2024.07.29
UNESCO Chair Panel at the 18th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES)
At the 18th World Congress of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES), held at Cornell University in the United States from July 22 to 26, a session on educational research titled “Fostering Knowledge-Driven Transformation in Times of Uncertainty: Collaborative Research in Education” was organized with participants from UNESCO Headquarters and other UNESCO Chairs from various countries.
The session was chaired by Dr. Sobhi Tahi, Director at UNESCO Headquarters, and featured presentations by Dr. Elena Toukan from UNESCO, Professor Charles Hopkins and Secretary-General Katrin Kohl from the UNESCO Chair at York University in Canada, Professor Aaron Benavot from the State University of New York at Albany, and Professor Miki Sugimura from Sophia University. Professor Sylvia van de Bunt from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam served as the designated discussant online. Dr. Keith Holmes from UNESCO also participated in the session. The event attracted over 60 participants and sparked enthusiastic discussions.
