Yidan Prize Inaugural Laureates honored at Harvard Graduate School of Education
February 08 2018 - 7:30AM
JCN Newswire (English)
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Opening keynote by Dr Charles Chen Yidan, Founder of the
Yidan Prize at Harvard Graduate School of Education |
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Professor Carol S. Dweck (right), Yidan Prize for Research
Education Inaugural Laureate and Ms Vicky Colbert (left), Yidan
Prize for Education Development Inaugural Laureate had an in-depth
discussion with educators |
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Dr Charles Chen Yidan led his delegation to meet with Drew
Faust, President of Harvard University, Lincoln Professor of
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Cambridge, MA, Feb 8, 2018 - (Media OutReach) - Dr
Charles Chen Yidan, the Founder of the world's biggest education
prize - the Yidan Prize - visited Harvard Graduate School of
Education together with the two Yidan Prize inaugural laureates,
Professor Carol S. Dweck and Ms Vicky Colbert, to meet with world
leading academia and educators on 5-6 February 2018 and address the
audience on the role of education in realizing human potential.
Titled "Realizing Human Potential Through Education: A Convening in
Honor of the 2017 Yidan Prize Laureates", this conference examined
the key drivers for transformational education reform, and the
changes that must happen in order for education systems to tap
into, develop and fully realize the hidden potentials in our
children.
Charles Chen Yidan said: "Education has the power to transform
lives and make the world a better place, and this is achievable
through uncovering, nurturing and expanding human potential to meet
the needs and challenges of an ever-changing world. We must do
everything we can to broaden the horizons of our children, so that
they can thrive in a world that lives only in our imagination right
now.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to join our inaugural
laureates Professor Carol S. Dweck and Ms Vicky Colbert, together
with many other outstanding educators, to explore the actions that
need to be taken as we move forward."
James E. Ryan, Dean of the Faculty and Charles William Eliot
Professor of Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education, said
in his opening remarks: "The Yidan Prize will elevate and celebrate
the power and promise of education as the most important tool we
have to address our greatest challenges, from national security to
economic prosperity. It will shine a light on the power of
education to lift people out of poverty, to reduce inequality, and
to build a more promising future for the generations that
follow."
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 enlightening, interactive dialogue on the topic of
"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 this conference held at the Harvard Graduate School
of Education.
In addition to celebrating the achievements of the recent Yidan
Prize recipients, Professor Carol S. Dweck, Lewis and Virginia
Eaton Professor of Psychology at Stanford University, and Ms Vicky
Colbert, founder and director of Fundacion Escuela Nueva, this
conference brought together leading figures from the worlds of
education research, education practice and psychology to debate
what future-oriented 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
(about US$320 million) independent trust. Each prize carries an
award of HK$30 million (about US$3.87 million), with a cash award
of HK$15 million (about US$1.9 million), a further HK$15 million
(about US$1.9 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
+852 2155 4892
Email: brian@yidanprize.org
EM Communications
Tom Kiehn
+1-646-384-3361
Email: kiehn@em-comms.com
Source: Yidan Prize Foundation
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