Education Minister off to France for UNESCO meet

COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Education Dr. Susil Premajayantha left for France on Tuesday (28) morning to attend the Transforming Education Pre-Summit in Paris, taking place from 28-30 June 2022.

A Global Engagement Day on 28 June will include technical meetings on Thematic Action Tracks and engagements with key stakeholders. The High-level segment consisting of Ministerial and Stakeholder engagement will take place from 29-30 June 2022.

The overall objective is to harness the evolving discussions on transforming education, elaborate initial content for the Summit, and generate greater momentum in the lead-up to September.