Faryal Khan

Programme Specialist for Education UNESCO

Ms Faryal Khan is the Programme Specialist for Education at the UNESCO Multisectoral Regional Office in Bangkok, Thailand and leads the Transforming Learning Futures team in Educational Innovations and Skills Development, EISD Section. Her responsibilities include Research and Foresight, Artificial Intelligence, Global Citizenship Education, and Education for Sustainable Development amongst other areas. Ms. Khan earned her doctorate in Educational Administration, Planning, and Social Policy (concentration: International Education) from Harvard University (2005). She has two masters’ degrees in Education: from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan (1989), and Harvard’s Graduate School of Education (1995).

Leadership Summit Sessions

Education for a sustainable future

The UN argues that education is a critical agent in addressing the issue of climate change and creating a better world for future generations. However, with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for most of the world’s new disaster and climate-related displacements – which poses significant barriers to the right to education - what role can educators and school communities play?

Drawing on insight into region-wide policy development and practices within schools, this panel discussion will explore solutions-led approaches to ensuring climate-resilience across school communities, considering the role of technology, and developing and implementing a climate change curriculum relevant to specific localities and cultures.

Thursday 05 October 09:05 - 09:35 K12 Stream

Sustainability

Add to calendar 10/05/2023 09:05 10/05/2023 09:35 Education for a sustainable future

K12 Stream Asia/Shanghai

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