South-South Inter-generational Dialogue: Partnerships to promote innovative education

The event gathered both youth representatives and education partners (academia, public sector, and international organizations) to share experiences and practices on innovative learning in different national and regional contexts within the Global South and identify common challenges and opportunities for collaboration among multilevel partners in the framework of the celebration of the ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM in NY (25-27 2023).
Moderator: Dameon Black, Commissioner/Executive Director, Jamaica Tertiary Education Commission, Jamaica; Governing Board Chair, UNESCO IESALC.
Speakers:
Francesc Pedró, Director, UNESCO IESALC; Bosen Lily Liu, Lead on Young People Transforming Education Project, UNESCO IESALC; Okan Dursun, Youth Leader for Sustainable Development Goals, Office of Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth
Panelists:
- Youth panelists: 1. Alejandra Ramos Gomez, Representative of Transforming Education hosted by United Nations Girls’ Education Initiatives, Mexico/US; 2. Eugene Gato Nsengamungu, Founder of Rwanda Youth Technology Informants, Rwanda; 3. Laeek Siddiqui, Research Scientist at International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai, Youth Leader of UNESCO SDG4Youth Network, India; 4. Rafik Amrani, Founder of Beyond Tekhmamek, Youth Leader of UNESCO SDG4Youth Network, Algeria/Lebanon
-Partner panelists: 5. Mariam Temitope Masha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Humanitarian Interventions, Executive Secretary, North East Children’s Trust, Nigeria; 6. Miriam Alpizar Santana, Head of the Secretary of the Minister, Ministry of Higher Education, Cuba; Governing Board Member, UNESCO IESALC; 7. Xiaoju Wang, Trust Fund Director, United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation 8. Francesc Pedró, Director, UNESCO IESALC 9. Delegate from Division of Education 2030, UNESCO