Yidan Prize Convenes Educating for the Future Conference in Cambridge
January 31 2018 - 2:40PM
JCN Newswire (English)
英国ケンブリッジ, 2018年2月1日 - (Media OutReach) - Dr Charles Chen Yidan,
founder of the world's biggest education prize - the Yidan Prize,
addressed leading global academics and educators on key issues
facing the sector at the Yidan Prize Cambridge Conference on 29-30
January 2018. Also speaking alongside Dr Chen was one of the two
inaugural laureates of the Yidan Prize, Ms Vicky Colbert, founder
and director of Fundacion Escuela Nueva in Colombia.
Convened at the University of Cambridge and titled "Educating for
the Future", the conference examined the global economic and social
challenges driving the need for transformational education reform,
and the changes needed for education systems - and teachers and
education practitioners in particular - to adapt to the rapid pace
of change in our world today.
Dr Charles Chen Yidan said: "Educating for the future is a very
broad topic covering issues ranging from changes in educational
models to making sure students get the necessary skills to thrive
in an automated world. It is also a topic that is so critical that
more informed discussions are needed around the world in order for
the transformation to happen at a global scale.
"I am honored to have had the opportunity to join our inaugural
laureate, Ms Vicky Colbert, together with many other outstanding
educators, at the Yidan Prize Cambridge Conference to deep dive
into exploring the actions that need to be taken as we move
forward."
Following the huge success of the Yidan Prize Summit in Hong Kong
in December 2017, which brought together over 350 world leaders on
education for an interactive dialogue on "Education Redefined: The
Future is Now", the Yidan Prize Foundation took this much-needed
debate to one of the world's leading universities for another round
of thought-provoking discussions at the Yidan Prize Cambridge
Conference, held at the Frankopan Hall in Jesus College.
In addition to celebrating the achievements of the recent Yidan
Prize recipients, Ms Vicky Colbert and Dr Carol S. Dweck, Lewis and
Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, the
Cambridge conference brought together leading figures from the
worlds of education research, education practice, psychology and
international development to debate what high-quality education
looks like and how it can become reality for all children
globally.
About the Yidan Prize
The Yidan Prize is founded by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, the core
founder of Tencent Holdings Limited. The Prize aims to recognize
and support change makers for their most forward looking innovation
that can create sustainable impacts on education systems for a
better future. The Prize comprises two categories - the Yidan Prize
for Education Research and the Yidan Prize for Education
Development. The Prize is financed and governed by a HK$2.5 billion
independent trust. Each prize carries an award of HK$30 million,
with a cash award of HK$15 million, a further HK$15 million project
fund, and a gold medal. Through a series of initiatives, the prize
serves to provide a platform that allows the global community to
engage in conversation around education and to play a role in
education philanthropy. For more information, please visit
www.yidanprize.org.
Media contacts:
Yidan Prize Foundation
Brian Yeung
Tel: +852 2155 4892
Email: brian@yidanprize.org
EM
Peter Morley
Tel: +44 7927 186 645
Email: morley@em-comms.com
Source: Yidan Prize Foundation
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