DOHA: The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), an initiative of Qatar Foundation (QF), participated in the SXSWedu Conference and Festival in Texas, US.
The WISE team and representatives of WISE Accelerator projects organised sessions and attended panels and workshops exploring employment and the skills gap, the role of social entrepreneurs and the impact of social enterprise on teaching and learning. Dr Sakena Yacoobi, WISE Prize for Education Laureate, was honoured.
In her address, ‘Education, Development and Peace in Afghanistan’, Dr Yacoobi presented her work in bringing education to Afghans under the extremes of war, displacement and oppression during the Taliban rule.
The WISE Accelerator is a competitive programme in which selected innovative education projects receive a year of mentoring with members of the WISE community, providing them with effective strategies and support to ensure their development. The programme links the projects with an international network which creates opportunities for knowledge- sharing and investor support. Three WISE Accelerator project leaders presented their work at the conference. The conference and the festival foster innovation in learning by hosting a diverse and energetic community of stakeholders with different backgrounds in education. The four-day event served as an opportunity for the WISE community to present its work, bringing a global perspective to the US-focused mega-conference on education.The Peninsula
