In addition to the various thematic sessions, presentations, debates and discussions on the future of education in the Asia-Pacific, UNESCO also made for other important activities.
One such activity was the launch of UNESCO Bangkok’s Learning to Live Together Report by UNESCO Bangkok Director Gwang-Jo Kim and the Deputy Minister of Education for Malaysia, P.Kamalanathan P. Panchanathan.
The Report, which examines how 10 countries from the region are using education as a vehicle to promote peace and mutual understanding, also provides a call to action; learning to live together must be fundamental to education beyond 2015.
Another important activity (although significantly less publicised), was the UNESCO reception quiz “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?”
For the grand prize of claiming victory, UNESCO Bangkok Director, Gwang-Jo Kim, battled UNESCO Assistant Director General for Education, Qian Tang on “home turf” in a quiz of core Education for All (EFA) terms, statistics, facts and figures, some more challenging than others.
It came down the line for “Team GJ” and “Team TQ” in their teams of five and with the support of an avid audience, a winner was finally decided in a tie breaker round.
And who was the winner, you ask? It was Assistant Director General Qian Tang or “Team TQ” on this occasion, but UNESCO Bangkok Director, Gwang-Jo Kim, on behalf of his “Team GJ” offered a memorable stage performance on his guitar as a mark of good “sportsmanship” and in the spirit of Learning to Live Together.
Want to test your knowledge of EFA in the Asia-Pacific region? Try the APREC Education for All quiz, click
For more information, please contact Gwang-Chol Chang [gc.chang(at)unesco.org] at the Education Policy and Reform Unit.
Written by Rachel McCarthy
Related Links:
• Asia-Pacific Regional Education Conference (APREC)UNESCO Bangkok
• Asia-Pacific Statement on Education Beyond 2015 (Bangkok Statement)
• Learning to Live Together Report Launched!