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DAY 1 | Wednesday, 19 October 2022 |
Time (GMT+4) | Item | Description |
| 08:30 – 10:00 | Side Event 1 (Chamarel 3) | UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) |
| Side Event 2 (Chamarel 1) | African Union Commission/IPED, ADEA & UNESCO GEMR |
10:00 – 10:15 | Health Break |
| 10:15 – 11:45 | Side Event 3 (Chamarel 1) | Ministry of Education, Kenya / Commonwealth Secretariat |
| Side Event 4 (Chamarel 3) | VVOB – education for development |
11:45 – 12:00 | Health Break |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Side Event 5 (Chamarel 3) | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, RTI International and Better Purpose |
| Side Event 6 (Chamarel 1) | BMZ/GIZ |
13:30 – 13:45 | Health Break |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Side Event 7 (Chamarel 1) | AUDA-NEPAD |
| Side Event 8 (Chamarel 3) | Center for Global Development (Europe) |
15:15 – 15:30 | Health Break |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Side Event 9 (Chamarel 3) | ADEA ICQN-TL & UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL) |
| Side Event 10 (Chamarel 1) | Education Commission |
17:00 – 17:15 | Health Break |
| 17:15 – 18:45 | Side Event 11 (Chamarel 3) | ADEA |
| Side Event 12 (Chamarel 1) | African Union Commission & UNESCO |
DAY 2 | Thursday, 20 October 2022 |
Time (GMT+4) | Item | Description |
| 08:30 – 09:30 | Side Event 13 (Chamarel 4) | PhET Interactive Simulations Demonstration Workshop University of Colorado Boulder |
10:00 – 11:00 | Official Opening | High-level Official Opening Ceremony |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Health Break | |
| 11:15 – 11:45 | Solidarity Messages | Solidarity messages via video
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| Keynote Speech | Africa and COVID-19: It’s time to build back better and more resilient educational systems
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| Launch of Spotlight Report | Launch of the Africa Spotlight Report Series initiative ADEA & GEMR Report Team | |
11:45 – 13:45 | Ministerial & CEOs Roundtable Discussions | Lessons learnt in policy and practice from the COVID-19 pandemic and building resilience to sustain Africa’s educational systems 1st Panel on Foundational Learning 2nd Panel on TVSD and Higher Education |
13:45 – 14:45 | Lunch Break |
14:45 – 16:15 | Parallel Sessions | Presentations and discussions |
| FL Session 1 (Chamarel 2) | Supporting children's quality Early Childhood Education Improving teaching for foundational learning | |
| TVSD Session 1 (Chamarel 4) | Quality of TVSD systems The evolving labour market and the skills ecosystem | |
| HESR Session 1 (Chamarel 1) | Promoting appropriate policies and effective governance and accountability for a needs-driven and African-led national research and innovation | |
| COVID-19 Session 1 (Chamarel 3) | How COVID-19 has impacted access, relevance, and quality education, especially for disadvantaged and vulnerable children |
16:15 – 16:30 | Health Break |
16:30 – 18:00 | Parallel Sessions | Discussions continue, and agreement on key takeaways |
| FL Session 2 (Chamarel 2) | Assessment informed instruction to support foundational learning, including a child-centered lens | |
| TVSD Session 2 (Chamarel 4) | Innovations and disruptions in TVSD: technology, financing, sustainability, access and equity | |
| HESR Session 2 (Chamarel 1) | Expanding higher-level teaching, learning, and research and strengthening research-industry linkages through innovative and alternative financing options | |
| COVID-19 Session 2 (Chamarel 3) | How research can help assess government efforts to improve policy and practice to sustain learning during crises |
DAY 3 | Friday, 21 October 2022 |
Time (GMT+4) | Item | Description |
09:00 – 10:00 | Plenary Session (Chamarel 2) | Report-back on key takeaways from previous day’s discussionsGeneral Rapporteur (Based on synthesis of group rapporteur reports): Clio Dintilhac, Senior Program Officer, Global Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
Presentation highlights of key cross-cutting issues to inform parallel sessions
Rapporteur: Prof. Shafika Isaacs, Associate Professor of Practice, Faculty of Education, University of Johannesburg. South Africa (TBC) |
10:00 – 10:30 | Health Break |
10:30 – 12:00 | Parallel Sessions | Presentations, discussions, and key takeaways |
| Data Challenge (Chamarel 2) | Tackling the data challenge in Africa’s educational systems | |
| Digitalisation (Chamarel 3) | Embracing digitalisation to improve the sustainable delivery of education and training in Africa | |
| Access and Equity (Chamarel 4) | Improving access and equity in education and training for vulnerable populations | |
| Side Event 14 (Chamarel 1) | Promising approaches to improving foundational learning and integrating new evidence into national policies and programs World Bank (Accelerator Program) |
12:00 – 13:30 | Lunch Break |
13:30 – 15:00 | Final Report-Back in Plenary (Chamarel 2) | Presentation of key recommendations to inform ADEA’s strategic plan, and Ministerial Declaration of commitmentModerator: Dr. Asyia Kazmi, Policy Lead, Global Education, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Presenter: Mr. Albert Nsengiyumva, ADEA Executive Secretary General Rapporteur: Clio Dintilhac, Senior Program Officer, Global Education, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation |
15:00 – 15:30 | Closing Ceremony (Chamarel 2) | Acknowledgements and closing speechesClosing remarks: Hon. Dr. Monica Musenero. Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Uganda; Chairperson, AU STC-ESTI Bureau; ADEA Steering Committee Official closing: Hon. Mrs. Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun, G.C.S.K, Vice Prime Minister & Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Mauritius |
15:30 – 15:45 | Health Break |
15:45 – 16:30 | Press Conference (Chamarel 4) | Mauritius Ministry of Education and ADEA representatives to participate
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16:30 | Departures |