9:00 am – 10:30 am (New York time / 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm Paris time). - Launch of the Responses to Educational Disruption Survey (REDS) Report
Presentation of findings of this survey conducted by IEA and UNESCO. Covering eleven countries, the survey provides insights based on the perceptions of school principals, teachers and students on the impact of COVID-19.
Time: 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm (Paris time) - Changing Course, Transforming Education Putting a new social contract in education in motion - International Education Day celebration in New Delhi
The webinar will highlight the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education systems worldwide and the most crucial transformations that needs to be nurtured to build more sustainable, inclusive, and peaceful futures.
Time: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm (New Delhi time) - UNESCO is actively involved in the Learning Planet Festival running from 22 to 29 January, with sessions on the Futures of Education report, education for sustainable development, learning cities and happy school framework. All events can be joined through the Learning Planet Festival website
Please check the International Day of Education page for updates and links.
We look forward to your participation.