Learning Planet Festival | The state of educational systems: cultural challenges of our time

  • 23 January 2026
  • Zoom

12:30 – 14:00 CET

  • Online

This event is part of the Learning Planet Festival programme.

Organised with the WEEC Network and the Club of Rome, this webinar explores how education systems are responding to today’s complex global challenges. It brings together perspectives from schools, universities and research to examine current obstacles and emerging opportunities.

The discussion focuses on interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity as essential approaches for navigating rapid change, highlighting how educational institutions are evolving in response to social, economic and environmental pressures.

Participants will also gain insight into the shift from traditional learning models towards more innovative approaches, exploring how participation, education and awareness can be translated into meaningful action and behaviour in support of Earth for All.

Speakers:

  • Lucie Sauvé, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
  • Jack Davies, Project Everyone and Making Movements
  • John Gilmour, LEAP Institute and Leap Science and Maths Schools
  • Lilei Chow, Save the Children
  • Mariaclaudia Cusumano, WEEC Network
  • Mario Salomone, WEEC Network

The webinar is part of “No Limits to Hope: Transforming Learning for a Better Future”. A Research and publication initiative led by The Club of Rome, The Fifth Element, and WEEC Network.

More details about the event here.

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