Date and time: Nov. 29, 17:00-20:00 (GMT+8), 2021, 3 hours.
Location: Zoom https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85220087766
Password: 915786
Moderator: Ms. Yiping Wang (Senior Project Manager, SLIBNU-ALECSO Smart Education Joint Lab)
Theme: Asia-Arab Region Collaboration on Inclusion in Education
Background:
Inclusion in education aims to ensuring each individual has an equal opportunity for educational progress regardless of the gender, ethnic/social origin, language, religion, nationality, economic condition, ability etc. Inclusion in education means that education can across time and space. The importance inclusion in Education has been emphasized in Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Education and the Education 2030 Framework for Action. This forum invites scholars from Asia and the Arab region to share their perspectives on inclusion in education. Participants will address the achievements, challenges and possible direction for international collaboration on inclusion in education.
Agenda:
| Time/Session | Speakers/Topics |
| 17:00-17:10 Opening Remarks |
Speakers: Dr. Tao Zhan, Director, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education Dr. Mohamed Jemni, ICT Director, ALECSO |
| 17:00-17:15 Joint Lab Briefing |
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Tlili, Director of SLIBNU-ALECSO Smart Education Joint Lab |
| 17:15-19:35 Keynote Speech |
Speech 1 An Overview of Education Development in the Arab Region: Insights and Recommendations towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Tlili, Director of SLIBNU-ALECSO Smart Education Joint Lab Speech 2 The Implementation of Standards of Inclusiveness and Equality in CFS of China: Reflection on the Project Experiences Speaker: Dr. Lili Zhang, Chief Expert of UNESCO INRULED, Professor at Beijing Normal University Speech 3 COVID-19 and Inclusive Open and Distance Learning Solutions: UNESCO IITE Experience Speaker: Ms. Natalia Amelina, Senior National Project Officer in Education, Chief Teacher Professional Development and Networking Unit, UNESCO IITE Speech 4 International Institute of Online Education (IIOE) Driving an Inclusive Higher Education in Arab States Speaker: Ms. Xiaohan Bi, Head of West Asia and Africa Department, UNESCO Center for Higher Education Innovation Speech 5 Access, Equity and the Role of Education Technology in Egypt: A Strategic Case Study Speaker: Dr John Collick, Director of Education Strategy for NetDragon |
| 19:35-19:55 Q&A Roundtable Discussion |
Chair: Dr. Ahmed Tlili, Director of SLIBNU-ALECSO Smart Education Joint Lab All the keynote speakers above Ms. Phyllis Zhang, Vice president, Head of Global Market, ClassIn. Mr. Frank Huang, Director of Education & Healthcare Department, Huawei EBG Dr. Wei Cui, Chief Scientist and Co-founder of Squirrel AI Learning. |
| 19:55-20:00 Closing remarks |
Speaker: Dr. Ronghuai Huang, Director of UNESCO International Rural Educational and Training Centre, Dean of Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University |
Organizer:
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States.
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University(SLIBNU)
National Engineering Laboratory for Cyberlearning and Intelligent Technology (CIT)
Arab League Education, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO)
UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE)
UNESCO International Research and Training Centre for Rural Education (UNESCO INRULED)
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