Azerbaijan's Baku Hosts International Forum On New Challenges In Education (PHOTO)


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 4. ADA University hosted the V International Forum“New Challenges in Education” on October 4, Trend reports.

According to the information, the International Forum was held in hybrid format with the partnership of the Ministry of Science and Education of Azerbaijan, the World Education Forum, and Education Development Fund, with organizational support of the experimental-communication platform of education workers “T-Network” and ADA University, with media support of the newspaper “Azerbaijani teacher”(Azərbaycan muallimi),“Education TV” (Tehsil TV) and magazine“Azerbaijani school” (Azərbaycan məktəbi).

The primary objective was to address emerging difficulties in education, enhance focus on environmental education, particularly the concept of "green education," and attain additional quality enhancement by accommodating the educational demands of contemporary times.

The International Forum, dedicated to the“Year of Solidarity for a Green World” and containing the idea of COP29, was held under the motto“A Better Educated Future”.

The key speakers of the Forum were Dominic Savage, Director of the World Education Forum, and Andreas Schleicher, Head of the Education and Skills Department of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Dominik Savage made an extensive presentation on“What initiatives can individuals schools take to promote effectively green skills?” and Andreas Schleicher on“Educating for sustainability”.

Also, the coordinator of eco-schools in Estonia, Maris Magi, gave a presentation on“How to raise environmentally conscious students? Lessons from Eco-Schools”, ADA University Vice Rector Vafa Kazdal on ' Participation and Collaboration of Ecosystem in Education', renowned pedagogical scientist and education researcher Ozgur Bolat on 'How Green Affects Children's Achievement and Happiness?'.

The forum covered the topics of environmental literacy and behavioral culture, green challenges and commitment to education, green skills strategy: the future of education and eco-innovation, leadership and eco-efficiency in education, green learning environment and teacher training, ecosystem of participation and cooperation in education.

The International Forum, moderated by Jafar Mansimi, head of the T-Network platform and doctoral student in education management, featured discussions around questions on the following topics: “What green challenges are there in education and what obligations do these challenges create?”,“What steps should be taken to educate environmentally friendly schoolchildren?”,“What traditional approaches in education should be replaced?” and“How should the idea of a green school be integrated into existing curricula?”.

The Forum was based on the direction“Education following the requirements of the 21st century” of the document“Azerbaijan 2030: National Priorities of Socio-Economic Development”.

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