How to build education for the future – Helsinki will host the first Helsinki Education Capital event next week
Now organised for the first time, the Helsinki Education Capital event will bring international and Finnish experts in education and training to Helsinki from 12 to 14 November. In the event, top names in education and training will talk how education helps to build a sustainable and fair future.
Helsinki Education Capital brings together top experts in education and training to discuss the future of schools and education.
The City of Helsinki’s Education Division will organise the Helsinki Education Capital event on 12–14 November 2024. Approximately 60 education experts from around the world are expected to attend the event to discuss how to build education for the future today.
Education is one of the cornerstones of the Finnish welfare society. The City of Helsinki is the largest provider of education in Finland working with approximately 14,000 professionals in over 700 locations, from early childhood education to primary and secondary schools, and even beyond this, to vocational and adult education.
The City of Helsinki focuses on strengthening knowledge and skills that are important from the learner’s perspective - not only on teaching and learning key competences and skills, but emphasizing the importance of social and emotional skills. For Helsinki, high-quality and equal education is a key for the city and its residents to succeed and flourish. Education builds trust and a sustainable future.
The topics of the three-day event will focus on the opportunities of future education: how we can jointly strengthen cities' foresight capabilities and know-how to build a sustainable and fair future.
“It is important that we learn and interact with other global metropolises that have phenomena similar to those we have in Helsinki. Succeeding in global competition requires us to have diverse and changing capabilities that we want to develop in cooperation with other cities,” says Johanna Laisaari, Deputy mayor of the Education Division.
The event will highlight Helsinki’s pioneering position and expertise in the questions of education and training. The participants are also invited to visit daycare centres, playgrounds, schools and educational institutions in Helsinki.
“The event provides an opportunity for the education division personnel to enable the creation of new types of networks. For students of our schools and educational institutions, the event provides an arena for discussions about the future with representatives from other cultures, for example, and we have invited representatives of student bodies to the event, among others,” says Satu Järvenkallas, Head of the Education Division.
The Helsinki Education Capital event will be opened by the Mayor of Helsinki Juhana Vartiainen. The keynote address of the event will be given by Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz on the topic “How Finland is recreating their education systems for the future”.
The Helsinki Education Capital event is organised by the Helsinki Education Division and Hundred. Part of the discussions at the event can be followed via Helsinki Channel broadcasts.
Event website and programme:
Helsinki Channel broadcasts:
13 November at 9.30 am (EET)
Helsinki Education Capital – Education for Human Flourishing
9:30 How to build education for the future in Helsinki, Satu Järvenkallas, Executive Director, Helsinki Education Division
9:35 Greetings, Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD
9:45 Education for Human Flourishing
Facilitated by Jennifer Adams, Editor-in-Chief, Signature Leadership by Knowledgehook
As the world races forward with AI capacity expanding exponentially over short time frames, questions remain on how to help students develop their human skills in order to navigate this new world. At the same time as national/state education policy makers reflect on new frameworks and curricula, educators are in classrooms, schools, and districts facilitating learning for their students who will emerge into this evolving world.
We will hear from thought leaders on their strategic visions in education for the upcoming years.
Panelists:
– Marjo Kyllönen, Development Service Director, Helsinki Education Division
– Shelly Stevenson, Superintendent, Ottawa Catholic District School Board
– Anthony Mackay, Consultant Advisor, Global Cities Education Network (GCEN)
Respondent: Damilola Okonkwo, Founder, KEY academy
11:00 How Finland is recreating their education systems for the future, Anders Adlercreutz, Minister of Education, Finland
Respondent: Aleksei Jašin, Vice Mayor, City of Tallinn, Estonia
14 November at 10 am (EET)
Helsinki Education Capital – Shaping Tomorrow Together
10:00 Opening Words, Denise Wall
10:05 Manifesto: The Futures of Education, Marcus Antila & Fia Hirvonen, Helsinki Youth Council
10:30 Shared vision of desired futures for education
Facilitated by Ron Berlinski, Founder, Curiosity Learning
Panelists:
– Marte Gerhardsen, Utdanningsdirektør, Osloskolen
– Alejandra Ycaza, Head of International Development, Fundación Reimagina
– Mark Pearmain, Superintendent, Surrey, Canada
11:00 Break
11:20 Keys to success: building good learning, well-being and a sustainable future together
Facilitated by Denise Wall
Panellists:
– Maggie Mattsson, Helsinki Youth Council
– Artem Sergeyev, Helsinki Youth Council
– Oliver Dorogi, HundrED Youth Ambassador
– Namya Joshi, HundrED Youth Ambassador
11:40 Insights and foresights for the futures of education, Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Director General, International Baccalaureate (IB)
12:00 What Do Young People Expect from Their Education? Natalia Kallio, International Human Rights advocate & trainer, Board Member at the European Youth Forum
12:10 Next Steps
Johanna Laisaari, Helsinki Deputy Mayor, Education and Training
Satu Järvenkallas, Executive Director, Helsinki Education Division
Saku Tuominen, Chair & Co-Founder, HundrED
More information and press requests:
Johanna Snellman
Communications Specialists, City of Helsinki
+358 9 310 22385
johanna.snellman@hel.fi
City of Helsinki
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