The eighth edition of the World Summit on Innovation in Education (WISE) kicks off here today. The three-day conference will feature the announcement of the 2017 WISE Prize, the first of its kind to recognize the world’s leading and outstanding contributions to education.
Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, at the opening session tomorrow, will award a gold medal and a cash reward $500,000 to the winner. The WISE Prize, which aims to raise global awareness of the pivotal role of education in all societies was launched in 2011 at the initiative of Sheikha Moza, and this year, six out of 15 projects qualified as finalists.
WISE community comprises more than 9,000 active members in 152 countries and the summit seeks to highlight Qatar Foundation’s role in encouraging young people to innovate in education.
Over the past years, WISE has strengthened its position as a global reference in the development of new approaches to education through the implementation of a range of leading programs. The number of participants in “Learners’ Voice” program of this year session selected 25 educators representing 19 countries. The new group will start its journey through the “Learners’ Voice” program at the 2017 WISE Summit in Doha today.
There is also the WISE Accelerated Development Program, which supports and develops innovative educational initiatives that are highly scalable and effective. As well the World of Learning, which is a weekly television program on education, developed in cooperation with Euronews, which is broadcasted 16 times a week in 11 languages to 330 million listeners in 155 countries.
