The World Education Forum (WEF) is being held from 19 to 22 May 2015 in Incheon, Republic of Korea. What will happen in the coming days? How can you find more information and follow key moments of the forum online?
A closer look at the 2015 Forum
This year is more crucial than ever for the World Education Forum. As post-2015 development agenda and Education for All (EFA) goals are being decided, education should be at the heart of programmes and development goals, affirmed Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO.
There are no immovable barriers to #Education4All. Make education a breakthrough strategy for human rights&dvpt now #WorldEducationForum
— Irina Bokova (@IrinaBokova) 19 Mai 2015
The 2015 Forum is focusing on how to achieve equitable and inclusive quality education and lifelong learning for all by 2030, and on transforming lives through education.
The World Education Forum 2015 will provide a unique platform for global leaders in education, ministers, policy-makers and representatives of civil society, teachers, experts and the private sector to take stock of achievements and shortfalls in the implementation of the EFA goals and education-related MDGs, and to agree on a joint position for the education goal and targets in the post-2015 development agenda, which will be adopted by UN Member States at a Summit in September 2015. It will also be an opportunity for the international education community to chart the way for the implementation of the post-2015 education agenda through a Framework for Action"
(extract from official WEF website)
How to follow the Forum online
All information is available on the official WEF website.
See also the detailed programme of the Forum.
Plenary sessions and some parallel sessions can be watched on live video via the livestream platform Ustream. See the livestream.
Once sessions have ended, it will also be possible to access conference records.
UNESCO, the World Bank, and many other actors in education are sharing their experiences live from the Forum on their social media accounts daily. Follow these stories with the official hashtag #WorldEducationForum on Twitter.
IIEP at the World Education Forum
Suzanne Grant Lewis, the Director of IIEP, is attending the Forum in its entirety. Share key moments and speeches with us on our Twitter account @IIEP_UNESCO.
For more information, see the programme for 21 May and session summary.