IGNOU to host a World Education Summit in July 2011 in collaboration with CSDMS & Elets

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), in collaboration with the Centre for Science Development and Media Studies (CSDMS) and Elets Technomedia Pvt. Ltd decided to host a World Education Summit (WES) 2011 from 13 to 15 July 2011 in New Delhi. IGNOU will give away World Education Awards during the summit under the categories of School Education, Higher Education, Vocational and Skills Education, Government Initiatives and Private Initiatives. These awards were instituted with the aim of felicitating and acknowledging unique and innovative initiatives in the field of education globally.

WES was envisaged as a major global platform designed on the participatory model, bringing together policymakers, education leaders, government functionaries, civil society organisations, international developmental agencies, Communities of Practices (CoP), industry, academia, change agents across nations for dialogues, debates and deliberations upon policies, tools and methods of learning towards education for all.

The key objectives of the summit are to draw attention to best practices and to promote innovations in the field of education, further enrich global efforts at inclusive education and implementation of education policies, assess learning in the 21st century and debate trends in school, higher and skill education across the globe and address the role of teachers in meeting learners' diverse expectations and needs.