HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, vice chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation (QF), has called for global education to make a “quantum leap” driven by innovation, as she addressed the Education World Forum in London, UK Tuesday.
The Forum is the world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers, with its 2019 theme being ‘What we should do with what we know: Developing education policy for implementation, impact, and exponential success.’ QF’s participation in this year’s edition of the Forum reflects how, in its mission to support the development of Qatar and its people, it has created a pioneering model of education that is constantly evolving and innovating.
By offering world-class education in a local context – with eight international partner universities standing alongside QF’s schools and its own research-focused university, Hamad Bin Khalifa University – and a diverse, experiential, and specialised learning experience, QF is nurturing lifelong learners equipped to make their mark on Qatar and the world, and be active global citizens.
In her speech to an international audience of education leaders at a keynote session titled ‘Lifelong learning and life-wide learning’, Sheikha Hind emphasised QF’s commitment to providing quality education, and the importance of innovation in shaping its unique education ecosystem, which began with the establishment of Qatar Academy Doha more than 20 years ago.
She explained how this ecosystem has since been expanded and advanced through the development of Education City and QF’s own lifelong learning model, and is now focusing on identifying and deploying innovative approaches to addressing gaps and opportunities in Qatar’s society.
“We have never stopped looking to innovate in education. In Qatar, we’ve already seen what this makes possible,” Sheikha Hind said.
“But globally, education has not experienced a truly major transformation in my lifetime- a lifetime that has seen the cutting-edge of technology go from fax machines, to personal computers, to mobile and nanotechnology. Education, rather than remaining earthbound, has to make the sort of quantum leap that technology and communication have made many times in a single generation.”
Sheikha Hind was joined in speaking at the session by Esteban Moctezuma, secretary, Public Education, Mexico; Prof Dr Alexander Lorz, minister of education, Ministry of Education, State of Hesse, Germany; and Commissioner J Prospero E De Vera III, officer-in-charge, Commission on Higher Education, Republic of the Philippines.
Innovation is at the heart of the ecosystem of education built by QF, which spans the full spectrum of learning from pre-school and K-12 education to undergraduate and postgraduate study.
The Forum is the world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers, with its 2019 theme being ‘What we should do with what we know: Developing education policy for implementation, impact, and exponential success.’ QF’s participation in this year’s edition of the Forum reflects how, in its mission to support the development of Qatar and its people, it has created a pioneering model of education that is constantly evolving and innovating.
By offering world-class education in a local context – with eight international partner universities standing alongside QF’s schools and its own research-focused university, Hamad Bin Khalifa University – and a diverse, experiential, and specialised learning experience, QF is nurturing lifelong learners equipped to make their mark on Qatar and the world, and be active global citizens.
In her speech to an international audience of education leaders at a keynote session titled ‘Lifelong learning and life-wide learning’, Sheikha Hind emphasised QF’s commitment to providing quality education, and the importance of innovation in shaping its unique education ecosystem, which began with the establishment of Qatar Academy Doha more than 20 years ago.
She explained how this ecosystem has since been expanded and advanced through the development of Education City and QF’s own lifelong learning model, and is now focusing on identifying and deploying innovative approaches to addressing gaps and opportunities in Qatar’s society.
“We have never stopped looking to innovate in education. In Qatar, we’ve already seen what this makes possible,” Sheikha Hind said.
“But globally, education has not experienced a truly major transformation in my lifetime- a lifetime that has seen the cutting-edge of technology go from fax machines, to personal computers, to mobile and nanotechnology. Education, rather than remaining earthbound, has to make the sort of quantum leap that technology and communication have made many times in a single generation.”
Sheikha Hind was joined in speaking at the session by Esteban Moctezuma, secretary, Public Education, Mexico; Prof Dr Alexander Lorz, minister of education, Ministry of Education, State of Hesse, Germany; and Commissioner J Prospero E De Vera III, officer-in-charge, Commission on Higher Education, Republic of the Philippines.
Innovation is at the heart of the ecosystem of education built by QF, which spans the full spectrum of learning from pre-school and K-12 education to undergraduate and postgraduate study.
'Empowered women can bring about societal change'
Women can bring about societal change when they are involved in public life, HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, told Bloomberg TV. HE Sheikha Hind has been working to provide women access to better education and career opportunities. “Women are much more active in the workplace today than they were 20 years ago. Once you get the women involved in the conversation, you will see a societal impact and a societal change,” HE Sheikha Hind said. “I’m foreseeing that in the next coming 10 years things will change.”
Sheikha Hind said she hopes the foundation’s focus on education will help inspire women and men across the region. She said the organisation is focused on growth. “We’re looking at expanding programmes so we might need to hire more people,” she said.
Sheikha Hind said she hopes the foundation’s focus on education will help inspire women and men across the region. She said the organisation is focused on growth. “We’re looking at expanding programmes so we might need to hire more people,” she said.
