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Event date: 
16 Sep 2022 - 09:30 to 19 Sep 2022 - 08:00
Location: 
New York
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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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Headquarters. Information Note - Concept Note

17 September: Solutions Day

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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
09:00 - 09:45 Opening of the TES: Solutions Day

1. Opening Remarks:

Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Secretary-General

2. Solutions to transformation: what would you do to transform education?

? Video ¨C 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 Sof¨ªa Berm¨²dez, 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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF and governments are coming together to ensure children and young people are ready for a digital future.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, 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 ¨C Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Morocco, Colombia, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Global Compact and the Global Business Coalition for Education
Conference Room 2
Action Track 2
Bringing accountability to our promises to transform education
Jordan, France, Sierra Leone, Maldives and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
Conference Room 3
Action Track 2
Greening Education Partnership: Getting Every Learner Climate-ready
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Japan and the United Kingdom
Conference Room 4
Action Track 2
Transforming Education Starts Early: Laying the foundation from early years
Uzbekistan, Lao PDR, Gabon, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
Conference Room 5
Action Track 2
Reimagining learning through digital transformation and partnership
Mongolia, Japan, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
Conference Room 6
Action Track 4
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
Transforming Sector-Wide Support for Refugee Teachers
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Chad, Kenya, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR and the Teachers College Columbia University
Conference Room 11
Action Track 3
Pathway to Transforming Education
Catalyst 2030, Honduras, Palestine, Burkina Faso
Conference Room 12
Action Track 4
Financial Literacy: A universal 21st Century Skill ¨C Lessons Learned from Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Aflatoun, Haiti, Burkina Faso, Office of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, INJAZ Jordan
ECOSOC Chamber
Action Track 2
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, Schools 2030, Aga Khan Found., Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, 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 Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF
Conference Room 2
Action Track 4
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Environment, Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Planetary Health Alliance, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Environment
Conference Room 3
Action Track 2
Her Education, Our Futures: Transforming Education with and for Girls
Brookings Institution, Namibia, United Kingdom, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO/Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, AU/CIEFFA, Echidna Giving, Malala Fund, Population Council GIRL, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµGEI and WHF
Conference Room 4
Action Track 1
Girls¡¯ health and education: Indivisible rights, smart co-investments
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµPFA, Bangladesh, Niger and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF
Conference Room 5
Action Track 1
Transforming education systems in times of crisis: perspectives from Ukraine
Ukraine, Poland
Conference Room 6
Action Track 1
Rewiring and Transforming Education through cross-sectoral action
Education Commission, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµEP, Dubai Cares and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Foundation
Conference Room 7
Action Track 2
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
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
Greening the Southern Africa TVET Ecosystem
Zimbabwe, Malawi, ILO and Humana
ECOSOC Chamber
Action Track 2
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, Government of Ghana
Conference Room 2
Action Track 2
Education Financing Observatory: setting the grounds for sustainable, fair and inclusive financing
Global Campaign for Education, Malawi, Argentina, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO CCNGO, ABEGS, ASPBAE, ACEA, CLADE, ANCEFA, ENACE, Education Intl., Action Aid and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD
Conference Room 3
Action Track 5
Education and learning in times of emergencies and protracted crises
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, South Sudan, Ecuador, ECW, GPE, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF
Conference Room 4
Action Track 1
Advancing multi-stakeholders¡¯ partnerships to drive education transformation
Global Education Coalition, Senegal, El Salvador, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Ericsson, KPMG and Microsoft
Conference Room 5
Action Track 4
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Tunisia, Mauritania and Millenium@EDU SUSTAINABLE ED
Conference Room 6
Action Track 4
Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability- Inclusive Education
International Disability Alliance, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, 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
The Sustainable Enterprise Challenge
Prince¡¯s Trust International World Colleges International
Conference Room 11
Action Track 2
The role of higher education in transforming climate and environment lifelong learning for all
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ University, Spain, Bhutan, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFCCC
Conference Room 12
Action Track 2
Gender Transformative Education From Rhetoric to Action
Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Niger, El Salvador, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Girls¡¯ Education Initiative, Plan International, Transform Education
ECOSOC Chamber
Action Track 1
14:45 - 16:15 Transforming Education Through Teacher Leadership and Innovation
United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO ¨C 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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR and ILO
Conference Room 2
Action Track 2
Digital citizenship skills and Artificial Intelligence in learning and teaching processes - a human rights perspective
Council of Europe, Slovenia, Greece, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO Centre Ljubljana
Conference Room 3
Action Track 4
Towards a new global compact for financing education
Belgium, Fiji, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO and GPE, the World Bank
Conference Room 4
Action Track 5
Transformation de l¡¯¨¦ducation et d¨¦veloppement durable
Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO Institutes for Lifelong Learning
Conference Room 5
Action Track 2
Accelerating Learning in Latin America & the Caribbean
Inter-American Development Bank, Argentina, El Salvador and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO International Institute for Education Planning
Conference Room 6
Action Track 4
Educate the Educator: Transformative Pedagogies for Innovative Leadership Skills in Private Sector
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Global Compact, Canada and Kenya
Conference Room 11
Action Track 3
16:30 - 18:00 Scaling Evidence-based EdTech in Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone
EdTech Hub, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF, 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), Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ SDG Office and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Partnerships Office
Conference Room 2
Action Track 3
Teachers at the heart of education! Call for action on teacher policies and social dialogue to transform the teaching profession
Romania, Nigeria, ILO, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Education International, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO ¨C International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR
Conference Room 3
Action Track 3
Transforming ESD - implementing the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO OER Recommendation within Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
SDS Net-SDG Academy, Ireland, Ghana, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Academic Impact, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Library, IAU, IFLA, Mission 4.7, Creative Commons and 2U
Conference Room 4
Action Track 4
Escuelas y Universidades emprendedoras y para el emprendimiento
Secretar¨ªa General Ibero-americana, Argentina, Mexico, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCTAD and Consejo Universitario Iberoamericano
Conference Room 5
Action Track 2
Significant Initiatives of Transformative Education - A Global Citizenship Education Perspective
Ban Ki Moon Centre, Republic of Korea, Finland and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
Conference Room 6
Action Track 2
Transformer l'¨¦ducation pour transformer la vie:
enjeux, d¨¦fis et perspectives pour les syst¨¨mes ¨¦ducatifs francophones
Conf¨¦rence des Ministres de l'Education des Etats et gouvernements de la francophonie (CONFEMEN), Morocco, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO-IBE et IFEF/OIF (Institut de la francophonie pour l¡¯¨¦ducation et la formation)
Conference Room 7
Action Track 2
GIGA Initiative:
Transforming Education Through Digital Connectivity
Spain, Switzerland, ITU and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF
Conference Room 11
Action Track 4
Mainstreaming business education and net zero commitments for sustainable development (45 minutes)
Deloitte, Costa Rica, Switzerland, USA and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµITAR
Conference Room 12
Action Track 2
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, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO and Qatar Foundation
ECOSOC Chamber
Action Track 2
18:15 - 19:00 Conclusions of the Solutions Day ¨C What¡¯s next?
1. Takeaways of the Solutions Day and next steps ¨C a reflection panel of Thematic Action Track Co-leads

Moderator: Mr Leonardo Garnier, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General¡¯s Special Adviser for the Transforming Education Summit

Speakers:
  • ? Thematic Action Track 1: Ms Maria Nguyen, SDG4Youth Network
  • ? Thematic Action Track 2: H.E. Mr Osamu Yamanaka, Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations
  • ? Thematic Action Track 3: Mr Khalifa A. Al Suwaidi. International Taskforce on Teachers for Education 2030
  • ? Thematic Action Track 4: H.E. Ms Niki Kerameus, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Greece
  • ? Thematic Action Track 5: Mr David Archer, Global Campaign for Education and Action Aid
2. Follow up of the Transforming Education Summit
  • ? Rt Hon. Gordon Brown, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Special Envoy for Global Education
  • ? Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO ADG/ED
3. Closing remarks
  • ? Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Secretary-General
Conference Room 4
Plenary

19 September: Leaders Day

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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
08:30 ¨C 09:55 SDG Moment General Assembly hall
10:00 - 10:50 Opening segment

1. Introductory film
  • Opening moderator: Ms Folly Ba Thibaut, Journalist and Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera
  • Video: Let Me Learn campaign
2. Opening remarks
  • ? Mr Ant¨®nio Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General
  • ? H.E. Ms Lachezara Stoeva, Permanent Representative of Bulgaria to the United Nations in New York, President of the Economic and Social Council
  • ? Ms Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
  • ? H.E. Ms Sahle-Work Zewde, President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Chair of the International Commission on the Futures of Education (video message)
  • ? H.E. Mr Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Co-Chair of the SDG 4 High-Level Steering Committee
3. Youth Segment: The imperative for education transformation
  ? The rights of women and girls - Joint call to action
  • ? Ms Vanessa Nakate, Climate Justice activist and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF Goodwill Ambassador
  • ? Ms Yelizaveta Posivnych, Student, Saint George Academy, New York
  • ? Ms Somaya Faruqi, Activist and former Captain of the Afghan Girls Robotics Team
  • ? Ms Malala Yousafzai, 2014 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Messenger of Peace and co-founder, Malala Fund
  ? Spoken word introduction of the Youth Declaration on Transforming Education
  • ? Mr Ulises Brengi, SDG4 Youth Network
  • ? Ms Karimot Odebode, Poet from Nigeria
General Assembly hall
10:50 - 11:30 Setting the Scene panel discussion: Towards Education Transformation
  • ? Ms Catherine Russell, Executive Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµICEF and Chair of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Task team on the Transforming Education Summit
  • ? Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of ITU Mr Houlin Zhao, Secretary-General of ITU
  • ? Ms Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµAIDS
  • ? Mr Filippo Grandi, High Commissioner, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµHCR
  • ? Mr Jos¨¦ Viera, Advocacy Director, International Disability Alliance
  • ? Mr Mugwena Maluleke, General Secretary of the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) and Vice-President for Africa of the Executive Board of Education International

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 ¨C A Partnership for Transformative Actions for Learners

Concept note | Call to Action

Conference Room 4
13:15 - 14:45

Spotlight session 2: The Global Challenge of Addressing the Learning Crisis

Concept note | Call to Action

ECOSOC Chamber

Spotlight session 3: Transforming Education to Transform the World: Learning to Live Together Sustainably

Concept note | Call to Action

Trusteeship Chamber

Spotlight session 4: Digital transformation of education

Concept note | Call to Action

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

Concept note | Call to Action

Conference Room 4
16:45 - 18:15 Leaders Roundtable V ECOSOC Chamber

Spotlight session 6: Financing Education

Concept note | Call to Action

Conference Room 4
18:30 - 19:00 Closing segment

Introduction of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General¡¯s Vision Statement on Transforming Education by Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Secretary-General

Statement by H.E. Mr Santiago Irazabal Mour?o, President of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO General Conference

Follow up to the Summit by the SDG4 High-Level Steering Committee Sherpa Co-chairs
  • - Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµESCO
  • - H.E. Mr David Moinina Sengeh, Minister of Education, Sierra Leone
Towards a global movement to transform education
  Moderator: Ms Anne-Birgitte Albrectsen, CEO, The Lego Foundation
  • ? Doris Mwikali, SDG4Youth Network Representative to the HLSC Sherpa Group
  • ? Sebastian Berger, Executive Director, Global Student Forum
  • ? Tha¨ªs Queiroz, Youth Representative of World Scouting and Next Generation Fellow for Education
  • ? Jona Turalde, Co-Coordinator of Transform Education hosted by Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµGEI
Closing remarks and introduction of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Secretary-General¡¯s Vision Statement on Transforming Education by Ms Amina J. Mohammed, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Deputy Secretary-General
General Assembly Hall