Dean's Keynote Series: April 2022. Professor Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University

Professor Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education, Faculty of Education, Southern Cross University

Abstract

The global pandemic has disrupted the ways we live, work and learning. Silver lining in this health and economic crisis is an opportunity to reimagine what school education could be and find new ways to address current social and educational challenges. In this presentation I will describe some of the most burning challenges in Australian education and offer practical, evidence-informed solutions to build fairer and more inclusive education system that would offer all children world-class education that they deserve. 

Biography

Pasi Sahlberg is Finnish educator and author. He has worked as a schoolteacher, teacher-educator, researcher, and policymaker in Finland and advised schools and education system leaders around the world. He served as a senior education specialist at the World Bank (Washington, DC), lead education expert at the European Training Foundation (Torino, Italy), director general at the Finland’s Ministry of Education and Culture (CIMO), and visiting professor of Practice at Harvard University. Pasi is the current Deputy Director of the Gonski Institute at UNSW. 

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