António Nóvoa
Portugal
"THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURES OF EDUCATION
Reflections on the UNESCO 2021 Report"
During the next UNESCO General Conference in November 2021, the report Reimagining our futures together: A new social contract for education will be released. This report is in line with Learning to be (1972) and Education: a treasure within (1996). Having been the result of an extensive consultation process, involving about a million people around the world, this report assumes itself as an invitation to educators around the world to discuss and develop experiences together. It is therefore worth reviewing its ideas and impact about six months after its official release.
Professor at the Institute of Education of the University of Lisbon.
He is Honorary Rector of the University of Lisbon, institution of which he was Rector between 2006 and 2013. He holds a PhD in Educational Sciences from the University of Genève (1986) and a PhD in History from the University of Paris IV-Sorbonne (2006). He is a Doctor Honoris Causa by six Brazilian and Portuguese universities.
He served as Ambassador of Portugal to UNESCO between 2018 and 2021, having been Chair of the research-drafting committee of the International Commission on the Futures of Education.