(MENAFN- The Peninsula)
Doha: Qatar National Commission for Education, Culture and Science (QNCECS) celebrated International Day of Education 2021 virtually, under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation,' in cooperation with the Unesco Doha Office and the College of the North Atlantic.
The event was held with the participation of the Educational Guidance Department at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, schools affiliated with Unesco, the Unicif Doha office, the Tunisian National Committee, the Omani National Commission, Qatar University, and Education Above All Foundation.
At the beginning of the ceremony, Secretary-General of QNCECS Dr. Hamda Hassan Al Sulaiti welcomed everyone during her speech to the virtual gathering to celebrate International Day of Education.
She pointed out that this year's celebrations were held under exceptional circumstances worldwide due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused the largest disruption in the education system in history and disrupted the educational process as it caused the closure of schools, universities and educational institutions, affecting about 1.6 billion students in more than 190 countries around the world, and the closure of schools and universities affected 94% of students in the world, a percentage that rises to 99% in low-income and middle-income countries.
Al Sulaiti explained that the world has undergone and is now going through challenges in the educational process in particular, due to the many challenges that the pandemic has created, the most important of which was the difficulty of providing direct learning for students.
Therefore, she added, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has developed several plans and effective alternatives for different levels and classes to ensure that students continue their education and not fail to complete their school year.
Director of the Unesco Regional Office in Doha, Dr. Anna Pollini, said under the theme ‘Recover and Revitalize Education for the COVID-19 Generation,' a plan was developed to celebrate International Education Day along three main segments: learning heroes innovations and financing.
She said the global event will highlight international cooperation and solidarity to bring lifelong education and learning core of disaster recovery.
Dr. Pollini called on states and their officials to provide a properly funded education recovery package to respond to the scale of the crisis, which has been exacerbated by inequality in many countries around the world.
Dr. Muthana Al Kubaisi, from the College of the North Atlantic, spoke about the college's experience in distance learning in the context of the pandemic, and addressed the most prominent challenges faced by the College since the beginning of the crisis, in addition to technological support, adding that since the infrastructure was ready a long time ago, they were able to train students and teachers to use the right technology systems quickly.
The International Day of Education, which is marked on January 24, is the culmination of the will of the world to improve education standards and eliminate illiteracy, and it emphasizes the importance of education for sustainable (social and economic) development in the world.
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