The UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education and Yemen’s Ministry of Education held an international symposium today titled “Different Contexts, Shared Aspirations: Youth Reimagining Quality and Excellence in Education.”

Young people, education policymakers, experts and researchers attended, together with representatives of educational and youth institutions and international and regional organizations.

The event explored the future of quality and excellence in education and how to build systems that account for differing economic, social, cultural and geographic conditions while upholding equity, quality and equal opportunity.

Center Director-General Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Mudaires stressed the importance of involving young people in education policy, pointing to their shared hopes for quality education, equal opportunities, safe schools and skills for the future. Yemen’s Minister of Education Dr. Adel Al-Abbadi highlighted youth’s role in building societies and praised the cooperation with the center and Saudi Arabia’s support for Yemen’s education sector.

Sessions covered equity in access, future skills, the move from education to work and entrepreneurship, education for peace and sustainable development, education quality in crises, digital transformation and the responsible use of artificial intelligence.