Conference Program

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09:30 - 10:00

Registration and Refreshments

10:00 - 10:30

Opening Speeches

10:30 - 11:00

Presentation of the Education Monitoring Report 2025

11:00 - 11:30

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11:30 - 12:30

1. SESSION: THE GLOBAL SKILLS MISMATCH AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF EDUCATION SYSTEMS

a. Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: From Standardised Schooling to Human-Centred Transformation

Prof. Dr. Yong Zhao, Faculty Member, School of Education and Human Sciences, University of Kansas

b. Rethinking Three Relationships in the Transition from Education to Employment

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gog Soon Joo, Senior Director, Institute for Adult Learning, Singapore University of Social Sciences

12:30 - 13:30

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13:30 - 14:30

2. SESSION: TÜRKİYE'S EXPERIENCE IN THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION: STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS AND AREAS OF REFORM

a. Youth Unemployment and Education Policies

Prof. Dr. Bekir Sıddık Gür, Faculty Member, Faculty of Education, Hacettepe University

b. The Transformation of Vocational Education and Industry Partnerships

Salih Kaygusuz, MoNE Director of Vocational and Technical Education

14:30 - 15:00

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15:00 - 16:00

3. SESSION (Panel): IN SEARCH OF NEW MODELS FOR EDUCATION–EMPLOYMENT ALIGNMENT: WHO SHOULD DO WHAT?

Panel

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mehmet Fatih Aysan, Director of the Marmara University Centre for Population and Social Policy Research

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