ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Harvard University’s Fernando Reimers on Building Resilient Education Systems After the COVID-19 Pandemic 22 November 2022 This ADBI Featured Speaker webinar spotlighted Harvard University’s Fernando Reimers, who examined the COVID-19 pandemic’s effects on education and lessons for building education system resilience. Reimers discussed educational innovations that emerged during the pandemic and how they can support education system development, as outlined in a recent United Nations (UN) report he co-authored. About the Speaker Fernando Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of the Global Education Innovation Initiative at Harvard University. His research and teaching focus on understanding how to educate children and youth so they can thrive in the 21st century. He was a member of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization commission that wrote the report Reimagining Our Futures Together: A New Social Contract for Education. He has developed Sustainable Development Goals-aligned curricula in many schools globally and led numerous comparative studies examining COVID-19’s educational consequences and options to sustain educational opportunities. See more about this ADBI event here. Program and Learning Materials 22 November 2022 Session / Activity Title Speaker(s) More information can be found here. Disclaimer The views expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) or its Board of Governors or the governments they represent. ADB does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accepts no responsibility for any consequence of their use. By making any designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area, or by using the term “country” in this document, ADB does not intend to make any judgments as to the legal or other status of any territory or area. Event Coordinator/s Daniel Suryadarma ADB Organizer/s ADBI Read Also ADBI Featured Speaker Webinar: Harvard University’s Fernando Reimers on Building Resilient Education Systems After the COVID-19 Partner Organization/s Harvard University Topics Education