Dear friends and colleagues,
Greetings from The Education University of Hong Kong!
The Global Institute for Emerging Technologies (GIET) Equity Team cordially invites you to join our upcoming 7th session of the Learning Innovations and Emerging Technologies Forum Series on 24 March 2026.
This event is a collaborative effort between the Global Institute for Emerging Technologies Equity Team at The Education University of Hong Kong, UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE), SEAMEO Secretariat, Korea Education and Research Information Service (KERIS) and Empowering Teachers Initiative: TPD@Scale (ETI), with support from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and UNESCO Chair Programme.
This forum will bring together international education leaders, policymakers, and experts to investigate how emerging technologies can transform teacher professional development at scale across the globe.
The forum will feature distinguished guests from UNESCO and the SEAMEO Secretariat, TPD@Scale experts at The Open University and SUMMA, and insightful case studies from Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
The event will culminate in a High-Level Policy Panel Discussion and reflections with key stakeholders from the Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development and KERIS.
Please see the overview information of the event as follows; You are welcome to sign up for the event at the registration link:
| Registration link: | Forum 7 Registration Link (Attendance Certificates will be provided for this event.) |
Agenda:
| 24 March 2026 (Tue)
2:30 – 5:00 pm (GMT+8) |
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| Forum 7 | Leveraging Emerging Technologies to Enable Teacher Professional Development at Scale |
| Venue | Tai Po campus, EdUHK |
| Speakers | EdUHK, The Open University; senior government officials from Southeast Asian countries, and leaders from international NGOs (i.e., UNESCO Headquarters; UNESCO IITE; Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization Secretariat; Laboratory of Education Research and Innovation in Latin America and the Caribbean; Foundation for Information Technology Education and Development; Korea Education and Research Information Service) |
| Language | English |
| Format | In-person/Zoom |
Please find more details in the event poster attached.
For any inquiries, please feel free to contact the team at gietequity@eduhk.hk. We look forward to seeing you soon!
Best regards,
GIET Equity Team
The Education University of Hong Kong