17th August, 2022
The Lagos State government on Wednesday said 5,300 stakeholders will take part in its 2022 Education Summit aimed at raising the standard of education in the state.
The summit will attract stakeholders across the education sector to discuss matters relating to developing quality assurance in the education sector in the state and country.
Commissioner for Education, Mrs. Folasade Adefisayo, at a news conference on Wednesday in Lagos, said government believed it was important to engage stakeholders towards co-creating new ideas and solutions for the development of education in Lagos State and Nigeria at large.
According to her, all stakeholders in the public and private education sector in Lagos State, such as: educators, school owners and administrators, parents, students, education researchers, NGOs, education consultants and private sector development partners, would gather to discuss critical matters of concern touching on the theme of the Summit tagged “Creating a Sustainable Fit-For-Purpose Education Model” with the sub-theme “Prioritizing Education in the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda and the 30 Year Lagos Development Plan”.
“Education related agencies and institutions such as the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), National Examination Council (NECO), Education Research Institutes and universities will also participate in the conversation at the summit.
“As part of the strategy to harness resources as well as best brains from across the world and deliver the desired quality education to learners, Lagos State will host an Education Summit on Tuesday 30th and Wednesday 31st of August, 2022,” she said.
The commissioner disclosed that the summit to be held in Lagos would also afford the Federal Ministry of Education, other federal education agencies and state Commissioners of education across the country “an opportunity to co-share ideas for the development of education in Nigeria.”
Adefisayo stated that the summit sought to explore a holistic approach towards education and lifelong learning from early childhood to higher education that is necessary for developing, re-skilling and enhancing an active population in a bid to make Education in Lagos State Fit-For-Purpose.
She added: “The Y2022 Education Summit is no doubt a bumper packed Summit with well-versed speakers and panelists who have over the years garnered experience from various fields and are ready to share for the education development of Lagos State and Nigeria.
“Amongst our expected guests are; the ambassador of Finland to Nigeria, H.E. Leena Pylvanainen, Professor Enase Okonedo, Vice Chancellor Pan African University and former Dean of Lagos Business School, Professor Josiah Ajiboye of Teachers Registration Council TRCN), Lucy Pearson, British Council Country Director, Mr Tunde Adekola of the World Bank Office, Mr Fela Bank-Olemoh amongst others who are expected to do justice to the topic of discuss in line with the Lagos State Education Transformation Plan.
“In order to allow for robust participation of all stakeholders, the Summit will be hybrid for physical and online participation. However all participants will register via the link which has been provided on www.lagoseducationsummit.com.”
Adefisayo said the on-sight arrangement would accommodate about 300 participants in-person, while over 5,000 would participate online.
According to her, the Summit aimed for discussion that would lead to change in paradigm in teaching and learning.