The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has announced a new cohort of outstanding young people to participate in the 2017-2018 Learners’ Voice Program. Twenty-five young education advocates from 22 countries, with diverse backgrounds and disciplines, have been selected to join the international Learners’ Voice community. The new cohort will engage in dialogue on pressing education issues including practical, action-oriented approaches to the crisis of global forced migration and displacement.
The WISE Learners’ Voice program brings the voice of young people to the challenge of rethinking education, and equips them to take on leading roles in their fields and in the world of education. The program focuses on building their knowledge of education, as well as their communication, entrepreneurship, and leadership skills.
In addition to their participation at the 2017 WISE Summit in Doha this November, the newest Learners’ Voice cohort will join two intensive residential sessions delivered by expert faculty members, as well as a variety of online and on-site activities. In a key component of the program, in January 2018, the Learners will form teams to conceive and design innovative projects that address critical education challenges.
After thorough evaluation by the Learners’ Voice team, selected projects will have an opportunity to pitch their proposals to an audience of potential investors, donors, and partners next year.
