World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Chairman Dr Abdulla bin Ali Al-Thani has said that this initiative will play a pivotal role in supporting a change in Pakistan’s education system by bringing the students of far-flung areas at par with urbanites and inculcating in them modern teaching techniques and skills.
He said the 2012 WISE summit being held in Doha, Qatar, in November this year, will be attended by a galaxy of educationists, students and experts who will contribute a lot to the improvement of the education sector. Dr Abdulla said the WISE would provide young students with an opportunity to take part in amazing global experiences throughout the year 2013.
He said that every year participants from Pakistan attend the Summit. “I am very proud to tell you that we will have Dr Shams Kassim Lakha, the founding chairman of the Board of the Pakistan Centre for Philanthropy and the founding president of the Aga Khan University, as a member of the 2012 WISE Awards Jury.
“I would also like to take this opportunity to ask Pakistani students to send us their applications for ‘Learners’ Voice’ project,” he said.
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is a year-round global platform dedicated to nurturing innovation in education by harnessing the expertise of multiple sectors. It was created in 2009 on the initiative of Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation. Sheikh Abdulla said the WISE believes education is a passport to inclusion. Furthermore, innovation in all its forms, is not just technological, it is a key to enabling education to play a pivotal role in tackling the 21st century global challenges. The WISE has developed a unique approach which gives a voice to innovators from all countries and all sectors during a summit that takes place every year in Doha.
The WISE Awards, for instance, is a program that identifies, shares and helps scale up best practicesby bringing new approaches to education.