Futures of Education in the UAE

EXPLORING THE FUTURES OF EDUCATION IN THE UAE

Date:  9 April 2017, Sunday

Time 5-9 pm

Venue: Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University Dubai

WHY SHOULD WE THINK ABOUT OUR FUTURE?

On Sept 28, 2016 HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced the launch of an integrated strategy to forecast UAE nation's future, aiming to anticipate challenges & seize opportunities. 

SO what do you know about our future?
Can we anticipate what is about to come and be prepared? 

We live in interesting times.  Interesting because the changes we face are so great and complex.  Our society is changing very rapidly, and the increasingly interconnected nature of our society and the entire planet makes it much harder to cope.  It is impossible to predict what it will be like in 50 years; we only know for certain that it will be very different from today.  We have to consider seriously the implications of rapid social change and revise the substance of education accordingly. 

Education ought to provide individuals with advanced information about what lies ahead so that we adapt better rather than being subjected to psychological disorientation “future shock”.  Education ought to inculcate the habit of looking ahead and the skill to anticipate effectively.

THE WORKSHOP

We recognize that youth should be actively engaged in shaping education towards contributing to wider social systems.  This workshop explores future education:

What does the future of learning mean to students? 

How do our learners view the social systems they live in, how can we now do something to shape a more desired future?

The workshop facilitated by Dr. Nur Anisah Abdullah, starts off with introducing futures studies and the need to think about our future.  We explore emerging trends and issues - setting the context for how learning is about to change.  We facilitate group discussions on shaping possible scenarios for learning. 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Would you play an active role in shaping our future? 
The workshop encourages the participation of:

·      Students

·      Educators

·      Youth council members

·      Policy makers

·      Administrative leaders of educational institutions

·      Foresight Consultants