The 2017 Global WISE Summit Theme Announced "Co-Exist - Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together"

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DOHA, Qatar, Mar. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

    The World Innovation Summit for Education, the leading global initiative

for innovation and collaboration in education, announced the theme of the 2017

WISE global Summit, which will take place 14-16 November in Doha: "Co-Exist -

Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together". The announcement was made

during the closing session of WISE@Madrid, a regional education one-day forum

organized in partnership with Banco Santander.

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    Since its establishment by Qatar Foundation in 2009, WISE has been

dedicated to enabling innovation in education around the world. The 2017 WISE

theme -- "Co-Exist - Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together"-reflects

WISE's commitment to address important education challenges particularly in

times of disruption and economic uncertainty stemming from conflict, mass

migration, growing inequality, and on-going, rapid technological change.

    WISE 2017 will gather a wide variety of education stakeholders in Doha, to

discuss ways to respond to the world's most pressing problems, turn challenges

into opportunities for positive change, and build the future of education.

Recognized world leaders, experts and thinkers will explore the impact of

education on economies, health and well-being, citizenship, inclusion, the

science of learning, and other key issues. More than 2,000 attended the

previous WISE Summit in Doha, with talks by global leaders including former

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former Prime Minister of Australia Julia

Gillard, and

Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, among others.

    Additionally, WISE has been organizing educational forums internationally

featuring expert speakers in a wide range of fields and sectors to shed light

on key regional and global trends in education. The first of these WISE@

gatherings took place last year in Tunis and in Beijing, co-organized with

local partners. The WISE@Madrid forum, the first initiative of the series in

Europe, was dedicated to reflecting and imagining the future of education,

notably addressing the high youth unemployment issue, among other subjects.

    About the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE):

    Qatar Foundation, under the leadership of its Chairperson, Her Highness

Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, launched the World Innovation Summit for Education in

2009. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral platform for creative,

evidence-based thinking, debate and purposeful action. Through the biennial

Summit, collaborative research and a range of ongoing programs, WISE is a

global reference in new approaches to education. The next global Summit will

take place 14-16 November 2017 in Doha.

    For further information about WISE, visit http://www.wise-qatar.org

SOURCE: WISE - World Innovation Summit for Education