Expo 2020 Dubai said that it will host an extraordinary global summit to redefine the features of the global dialogue on education, change current thinking and explore modern methods of dealing with global challenges.

According to a statement issued yesterday, the World Summit "RewirEd", which is the fruit of cooperation between "Expo 2020 Dubai" and the Dubai Cares Foundation, will be held in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, during the period from 17 to 19 March 2021 at the Dubai Exhibition Center, located in the site "Expo" ».

The summit will gather more than 3000 participants, and will be supported by governments, education stakeholders, strategic partners and the private sector to discuss the future of the education sector within the global endeavors to achieve the goals of sustainable development, with a focus on key themes: financing the education sector, innovation in the sector itself, as well as youth empowerment and future skills.

The well-being of individuals

Minister of State for International Cooperation Affairs, Director General of the Expo 2020 Dubai office and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dubai Cares, Reem Bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, said that “the UAE believes that investing in enhancing the welfare of individuals, their knowledge and their capabilities achieves the greatest returns for them, their families and their societies as a whole.”

She added that "education, which is of course the essence of human capital, is the driver of our national priorities, along with its central role in our international development strategy."

Al-Hashemi added, "We believe that the time has come to redefine the features of the global dialogue with regard to education, and this summit will be the ideal platform to achieve this."

Radical transformation

In turn, the CEO of "Dubai Cares", Dr. Tariq Muhammad Al Gurg, said that "the global education sector is undergoing a fundamental transformation, where the usual procedures are no longer sufficient, which requires urgent attention from all actors in the world."

He pointed out that «the World Summit on Education provides an opportunity for actors in the global education sector to reach together to a new way of thinking to address the challenges facing the sector by offering radical and sustainable solutions, while highlighting the role of education as a cornerstone for achieving all other global goals effectively ».

And the leaders of the world must seize this unique opportunity to fulfill their promises and enhance their support for the education sector, as we look through this event to give hope and pave the way for disadvantaged children and youth all over the world to achieve a successful and prosperous future.

Challenges

"The private sector will participate actively in the summit, because facing the global education challenges requires the concerted powers of all actors, including business leaders who understand the power and potential to benefit from their knowledge and resources in close coordination with their peers, governments, international organizations and NGOs, with the aim of providing solutions," Al-Gurg said. To the most pressing issues of our generation. ”

He pointed out that the «Global Education Forum (GEF), which was established recently, seeks to ensure more harmony and coordination in the global education structure, and will form a high-level reference group for the RewirEd Summit, the World Summit on Education, in order to follow up on the commitments and pledges that will be announced During the summit ».

Investment and coordination

For her part, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and co-chair of the Global Education Forum (GEF) said: “If we do not provide sound education and lifelong learning opportunities for all, we will not succeed in meeting the challenges of our world.”

Azoulay said, "The summit is an important platform for dialogue and action alike, as global efforts to achieve sustainable development goals increase by the 2030 deadline."

An exceptional opportunity

In the same context, said the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and co-chair of the Global Education Forum (GEF), Gordon Brown, that «the World Education Summit is an exceptional and unique opportunity to refocus global attention to achieve the goal of sustainable development of ensuring a sound education "Equitable, inclusive and all-inclusive life-long learning opportunities by 2030."

It is noteworthy that the announcement of the "RewirEd" summit, is the latest in a series of global events that will be held at the Dubai Exhibition Center during the "Expo 2020", which includes the next version of the World Summit of Governments, which is a testament to the UAE's growing commitment to lead efforts to tackle the global education crisis .

A growing commitment

“The RewirEd Summit is evidence of the growing commitment of the UAE to lead unremitting efforts to tackle the global education crisis,” said former Australian Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), Julia Gillard. The Global Partnership for Education last year contributed to raising the lives of millions of children in the poorest countries by enrolling them in schools for learning.

Sessions and workshops

The World Education Summit, through a number of high-level panel discussions, technical workshops and lectures in an innovative style, invites participants to rethink education and explore new ways to overcome challenges, and will give them an opportunity to agree on a common vision.

The summit will coincide with the start of the 10-year countdown that separates us from the date of achieving the sustainable development goals in 2030, and comes at the right time to remind that not all countries are on the right track to achieve these goals.

Summit participants will focus on core themes that include finance, innovation and future skills.