Davos 2021 - Reimagining Education (Option 2) - english

At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, 188 countries closed their schools, affecting 1.54 billion students. These disruptions provide an opportunity to reset the skills that need to be prioritized in primary and secondary education and beyond. From global citizenship to digital skills, what policies, practices and partnerships are needed to move future-ready employability skills higher up the education agenda? This session is associated with the following projects and initiatives of the World Economic Forum: Education 4.0, the Global Future Council on the New Agenda for Education and Skills, and the Global University Leaders Forum. <i>The first part of this session is open to the public online; the second is only accessible via TopLink.<i>