Summary
The three-day conference, from 28th – 30th March, comprised thought leaders, academics, policymakers, practitioners, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs coming together to design better learning environments for future generations
The design collaborative will issue a white paper with a set of plausible solutions for the challenges discussed. These solutions will be tried across the world, and their outcomes will be evaluated in the next collaborative in 2024
Anant National University and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, USA, launched the Future of Learning collaborative to address critical challenges and devise plausible solutions to deliver high-quality education at the varsity campus on 28 March.
Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of Education, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Govt of India, inaugurated the forum in the presence of Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, Chairman of the University Grants Commission and 28 delegates from five continents, including Europe, South America, North America, the Middle East, and Asia.
Speaking on the occasion the minister said that the 21st century is the century of empowerment through knowledge. He said that people-centric solutions is the core of education for a sustainable future and holistic thinking is the pathway.
With the implementation of NEP 2020, we are intertwining our centuries-old tradition of ‘Ideate, Create & Test’ to reform and reimagine our education and make it more practice-based and human-centric. We need to create a holistic, ‘Samagra’ darshan, he concluded.
“The purpose of the collaborative is to explore the role, purpose, reach and dissemination of education and learning in the context of a world that is changing fast for reasons such as climate change, geo-political conflicts and technical disparities and to recommend steps and ensure that the future of learning is relevant, equitable and inclusive, solution-oriented and impactful across contexts”, said Dr Anunaya Chaubey, Provost, Anant National University.
The three-day conference, organised between 28th – 30th March, comprised thought leaders, academics, policymakers, practitioners, innovators, investors and entrepreneurs coming together to design better learning environments for future generations of learners and provide them with an education that is accessible, affordable, and empowering.
The Future of Learning Collaborative aims to create a foundation for reinforcing transnational collaborations that redefine learning and chart an innovative future.
"Today's youth are aspirational. They are lifelong learners, creative, innovative, problem solvers and leaders. They are risk-takers who learn from their failures and essentially want to become good human beings. The National Education Policy is designed to fulfil these aspirations. I am positive that the deliberations from the Future of Learning conference will touch upon these points for holistic development", said Prof. Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar, UGC Chairman.
Chief Minister of Gujarat, Bhupendrabhai Patel at the concluding ceremony along with the delegates, at the Future of Learning Collaborative. an initiative of Anant National University and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education, USA, held on 30th March at the varsity campus. The collaborative comprising 28 delegates from five continents, including Europe, South America, North America, the Middle East, and Asia. Source: Official
The members attending the collaborative will form the ‘Ignite Group’ that will frame and structure meaningful conversations on the future of learning.
The ‘Ignite Group’ will consist of diverse individuals working to advance educational-related innovations in their contexts across the globe. This design collaborative will issue a white paper with a set of plausible solutions for the challenges discussed. These solutions will be tried across the world, and their outcomes will be evaluated in the next collaborative in 2024.
Last updated on 31 Mar 2023
