17 September: Solutions Day

Opening Remarks:

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

• Video: Thematic Action Tracks to transform education
• Keynote on the need to transform education
• Inter-generational conversation "From mobilization to solutions"
• Inspirations for transforming education

The Transforming Education Summit is being convened in response to a global crisis in education – one of equity and inclusion, quality and relevance. Often slow and unseen, this crisis is having a devastating impact on the futures of children and youth worldwide. The Summit provides a unique opportunity to elevate education to the top of the global political agenda and to mobilize action, ambition, solidarity and solutions to recover pandemic-related learning losses and sow the seeds to transform education in a rapidly changing world.

10:00 - 11:30:
A holistic & equitable approach to digital transformation
How Microsoft, UNICEF and governments are coming together to ensure children and young people are ready for a digital future?
Action Track 4
Organized by Microsoft, Iraq, Mexico and UNICEF

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.
Action Track 3
Organized by Portugal, Tanzania, UNICEF, Schools 2030, Aga Khan Foundation, UNESCO, GPE, LEGO Foundation and Generation Unlimited

13:00 - 14:30:
Effective Educational Ecosystems
Solutions for Open Digital Content.
Action Track 4
Organized by Nigeria, Finland, Germany and South Africa

14:45 - 16:15:
Transforming Education Through Teacher Leadership and Innovation
Action Track 3
Organized by United Arab Emirates, South Africa and UNESCO – International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030

16:30 - 18:00
Scaling Evidence-based EdTech in Kenya, Malawi, and Sierra Leone
Action Track 4
Organized by EdTech, Sierra Leone, Malawi, Kenya, UNICEF and Imagine Worldwide

Private Sector Round Table
Enhancing Education Readiness To The Future Of Work Through Public-Private Partnerships
Action Track 2
Organized by Global Education Coalition – UNESCO, Morocco, Colombia, UNICEF, UN Global Compact and the Global Business Coalition for Education

11:45 - 12:45:
LEAP into Learning
Inclusive, quality language learning and teaching through digital innovation
Action Track 4
Organized by United Kingdom (British Council), South Africa and UNICEF

13:00 - 14:30:
Advancing Foundational Learning
From Crisis to Action
Action Track 2
Organized by The World Bank, Ecuador, Ghana and UNICEF

14:45 - 16:15:
Transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training for Refugees
Skills and Labour Market Transitions in Contexts of Fragility
Action Track 2
Organized by Finn Church Aid, Finland, Germany, UNHCR and ILO

16:30 - 18:15
Transforming Education through Grassroots Innovation
A Localized, Teacher-Led Approach
Action Track 3
Organized by Muhammad Sanusi ii SDG (MSII SDG), UN SDG Office and UN Partnerships Office

10:00 - 11:30:
Data and Monitoring
Bringing accountability to our promises to transform education
Action Track 2
Organized by Jordan, France, Sierra Leone, Maldives and UNESCO

11:45 - 12:45:
A Healthier Planet, Healthier Schools, Healthier Generations
Transforming Education with a Planetary Health Approach
Action Track 2
Organized by Kyrgyz Republic, Uzbekistan, UNEP, Planetary Health Alliance, UNESCO and UN SDS Network

13:00 - 14:30:
Education Financing Observatory
Setting the grounds for sustainable, fair and inclusive financing
Action Track 5
Organized by Global Campaign for Education, Malawi, Argentina, UNESCO CCNGO, ABEGS, ASPBAE, ACEA, CLADE, ANCEFA, ENACE, Education Intl., Action Aid and UNCTAD

14:45 - 16:15:
Digital citizenship skills and Artificial Intelligence in learning and teaching processes
A human rights perspective
Action Track 4
Organized by Council of Europe, Slovenia, Greece, UNESCO and UNESCO Centre Ljubljana

16:30 - 18:00
Teachers at the heart of education!
Call for action on teacher policies and social dialogue to transform the teaching profession
Action Track 3
Organized by Romania, Nigeria, ILO, UNESCO, Education International, UNESCO – International Task Force on Teachers for Education 2030 and UNHCR

10:00 - 11:30:
Greening Education Partnership
Getting Every Learner Climate-ready
Action Track 2
Organized by UNESCO, Japan and the United Kingdom

11:45 - 12:45:
Her Education, Our Futures
Transforming Education with and for Girls
Action Track 1
Organized by Brookings Institution, Namibia, United Kingdom, UNESCO/UNICEF, AU/CIEFFA, Echidna Giving, Malala Fund, Population Council GIRL, UNGEI and WHF

13:00 - 14:30:
Education and learning in times of emergencies and protracted crises
Action Track 1
Organized by UNESCO, South Sudan, Ecuador, ECW, GPE, UNHCR and UNICEF

14:45 - 16:15:
Towards a new global compact for financing education
Action Track 5
Organized by Belgium, Fiji, UNESCO and GPE

16:30 - 18:00:
Transforming ESD
Implementing the UNESCO OER Recommendation within Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships
Action Track 4
Organized by SDS Net-SDG Academy, Ireland, Ghana, UN Academic Impact, UNESCO, UN Library, IAU, IFLA, Mission 4.7, Creative Commons and 2U

10:00 - 11:30:
Transforming Education Starts Early
Laying the foundation from early years
Action Track 2
Organized by Uzbekistan, Lao PDR, Gabon, UNICEF and UNESCO

11:45 - 12:45:
Girls' health and education
Indivisible rights, smart co-investments
Action Track 1
Organized by UNPFA, Bangladesh, Niger and UNICEF

13:00 - 14:30:
Advancing multi-stakeholders' partnerships to drive education transformation
Action Track 4
Organized by Global Education Coalition, Senegal, El Salvador, UNESCO, Ericsson, KPMG and Microsoft

14:45 - 16:15:
Transformation de l'éducation et développement durable
Action Track 2
Organized by Morocco, Cote d'Ivoire and UNESCO Institutes for Lifelong Learning

16:30 - 18:00:
Escuelas y Universidades emprendedoras y para el emprendimiento
Action Track 2
Organized by Secretaría General Ibero-americana, Argentina, Mexico, UNCTAD and Consejo Universitario Iberoamericano

10:00 - 11:30:
Reimagining learning through digital transformation and partnership
Action Track 4
Organized by Mongolia, Japan, UNICEF and UNESCO

11:45 - 12:45:
Transforming education systems in times of crisis
Perspectives from Ukraine
Action Track 1
Organized by Ukraine and Poland

13:00 - 14:30:
Digital Solidarity Initiative
Sustainable@EDU Arab Computer Partnership
Action Track 4
Organized by Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), Morocco, Jordan, UNESCO, Tunisia, Mauritania and Millenium@EDU SUSTAINABLE ED

14:45 - 16:15:
Accelerating Learning in Latin America & the Caribbean
Action Track 4
Organized by Inter-American Development Bank, Argentina, El Salvador and UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning

16:30 - 18:00:
Significant Initiatives of Transformative Education
A Global Citizenship Education Perspective
Action Track 2
Organized by Ban Ki Moon Centre, Republic of Korea, Finland and UNESCO

10:00 - 11:30:
Hungry Children = A Failed Education System
Why School Feeding is So Important to Transforming Education
Action Track 1
Organized by Plan International Canada, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, United Arab Emirates (tbc) and WFP

11:45 - 12:45:
Rewiring and Transforming Education through cross-sectoral action
Action Track 2
Organized by Education Commission, United Arab Emirates, Zambia, UNEP, Dubai Cares and UN Foundation

13:00 - 14:30:
Transforming Commitments into Real Solutions for Disability
Inclusive Education
Action Track 1
Organized by International Disability Alliance, Sierra Leone, South Africa, UNICEF, Intl. Disability and Development Consortium, GLAD, Global Campaign for Ed-US, Sightsavers, CBM, L. Cheshire, Light for the World, Humanity & Inclusion, ANCEFA/FOAPH and Perkins School for the Blind

14:45 - 16:15:
No session

16:30 - 18:00:
Transformer l'éducation pour transformer la vie
Enjeux, défis et perspectives pour les systèmes éducatifs francophones
Action Track 2
Organized by Conférence des Ministres de l'Education des Etats et gouvernements de la francophonie (CONFEMEN);, Morocco, UNESCO-IBE et IFEF/OIF (Institut de la francophonie pour l'éducation et la formation)

10:00 - 11:30:
Transforming Sector-Wide Support for Refugee Teachers
Action Track 3
Organized by Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), Chad, Kenya, UNHCR and the Teachers College Columbia University

11:45 - 12:45:
Innovative financing mechanisms for education
Action Track 5
Organized by Education Above All, the World Bank, Qatar, Sierra Leone, and the Global Partnership for Education

13:00 - 14:30:
The Sustainable Enterprise Challenge
Action Track 2
Organized by Prince Trust, Malta, Rwanda and UNRWA

14:45 - 16:15:
Educate the Educator
Transformative Pedagogies for Innovative Leadership Skills in Private Sector
Action Track 3
Organized by UN Global Compact, Canada and Kenya

16:30 - 18:00:
GIGA Initiative
Transforming Education Through Digital Connectivity
Action Track 4
Organized by Spain, Switzerland, ITU and UNICEF

10:00 - 11:30:
Pathways to Transforming Education
Proven Solutions from Social Innovators
Action Track 2
Organized by Catalyst 2030, Honduras, Burkina Faso and Jordan

11:45 - 12:30:
Tackling Inequality and Transforming Classrooms through Social and Emotional Learning
Action Track 3
Organized by UNDP, Community Jameel and Dubai Cares

13:00 - 14:30:
The role of higher education in transforming climate and environment lifelong learning for all
Action Track 2
Organized by UN University, Spain, Bhutan, UNESCO and UNFCCC

14:45 - 16:15:
No session

16:30 - 17:15:
Mainstreaming business education and net zero commitments for sustainable development
Action Track 2
Organized by Deloitte, Costa Rica, Switzerland, USA and UNITAR

10:00 - 11:30:

No session

11:45 - 12:45:
Greening the Southern Africa TVET Ecosystem
Action Track 2
Organized by Zimbabwe, Malawi, ILO and Humana

13:00 - 14:30:
Gender Transformative Education From Rhetoric to Action
Action Track 1
Organized by Global Partnership for Education, Niger, Salvador, UN Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI), Plan International and Transform Education

14:45 - 16:15:
No session

16:30 - 17:15:
Localizing Education for a Sustainable Future +
Launch of a new digital learning platform for connecting educators and learners to local institutions
Action Track 2
Organized by Qatar, Djibouti, UNESCO and Qatar Foundation