OECD/Fukushima University Joint Workshop “Since then. From Now on”

On 13-14 March, 2021, Fukusima University jointly with OECD delivered a workshop for commemorating 10 Years of the triple disasters, the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear plant incidents.

In 2021, Nazarbayev Intellectual Schools AEO (hereinafter – NIS) proceeded its activities as a national coordinator representing Kazakhstan in the OECD Project “The Future of Education and Skills: Education 2030” (hereinafter – project). Zarina Khamidulina, a senior manager of the Centre for Educational Programmes and Dzhafar Kabidenov, Grade 11 student of PhM NIS Almaty, were involved in the project. Dzhafar Kabidenov is also a member of the OECD Student Advisory Group for 2021-2022.

On Day 1, the workshop organizers made a virtual tour to Fukushima’s Exclusion Zone. Then Tohoku School Project graduates opened a time capsule: their vision of school future until 2030 that they shared in 2014, Paris. There were 5 visions and reflections on what has been achieved and is to be done presented.

On Day 2, Japanese school and college students shared different ideas on how education and society can be improved. Members of the OECD Student Advisory Group also gave a speech. Dzhafar Kabidenov and Miki Nananshima from Japan considered the idea from an international perspective in the context of opportunities, challenges and results.

They suggested creating an online platform that would bring government agencies, private companies, education sector and student community together to discuss new projects proposed by students and intended to solve global or local issues.

For more information on the Future of Education and Skills: Education 2030 project, please, follow the link https://www.oecd.org/education/2030-project/.