Education World Forum
The Education World Forum, the largest annual gathering of education and skills ministers in the world, is held in London each January. The event is supported by the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office, the Department for Education, the Department for International Development, the Department for International Trade and the British Council. The Education World Forum brings together Ministers of Education, Higher Education and Skills, their advisors and delegations from across the world to address key issues and to share the education system challenges they face, the solutions they have found, the learning that has occurred and the  successes they have achieved. History. Founded in 2002 the Education World Forum was initially named 'Moving Young Minds' and the event was run by the governmental organisation Becta (British Educational Communications Technology Agency). It was renamed the “Learning and Technology World Forum” in 2009. Following the May 2010 post-election spending review, the non-profit 'Education World Forum' assumed responsibility for the event, broadening its programme to encompass higher education and skills. Ministerial delegates representing over two thirds of the world's population attended the 2020 Education World Forum. Programme. The programme comprises keynote addresses, Ministerial keynotes, Ministerial Exchanges as  well as time for networking and informal discussions. These occasions include an official reception and official networking dinner hosted by Secretaries of State. Past event. 2020. The Education World Forum 2020 was held in London from 19-22 January 2020. The theme of the 2020 event was 'One generation: what does it take to transform education?'. The event attracted more than 100 ministers from 107 countries, along with leaders from global and international organisations including UNICEF, the World Bank, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the British Council and the Commonwealth. International corporations and industry partners with  a focus on education and technology joined the participating Ministers of Education. During the event, the Rt Hon Gavin Williamson announced the extension of a school exchange scheme and UNICEF discussed its latest report. Upcoming event. 2022. The Education World Forum will gather in January 2022 in London in the United Kingdom. The theme is 'Education: building forward together; stronger, bolder, better'