International Conference on Quality Education, 2024
“Capacity Development, Conferences, Networking, Expos,
and Awards on SDGs for Quality Education”
May 26th – 30th, 2024
At
New Delhi, India.
01. Introduction
The International Conference on Quality Education 2024 will be held from May 26th to 30th, 2024, in New Delhi, India, with the participation of global leaders in education, school owners, principals, educators, teachers, and special VIPs from different countries.
The conference will focus on “empowering 21st-century skills and spiritual well-being in children by enhancing the quality of education through STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
The themes of the conference will include:
- Early childhood and school curriculum
- Teaching-learning methods (pedagogical approaches)
- Assessment and evaluation systems
- Capacity development of teachers
- Leadership and school management
- Quality and standards of schools
- Research and innovations
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
These are essential areas for rapid upgrading to develop skills necessary for the 21st century and the spiritual well-being of children.
Individuals must face the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA) situation of the present global society. The conference will emphasize ways to develop skills essential to the 21st century and spiritual well-being to overcome the competitiveness of global society.
The conference is not a single event. It is a process of upgrading the quality of education. Live interviews, discussions, presentations, and an online lecture series on STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, greening education, and mindfulness will be conducted by delegates and selected resource persons from February through online platforms as pre-conference activities. The physical conference will be held from May 26th to 30th in New Delhi, India.”
At the physical conference, participants have the opportunity to receive awards for their excellence in performance during both the pre-conference and physical conference activities. Keynote speakers and paper presenters will receive awards based on their performance at the physical conference. “Excellence in Education” awards will be granted to educators for their lifetime contribution to the field of education, and schools will also be honored with “Excellence in Performance” awards for their best practices.
School visits, model classroom sessions, interactive sessions, and cultural programs have also been scheduled to add color to the conference.
The conference serves as an international platform for global leaders in education to showcase their talents, best practices, and international contributions to upgrading the quality of education. It provides a valuable opportunity for all participants to build international networks and collaborate to empower their schools and institutes with standards of quality education.
The conference is limited to 100 educators, and selections will be based on early registrations, qualifications, and experience.
The conference is organized by the International Association for Quality Education (IAFQE) and the South Asian International Association for Early Childhood Care and Development (SAIA4ECCD), with the hosting and academic partnership of Dr. Kalam International Foundation (DKIF), as well as many schools, institutes, and organizations around the world.
02. Problem Statement
- The knowledge landscape in the world is changing rapidly. With various dynamic scientific and technological advances, children need multidisciplinary abilities to overcome the challenges of global society. However, the school system is facing challenges in fulfilling the needs of the global society effectively.
- The gap between the current state of learning outcomes and what is required must be bridged through major reforms that bring the highest quality, equity, and integrity into the system, from early childhood care and education to higher education. Lack of collaboration and international forums among countries hinder major reforms.
- The STEAM education approach in schools, aimed at developing children with 21st-century skills and preparing them for a rapidly changing world, is not effectively implemented in classrooms in many schools. Curriculums, teaching-learning processes, and assessment and evaluation methodologies in schools are not being rapidly upgraded to align with STEAM education approaches and fast-moving global needs.
- Teacher empowerment and capacity-building mechanisms for educators and educational managers need to be upgraded to meet the needs of a dynamic society. There is a lack of motivation among educators for research and innovations to find solutions and new strategies to address existing issues and shortcomings in quality education.
- Furthermore, there is a lack of international platforms for educators to share best practices, research findings, and innovative ideas to upgrade the quality of education. The dynamic service rendered by educators and the excellence of schools are not adequately evaluated on international platforms.”
03. Vision:
Empower 21st-century skills and spiritual well-being in children, enhancing the quality of education by promoting STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.
04. Mission:
Establish international platforms and networks for stakeholders in education to enhance the quality of education by promoting STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness. Strengthen children to overcome challenges in a rapidly changing world with 21st-century skills and spiritual well-being, ensuring the sustainability of individuals, countries, and global society.
05. Objectives:
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Establish international platforms and networks to empower teachers, principals, and educators in STEAM education.
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Create international platforms and networks to share best practices, research findings, and innovative ideas to promote STEAM education in the school system.
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Establish international platforms and networks to share best practices in promoting employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness in the school system to address challenges in modern society.
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Create international platforms and networks to share best practices, research findings, and innovative ideas to empower 21st-century skills and promote the spiritual well-being of children. (Spiritual well-being refers not to any particular religious or spiritual practice or ideology but to the overall quality of a human being.)
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Recognize and honor the dedicated services of educators for their contributions to new knowledge, research findings, sharing of best practices, and commitment to quality education.
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Recognize and honor the dedicated services of schools for their innovations, best practices, and educational leadership towards quality education.
06. Themes of the conference
- “Empower the school curriculum for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower teaching methodologies (pedagogical approaches) for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower assessment and evaluation systems for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Capacity development of teachers for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower leadership and school management for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower the quality and standards of schools for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower research and innovations for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.”
- “Empower corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects in schools for STEAM education, employability, entrepreneurship, green education, and mindfulness.
07. Program Schedule:
May 26th, 2024 | Arrival of the delegates |
May 27th, 2024 | Inauguration ceremony, Address of the Chief Guest, Address of the Guest of Honor, Keynote speeches, paper presentations, presentations, interactive sessions, panel discussions, workshops, Awarding and honoring ceremonies |
May 28th, 2024 | Inauguration ceremony, Address of the Chief Guest, Address of the Guest of Honor, Keynote speeches, paper presentations, presentations, interactive sessions, panel discussions, and workshops Awarding and honoring ceremonies |
May 29th, 2024 | School visits, inauguration ceremony, Address of the Chief Guest, Address of the Guest of Honor, Panel Discussions, Interactive Sessions, Awarding and honoring ceremonies |
May 30th, 2024 | Closing ceremony, drop-off to the airport |
08. Capacity Development – Pre-Conference Activities:
The conference is not merely a three-day event; it is an international project aimed at improving the quality of education. Numerous pre-conference activities have been scheduled from February until the end of May 2024.
Based on the performance and academic contributions for pre-conference activities and capacity development projects, educators can fulfil the qualification to participate online in the conference and receive international awards for their academic contributions.
Opportunities for Delegates Participating as Experts:
Experts can engage in pre-conference activities according to their availability. They can share best practices, research findings, and competencies with stakeholders in the field of education worldwide. These activities, including panel discussions, interactive sessions, workshops, live interviews, and presentations related to early childhood and school curriculum, pedagogical approaches, assessment and evaluation systems, teacher capacity development, leadership and school management, quality standards, research, and innovations, as well as corporate social responsibility (CSR), will be broadcasted live on social media. Subsequently, all recorded content will be uploaded to YouTube and educational websites.
Moreover, the ‘International Quality Enhancement Project on SDG 4: Quality Education’ is being implemented as a pre-conference activity to train master trainers in STEAM Education and Child Protection. Participants can earn master trainer or master teacher certificates upon completion of the pre-conference activities. Educational experts registering for the conference are invited to deliver lectures in these training programs and will be honored with the ‘International Contribution for Quality Education’ award at the physical conference.
These opportunities enable experts to contribute to global education quality enhancement and provide them with international recognition and platform for professional growth.
Opportunities for Delegates Participating as Teachers and Young Educators:
Teachers and educators registering under category 01 can participate in lecture series and, upon successful completion of assessments, qualify as global master trainers or master teachers in relevant fields. Their performances will be showcased on YouTube and professional websites, providing them with career enhancement opportunities. Additionally, they can participate as moderators, interviewers, and session leaders in various conference activities, including panel discussions, live interviews, lectures, presentations, workshops, and interactive sessions. Participation in the Teachers Parliament allows them to hone their skills and personalities on an international platform.
The conference offers educators, both experienced and young, the chance to acquire and disseminate knowledge, emerge as global leaders in education, and be recognized for their academic leadership.”
09. To whom:
To individuals
- Academic leaders, educational administrators, policymakers,
- School owners and senior managers
- School principals, teachers, and staff officers
- Pre-primary principals, teachers, and staff officers
- In service advisors, educators, curriculum developers,
- Lecturers, teacher trainers, and advisers
- Teachers, young educatoers
To Schools
- To share best practices of the school with global communities
- To add value to school in international platform
- To get honors and awards, medals, mementoes, and certificates for the best practices of school
- To get honors, awards, medals, mementos, and certificates for excellence in education.
- To build up networks with global education leaders.
- To build up networks with schools, institutes, and universities
- Academic investments
- For collaboration work
- To submit research papers
- To publish research papers
- To do paper presentations
- To be keynote speakers
- To upgrade knowledge
- To build up new competencies
- To obtain professional qualifications To share best practices
- To share research findings
- To be a member of international panel discussions To be a resource person in international workshops
- To build up networks with global education leaders
- To build up networks with schools, institutes, and universities
- For academic investments
- For collaboration work
- To receive appreciation and honor for performance
- To receive recognition for dedicated service in the field of education
- To receive awards for excellence in education
10. How can you apply
Applications can be submitted in three categories.
Category 01
Educators, school principals, in-service advisors, teachers, staff officers, pre-primary principals, and pre-primary teachers can participate in the conference physically, and showing performance can make them eligible for awards, medals, and certificates.
Based on their performance and academic contributions for pre-conference activities and capacity development projects, selected educators can participate online in the conference and receive awards for their academic contributions.
Benefits for Participants in Category 01:
- Participants can join pre-conference activities as resource persons or active participants.
- Participants can enhance their best practices through pre-conference activities.
- Participants can showcase their talents in STEAM education and other disciplines through pre-conference activities.
- Participants can gain international experience in quality education.
- Participants can build networks with educators in other countries.
- Participants can demonstrate their performance in group activities, project activities, and pre-conference activities within the global community.
- Participants can have opportunities to conduct or participate in live interviews and discussions.
- Participants can serve as moderators on an international platform.
- Participants can participate in interactive sessions and panel discussions at the physical conference. Awards, mementoes, medals, and certificates will be given under category 01.
Based on the performance in both the pre-conference and physical conference, individuals can receive awards, mementos, medals, and certificates:
- Excellence Performance in Quality Education – 2024
- Excellence Service for Quality Education – 2024
- Change Leader for Child Development and Protection – 2024
- Change Agent for Child Development and Protection – 2024″
Selection criteria
- Interested individuals should submit online applications under category 1.
- Applications will be evaluated. If applicants have fulfilled the basic requirements, they will be notified by email to register for the conference.
- Upon making the initial payment of 100 USD, applicants can register for the conference under category 1.
- All information related to pre-conference activities, physical conferences, and performance evaluation systems will be shared through the WhatsApp group.”
Category: 02
“School owners and senior managers, school principals, teachers, staff officers, pre-primary principals, teachers and staff officers, in-service advisors, educators, curriculum developers, lecturers, teacher trainers and advisers, academic leaders, educational administrators, and policymakers can apply under Category 02.
Benefits to the participants under Category 02:
- Participants can deliver keynote speeches at the physical conference.
- Participants can present papers at the physical conference.
- Participants can engage in pre-conference activities to be eligible for awards such as the “International Contribution for Quality Education.”
- Participants will have 8 minutes for their presentations or speeches at the physical conference.
Awards, mementoes, medals, and certificates under Category 02:
- Participants can self-nominate for the “Excellence in Education – 2024” awards.
- Their performance, academic and professional qualifications, and contribution to the field of education will be evaluated, and awards will be given.
- Awards, mementoes, medals, and certificates for “Excellence in Education – 2024” will be presented to dynamic leaders in education at the international conference under the following titles:
- Excellence in Keynote Speech for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Child Development and Child Protection 2024
- Excellence in Leadership for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in National Contribution to Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in International Contribution to Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Publication for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Corporate Social Responsibility for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Innovations for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Talk Show Hosting for Quality Education 2024
- Excellence in Educational Entrepreneurship 2024″
- Excellence in International Educational Entrepreneurship 2024″
- Excellence in Global Leadership for Quality Education 2024
Selection criteria for awards under Category 02
- Awards will be granted based on performance in the field of education, national and international-level contributions to the field of education, and academic and professional qualifications.
- Applications should be submitted online under Category 2.
- The applications will be evaluated. If applicants have fulfilled the basic requirements, they will be notified by email to register for the conference under Category II.
- By making the initial payment of 100 USD, the selected applicants can register for the conference under Category II.
- Paper presenters and keynote speakers should participate in three live interviews related to the topic.
- Applicants for the “International Contribution to Quality Education” award should conduct 20 lectures (45 minutes each) on quality education on a virtual platform to be eligible for the award.
- Applicants should participate in at least three panel discussions in pre-conference activities.
- A performance evaluation form will be sent to applicants who self-nominate for the “Excellence in Education” award.
- Details of the performance evaluation form will be assessed by the panel based on their academic qualifications, professional qualifications, leadership in education, contributions to the field of education, national and international performance, etc.
- Self-nominated applicants for the “Excellence in Education” award need to conduct three live presentations online to qualify for awards.
- If needed, self-nominated applicants for the “Excellence in Education” award will be invited for a live interview in front of the selection panel.
- If needed, a live interview will be conducted with the applicants to clarify or obtain more details related to their performance.”
Category 03
- School owners and principals can apply under category 3.
- Awards, mementoes, medals, and certificates will be granted under category 03.
- Awards for excellence will be granted to schools for their performance. The awards are as follows:
- Excellence in School Curriculums for 21st Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in Teaching-Learning Methods for 21st Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in Holistic Development of Children for 21st Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in Assessment and Evaluation Systems for 21st-Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in Capacity Development of Educators for 21st Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in School Management for 21st-Century Skills 2024
- Excellence in Quality and Standards of the School 2024
- Excellence School with STEAM Education 2024
- Excellence in Sustainable Development Goals 2024
- Excellence in Greening Education for 21st Century Skills 2024
- Mindfulness and Happiness in the School 2024
Selection criteria for awards under Category 03
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After schools submit applications for conferences under Category 03, the applications will be evaluated. (The school’s Facebook page and website will also be examined as primary factors in selecting a school for registration under Category 03).
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If the school meets the basic requirements, it will be notified by email to register for the conference and awards.
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By making an initial payment of 100 USD, the school can register for the conference. One educator can participate in the conference to represent the school free of charge.
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After registration, a performance evaluation form will be sent to the school to collect performance data and best practices for evaluation for awards.
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During the school evaluation process for awards, 60% of the marks will be allocated based on the details provided in the performance evaluation form.
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To be eligible for awards, a school must deliver a presentation on its performance and best practices. (The presentation can be conducted live on Zoom, as a recorded video, or as a paper document).
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Based on the performance evaluation, the school will qualify for awards, mementos, medals, and certificates at the conference.
11. Registration Fee
Category | For Indians . | SAARC Countries | Other Countries |
Category 01: School principals, in-service advisors, educators, School teachers and staff officers, pre School principals, Pre school teachers and staff officers can apply as activate participants and for awards on performance | 150 USD 75USD* | 300 USD | 400 USD |
Category 02: Paper Presenters, Keynote speakers, Presenters, and Individuals who apply for “Excellence in Education” awards | 200 USD | 400 USD | 500 USD |
Category 03: Schools | 350 USD | 500 USD | 600 USD |
Special Notice
- “Only 100 delegates (individuals and schools) will have the opportunity to participate in the conference.
- The registration fee mentioned above is a discounted rate for the first fifty applicants. For others, 25% will be added to the registration fee. Registration will be conducted on a first-come, first-served basis. Therefore, please complete your registration in advance.
- Registration can be completed by paying 100 USD; the remaining balance can be paid on or before May 10th.
- The registration fee includes only the conference fee, lunch, refreshments for conference days, and the cost of awards, mementoes, medals, and certificates.
- The registration fee is 75 USD only for Indian educators and teachers who participate in the conference as observers or attendees. They will only receive a participation certificate, memento, and medal.
- Accommodation will be arranged at nominated hotels. Participants can book directly or through the organizing team. Accommodation is not included in the conference fee. Double occupancy with breakfast can be arranged from 60 USD upwards for 4 nights in New Delhi, India.
- Facilities will be provided for airport pick-up and drop-off. The cost for airport-to-hotel transportation may be around 2 or 3 USD per person. This cost is not included in the conference fee.”
12. Registration process
- “Principals, teachers, pre-primary teachers and principals, in-service advisors, educators, curriculum developers, academic leaders, educational administrators, and policymakers can apply under Certificates 01 or 02.
- School owners and principals can apply under category 3.
- Submit the online application form.
- The Academic Committee will evaluate all applications.
- The Academic Committee will recommend applicants’ suitability to participate in the conference.
- IAFQE will inform applicants by email of their eligibility to participate in the conference.
- The total conference registration fee, or initially, 100 USD from the registration fee, needs to be paid to complete the application process.
- Applicants have to submit their payment details.
- Applicants will receive a payment acknowledgment receipt and registration number by email after submitting payment details.
- You need to submit the registration form to complete the registration process: https://www.iafqe.org/registration/.
- Registered applicants will be added to the “International Conference 2024 Delegates Community” WhatsApp group. All guidance and information will be shared directly through the WhatsApp group.
- After registration, the registered applicant will receive permission to access https://www.iafqe.org/portal.
- All guidance will be updated on the delegate portal web page.
- Registered delegates can pay the balance of the registration fee by bank transfer on or before May 10th.”
13. Apply online:
Visit www.iafqe.org/application
or click here
to submit an application.
14. Organized by
International Association for Quality Education (IAfQE) | |
South Asian International Association for Early Childhood Care and Development (SAIA4ECCD) |
15. Guidance and Consultancy
- with guidance and consultancy of
Hon. Mr. Aravindh Kumar Arunachalem
State Minister of Education – Sri Lanka - with guidance and consultancy of
Hon. Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasingha
State Minister of Women, Child Affairs – Sri Lanka - with guidance and consultancy of
Mrs. Thilaka jayasundara
Secretary, Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka
16. Hosting Partners
Dr. Kalam International Foundation
New Delhi, India
DR. Kalam International Foundation (DKIF) was founded on the ideals of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam committed to empowering the community through art, culture, research and innovation.
DKIF aims at providing the required impetus to propel the R&D agenda by way of building a research ecosystem comprising of schools, colleges, universities, research institutes and industry. DKIF dreams to ensure that no student loses any opportunity to learn and excel its research as well as innovation skills because of the circumstances of birth or background. Furthermore, DKIF helps the students to develop scientific temper from a young age and focuses on Affordability, Accessibility, Quality, Equity, and Accountability of research and innovation to ensure continual learning.
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18. Visa, Flight Details, Logistic Facilities and Hotel Arrangements
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