The third edition of Transforming Education Conference for Humanity (TECH) will take place in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh, India on 10-12 December, 2019 and is organised by UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in partnership with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. The Conference aims at showcasing the role of digital technologies in enabling a shift from 'transmissive pedagogies' to 'transformative pedagogies' to create more peaceful and sustainable societies in line with the SDG 4.7. The Conference invites applications from academics, researchers and practitioners from the fields of social and emotional learning, games for learning, education for sustainable development, global citizenship education, data science and artificial intelligence in education.

The call is currently open for proposals on Theme 2 - Reimagining Learning Spaces for Planetary Citizenship:

To achieve a more peaceful and sustainable society, we need to move away from a culture of competition towards a culture of peace and collaboration, recognising spatial and temporal interdependence amongst us, and our embeddedness and dependence on the ecosystems. For education to be transformative, it must explore notions of intersectionality and create learning spaces conducive for people to take multiple perspectives, engage in dialogue and critical reflection, and transform society through self-transformation. Experts and practitioners of education for sustainable development (ESD), global citizenship education (GCED), global learning, human rights education, peace education, education for gender equality and education in general are invited to explore approaches to build a culture of peace and sustainability at school and community levels. This may include efforts facilitated by technology, face-to-face interactions, scenario exercises, and community-based activities.

Participants are invited to:

• Organise a scenario building workshop to envision probable, possible and desirable futures
• Share good practices of integrating ESD, GCED, global learning, human rights education, peace education, education for gender equality etc. in whole school approaches or informal or non-formal learning spaces
• Showcase examples of innovative practices for using games or simulations to build awareness on concepts of peace and sustainability, or Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)

Proposal submission deadline: 31 August, 2019. To submit proposals, please click here.

To see more details concerning proposal submission, please click here. To see the Concept Note, please click here.

Contact information:
UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP)
ICSSR Building, First Floor,
35 Ferozshah Road,
New Delhi-110001
Tel: +91-11-23 07 23 56-60
Email: tech2019.mgiep@unesco.org
Website: http://mgiep.unesco.org/tech2019