Highlights from the Center for Global Education Launch

The Center for Global Education at Asia Society officially launched on September 22, 2016. Read highlights and articles from the launch and related events, or view the press release.

Angel Gurria, Secretary-General, OECD (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Irina Bokova, Secretary-General, UNESCO (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Tony Jackson, Vice President of Education, Asia Society (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Sarah Brown, Founder and Executive Chair, Global Business Coalition for Education; and Founder and President, Theirworld (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Felix Ruano, Harvard University senior and alumnus of an Asia Society International Studies Schools Network school. (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Ido Leffler, Founder and CEO, Yoobi (center); with Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, New Zealand; and Lizhong Yu, Chancellor of NYU Shanghai (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Ju-Ho Lee, Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Republic of Korea (2010-2013) (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, New Zealand (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Kevin Rudd, President, Asia Society Policy Institute (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

From left: Tony Jackson, Asia Society; Ellis Rubinstein, CEO, The New York Academy of Sciences; Hekia Parata, Minister of Education, New Zealand; Ido Leffler, CEO and Co-Founder, Yoobi; Lizhong Yu, Chancellor, NYU Shanghai (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

From left: Anthony Mackay, Esther Care, Joyce Kinyanjui, Hekia Parata (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Reuben Advani, CEO of The Global STEM Alliance (GSA) at The New York Academy of Sciences

Esther Care, Director of the Assessment Curriculum and Technology Research Centre (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Antonia Wulff, Education International, with Sarah Wolman, LEGO Foundation (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Amrita Patwardhan, Tata Trusts (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Joyce Kinyanjui, Program Manager and the previous Executive Officer at Women Educational Researchers of Kenya (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Jordan Naidoo, Director of Education 2030 Support and Coordination at UNESCO (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Philip Regier, CEO of EdPlus, Arizona State University (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Madhav Chavan, Founder, Pratham, with Amrita Patwardhan, Tata Trusts (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Sarah Wolman, Head of Partnerships, North America for the LEGO Foundation (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

Anthony Mackay, CEO of the Centre for Strategic Education (Ellen Wallop/Asia Society)

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Launching the Center for Global Education

Equipping Students for Globalization

High UN and OECD officials describe how promoting diversity and 21st century technological skills in students are critical as the world globalizes.
Introducing the Center for Global Education

Vice President of Education Tony Jackson describes the inspiration for the Center for Global Education and what's next in the work to prepare all students for life in our global future.
Asia Society Launches Center for Global Education to Prepare Students for a Global 21st Century

The Center will bring together the most influential educators, businesses, and government officials; commission research and publish insights; and partner with schools and education systems to change policy and practice.
Interview: Education Minister Hekia Parata on Preparing New Zealand's Future Generations to Take on the World

"New Zealanders have a long tradition of looking outwards, and taking risks."
Sarah Brown: Why Expanded Education Opportunity Is Key to Solving Global Challenges

The education advocate and former First Lady of the United Kingdom explains why global competence is so vital to the future.
Felix Ruano on Why Poor Communities Need a Global Understanding

A Harvard student from a poor immigrant family discusses why having an international perspective is critical for succeeding in an increasingly globalized world.
Yu Lizhong: Global Competence Key 'To Do Well and to Do Good'

Says the NYU Shanghai chancellor: "We live and work today in a world defined by the steady convergence of cultures across the globe."
From Offering a 'Deeper Understanding' of Asia to Leading the Push for 'Global Competence'

60 years of Asia Society education work culminate in launch of Center for Global Education.

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