Staff Reporter
OVER 80 experts and 400 invitees from the education sector from over 14 countries are coming together for the second Innovations in Education Symposium (IIE2) being held at the Four Seasons Hotel from April 30 to May 2.
The event, jointly organised by Unesco and Qatar Foundation (QF) is to be inaugurated by HH the Emir’s wife HH Sheikha Mozah Nasser al-Misnad, who is also QF chairperson, and Unesco Director General Koichiro Matsuura.
The IIE2 themes include organising scientific institutions to make them more democratic, empowerment and evaluation, Socratic methodology, libraries and access and technology in the classroom.
Baroness Emma Nicholson (European Parliament member and director of fundraising for Save the Children), Dr Colin Hannaford (director, Institute for Democracy from Mathematics, Oxford, England), Dr Hani Khoury (associate professor of mathematics, Mercer University), Dr Raj Reddy (Mozah Bint Nasser Professor of Computer Science and Robotics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh), Dr Patricio Lopez (president, Virtual University of the Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico), May Rihami (senior vice president, Academy of Educational Development, Washington DC) and Dr Sheikha al-Misnad (president, Qatar University) are among the experts participating.
The expert invitees also include representatives from the ministries of education from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Kuwait, Afghanistan, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Oman and Jordan.
IIE2 will feature morning panels with expert speakers sharing their experiences on specialised subjects. Discussions will follow and attendees will have the opportunity to elaborate on each of the topics. |
