The webinar, titled ‘Science Education: Thinking Out of the Box’, aims to initiate and expand the conversation with the stakeholders and experts on the issues central to the science education and raise awareness among the audiences on the significance of the science education to the SDGs, according to the German language school and cultural organization.
Renowned panelists including Choi Mee Young, Chief of Education, UNESCO Jakarta Office, Dr Safiqul Islam, Director, BRAC Education Programme, Faruq Ahmed Jewel, Head of Technology, i-Lab, Aspire to Innovate (A2i); German filmmaker Anja Von Kampen and Mohammad Tareque Rahman, PhD, Director, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning Associate Professor, General Education Department, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), will share their knowledge and viewpoints at the webinar.
Beatrice Kaldun, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh and Dr Kirsten Hackenbroch, Director, Goethe-Institut Bangladesh will also join and share their opening and welcome remarks at the event.
The session will be conducted in English (with opportunities for discussions in Bangla) online over Zoom and will be live-streamed on the official Facebook pages of Goethe-Institut & UNESCO.
Details of the event and procedures regarding participation are available at Goethe-Institut Bangladesh Facebook page.
Goethe-Institut Bangladesh has launched the second edition of the Science Film Festival on October 01, virtually taking place in Bangladesh which has already earned its recognition as a celebration of science communication in Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.
The online edition of this year’s festival is aiming to present scientific issues accessibly and entertainingly in 30 countries with showcasing a total of 24 films to the audience of early learners to university students till December 20.
With this year’s theme of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’, the 2020 festival is in global partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
As part of a global partnership between Goethe-Institut and the UN Environment Programme, the UN in Bangladesh are co-hosting the Festival with Goethe’s other Bangladesh-based partners including JAAGO Foundation, Teach for Bangladesh, University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), Centre for Sustainable Development (CSD at ULAB), PASCH-Schools: Partners for the Future, South Point School & College, Oxford International School (OIS), Maple Leaf International School, European Standard School (ESS) and Mastermind International School.