Distinguished Speaker Series (Dr. Fernando Reimers)
March 19, 2024
Dear Members of the Harvard Club of Puerto Rico:
Good afternoon! We are pleased to invite you to the next chapter of the HCPR's Distinguished Speaker Series! On Tuesday, March 19, 2024, we will welcome our next guest, Professor Fernando Reimers!
Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. He is an elected member of the US National Academy of Education and of the International Academy of Education. An expert in the field of Global Education, his research and teaching focus on understanding how to educate children and youth so they can thrive in the 21st century. He was a member of UNESCOs Commission on the Futures of Education which wrote the report Reimagining Our Futures Together. A New Social Contract for Education. He has developed a curriculum aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals which is in use in many schools throughout the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic he led numerous comparative studies examining the educational consequences of the pandemic and identifying options to sustain educational opportunity and to build back better.
In the graduate courses he teaches at Harvard on education policy and educational innovation, he has developed signature approaches to engage students to contribute solutions to challenging
education issues. Most recently, these approaches have included the design of strategies to sustain educational opportunity during the pandemic and developing country specific strategies to improve education aligned with UNESCO’s Futures of Education Report. His current work focuses on educational innovation and on the impact of education policy, leadership, and teacher professional development on education that supports the holistic development of children and youth. He directs the Global Education Innovation Initiative, a cross-country research and practice collaborative focusing on education for the 21st century.
The title of Professor Reimers' talk is Educating Students to Improve the World. The event will take place at the Marriott AC Hotel in Condado on March 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 pm. This promises to be a fascinating and engaging session, so come join us!
To ensure as accurate a headcount as possible, please RSVP by sending an email to harvardclubpr@gmail.com. Thank you very much!
Abrazos,
Andres