Event Details
“The World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS); Istinye University, Istanbul; the World University Consortium; and UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition are collaborating to conduct the 7th International Future Education Conference, bringing together leading thinkers from a wide range of fields to give shape to a future education system fit for purpose in these challenging times of rapid social evolution.”
This is a Hybrid event, held in Istanbul, consisting of over 20 sessions in three parallel streams, allowing both speakers and audience to contribute in-person or on-line.
UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES will be collaborating on a special session at the conference: Learning for Social Transformations, building on the Summit of the Future, following through on the ambitions articulated in the concept note for our Summit of the Future side event From Idea to Action and Impact: mobilizing the outcomes of the Summit of the Future and in the summary report produced from that side event.
This session invites conversation and input on specific targets and goals negotiated by UN Member States in the Summit of the Future (SoTF) outcome documents: the Pact for the Future, the Global Digital Compact and the Declaration on Future Generations. The session will address what needs to be learned and what modalities need to be realized at different societal and governance scales (individual, local community, national and intergovernmental/multilateral) in order to achieve the social transformations affirmed in SoTF as necessary for future generations to inherit a peaceful and flourishing world.
Learning…is the process through which people, communities and societies acquire, refine, and apply knowledge, skills, values and experiences collectively over the course of individual lifetimes and across generations, including those not yet born. As such, learning is one of humanity’s most powerful tools, driven by imagination, creative thinking, and curiosity about the world. It equips individuals and communities with the means to understand and proactively address societal issues, challenge oppressive structures, and envision and build alternative futures. Learning fosters empathy and cross-cultural understanding, enabling collaborative solutions—qualities essential for nurturing the social transformations required to adapt to changing conditions and tackle the complex global challenges we face. As societies learn together, they develop the collective capacity to create lasting change, bridge divides, and transform systems for the common good.
In addition to this session, Dr Luci Attala, Deputy Executive Director of UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, will be speaking on Panel 4: Transdisciplinary Learning, and Dr Steven Hartman, Executive Director of the UNESCO-MOST BRIDGES Coalition, will be speaking on the concluding plenary session, 22.
