Event
International Day of Education 2025 event in New York: Artificial intelligence and education: challenges and opportunities
Organized by UNESCO and the UN Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning, the International Day of Education 2025 will delve into the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in reshaping education and learning. The event will spotlight the dynamic interplay between AI and education—how AI technologies are revolutionizing teaching and learning practices, while education, in turn, serves as a guiding force to ensure that AI is ethical, inclusive, and aligned with human values. More particularly, the event aims to:
Examine new possibilities offered by AI, especially for teaching, learning, assessment and educational administration.
Promote the development of critical AI literacies by equipping educators and learners with the competencies needed to understand, use and influence AI technologies, in line with the UNESCO AI competency frameworks for teachers and students.
Ensure that AI complements, rather than replaces, the essential human elements of learning, including the cultivation of in-person relationships and emotional intelligence.
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Programme
10:00 – 10:40 am : OPENING SESSION
Welcoming remarks and Moderation: Alejandra Molina, Youth Leader, SDG4 Youth Network Member
- H.E. Philémon Yang, President of the 79th session of the General Assembly
- H.E. Mrs Mariatou Kone, Minister of Education of Côte D’Ivoire
- Eliot Minchenberg, Director of the UNESCO Liaison Office to the UN in New York
H.E. Jakub Kulhánek, Permanent Representative of the Czech Republic to the UN, Chair of the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning
10.40 - 10.55 am: KEY-NOTE SPEAKER
Matthew Rascoff, Vice Provost for Digital Education, Stanford University
10.55 - 11.10 am: ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE
Performance by the student of the Center for Creative Technology of the Julliard School, introduced by Dr Edward Bilous, Director of the Center
11.10 - 11.55 am: PANEL DISCUSSION AND Q&A SESSION
Moderation: Lily Gray, Senior Education Specialist, UNESCO New York Office
Setting the stage: H.E. Bob Rae, President of ECOSOC and Permanent Representative of Canada to the UN
- Le Dolino, Co-chair of the AI, Digital Learning & Digital Transformation group, SDG4 Youth & Student Network
- Steven Butschi, Director of Google for Education
- Eunhee Jung, Educator, President of IVECA Intl Virtual Schooling
Ursula Wynhoven, ITU Representative to the UN
Interventions from the floor
11.55 - 12.00pm: CLOSING SESSION
- Charles North, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Global Partnership for Education
