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Sunil Jayantha Nawarathna

Director General, National Institute of Education (Sri Lanka)

Dr. Sunil Jayantha Nawaratne currently works as the Director-General of the National Institute of Education (NIE). NIE under his leadership currently embarked on three key general education reforms i.e., curriculum, teacher training & pedagogy, and assessment. He was the Secretary, of the…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Tamar Kitiashvili

General Director, Skills Agency Georgia

Tamar Makharashvili has been appointed as the First Deputy Minister of Education and Science of Georgia. The First Deputy Minister will oversee the Department of Preschool Education and General Education, as well as the National Center for Teacher Professional Development and the Resource Officer…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tang Jun

Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences

TANG Jun, researcher of Institute of Sociology and vice president of Senior Experts Association, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Since 1986, he has been engaged in social policy research and has done more than 80 related research topics. He has published more than 7 million words of treatise…

   Topic(s): Education, Health, Social Development and Protection
   SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Taufan Marhaendrajana

Head of Science Techno Park, Institute of Technology Bandung

Professor Ir. Taufan Marhaendrajana is the head of Science Techno Park of the Institute of Technology Bandung (ITB) and has held various progressive leadership positions in ITB over the years. He obtained his PhD degree from Texas A&M University majoring in the oil and gas field discipline and…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Thomas Kelly

Director, Evidence for Policy, and Learning, 3ie

Thomas Kelly leads 3ie’s agenda to strengthen evidence cultures and to develop practical solutions to facilitate evidence use. Previously, Mr. Kelly served as the Deputy Vice President for the Department of Policy and Evaluation at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and has taught universities…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tirso Ronquillo

President, Batangas State University

Dr. Tirso A. Ronquillo is an academic leader and manager, an established researcher, an innovator, an advocate of disaster risk management, an ASEAN engineer, and a full-fledged professor. Armed with a Master’s degree in Electronics Engineering and Doctorate degree in Management, Dr. Ronquillo was…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Tran Nhu Minh Hanh

Dean, Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Ms Hang holds a medical doctor’s degree from Hue University of Medicine and a doctorate in Psychiatry from Hanoi Medical University. Her work is focused on teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in psychiatry and a psychiatrist at Hue Central Hospital and Hue University Hospital. She is…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Vibeke Jensen

Director, UNESCO

Since 1st January 2020, Vibeke Jensen is the incumbent Director of the Division for Peace and Sustainable Development within the Education Sector at UNESCO Headquarters. The Division covers, amongst others, education for sustainable development, global citizenship education, prevention of violent…

   Topic(s): Climate Change, Education, Health
   SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 13: Climate Action

Wayne Mendiola

Acting Secretary National Department of Education, Federated States of Micronesia

Mr. Mendiola has served the education system in his country since 2003 in roles such as Assistant Secretary for the division of Formal and Non-formal Education, Assistant Secretary for the department of Quality and Effectiveness, and administrator for Post Secondary Education. Mr. Mendiola started…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Yee Ler Lau

Senior Public Affairs Manager, APAC, Tencent

Yee Ler Lau leads Tencent’s public affairs and policy work in Southeast Asia. He oversees the company’s engagements with governments and other partners on programmes and policy developments to promote the positive impact of technology on the economy and community.  Prior to Tencent, Mr Lau…

   Topic(s): Education
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals