WISE 2014 to start on November 4th
This year's World Innovation Summit for Education will begin on Tuesday in Doha, to explore ways to tap learners' and teachers' potential for innovation and creativity.
The three-day summit will be held at Qatar National Convention Centre under the theme 'Imagine – Create – Learn: Creativity at the Heart of Education.'
The 2014 WISE Summit will bring together more than 1,500 innovators, including educational thinkers and practitioners, representatives of governments, NGOs, business leaders and social entrepreneurs in one of the world's largest education events.
WISE was launched in 2009 on the initiative of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser as an international forum for decision-makers and practitioners from diverse sectors to address the challenges facing education.
The WISE Summit has established itself as a leading global event dedicated to innovation and creative action in education. Beyond the Summit, WISE includes a variety of ongoing initiatives, and serves as a resource for ideas and a platform for partnership.
As creativity is increasingly presented as the most important skill of the 21st century, this year's Summit, by nurturing learners' ability to develop their talents, think critically, and be self-confident problem-solvers, can empower them to design imaginative solutions for their lives and their communities.
Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali Al Thani, Chairman of WISE, commented: "We must find new resources to confront the fast-evolving challenges to education systems around the world, and we can only succeed by drawing upon the wellspring of creativity that has fuelled progress throughout history."
With the 2014 Summit's main focus on how to bring more creativity to education, Summit delegates will explore innovative and holistic approaches to early childhood education, skills certification beyond formal university degrees and the future of assessment.
A key highlight of the Summit will be the announcement of the 2014 WISE Prize for Education Laureate at the Opening Session.
Currently in its fourth year, the WISE Prize for Education will be presented at the Summit to an individual or team in recognition of an outstanding contribution in education, with a cash prize of $500,000. [The Peninsula]
