Event

Launch of the 2023 GEM Report in Colombia

Launch of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education in Medellin, Colombia
Colombia
Event
Launch of the 2023 GEM Report in Colombia
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Location
Centro de Eventos Forum Monseñor Tulio Botero Salazar, Medellin, Colombia
Arrangement type :
Hybrid
Language(s) :
Spanish

About the launch

The launch of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education in Colombia is taking place on 13 November from 8:00 am to 11:00 am at the Centro de Eventos Forum Monseñor Tulio Botero Salazar in Medellín. 

The event is being organized by the UNESCO Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico with the support from the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.

Agenda

8:00-8:45 | Opening remarks

  • Father Diego Marulanda Díaz, Rector of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (5 min)
  • Álvaro de Jesús Gómez Fernández, Academic Vice Rector, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana (10 min).
    min).
  • Alexander Leicht, Director of the UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico (10 min-virtual).
    Mexico (10 min-virtual)
  • Camilo Andres Morales, Undersecretary of Education of Antioquia (10 min)
  • Jorge Iván Ríos Rivera, Undersecretary of Education of Medellín (1 min-virtual).

8:45-9:05 | Break- media interviews

9:05- 9:45 | Launch of the 2023 GEM Report on technology in education 

  • Pablo Fraser, Monitoring Chief, Global Education Monitoring Report (GEM), UNESCO, Paris (15 minutes).
    (GEM), UNESCO, Paris (15 minutes).
  • Andrés Ochoa Duque- Director of UPB-Virtual (10 minutes)

Moderation: Luis Miguel Espinal Fuentes, Consultant on Technologies and Education, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and Mexico.
 

9:45- 10:00 | Launch of the master on educational innovation UPB

  • Lina María Cano Vásquez, Ph.D. in Education, Professor at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana 

10:00-10:40 | Panel discussion- Technology, gender and inclusion: closing the gaps in the digital era 

  • Cruz Elena Vergara, Professor School of Theology, Philosophy and Humanities UPB
  • Elizabeth Díaz, Director of Innovation, Colegio San José de las Vegas, Medellín, Colombia
  • Luis Alberto Marulanda, Rector Instituto San Carlos La Salle, Medellín
  • Luis Miguel Espinal Fuentes, Consultant on Technology and Education, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean

Moderator: Juan Francisco Vásquez Carvajal, Dean of the UPB School of Education and Pedagogy.

10:40-11:00 | Concluding remarks and questions from the public

  • Romina Kasman, Education Specialist, UNESCO Regional Office for Colombia, Central America and the Caribbean