The main objective of the conference was to bring together thought leaders, experts, practitioners and representatives of key organisations and networks in the region to address the challenges facing the national education system and how to help schools transform to a competency-based curriculum.
During the conference, the IBE Director, Dr Marope presented the institution’s global initiative ‘’Future Competences and the Future of Curriculum’’, which is considered the best global normative guide for competence-based curricula that can support the attainment of the Education 2030 agenda, and that can prepare learners (young and old) for Industry 4.0.
In the closing ceremony, the President of the Parliament, Roger Torrent, defended the "successful" model of the Catalan school and he asked the attendees to be critical with institutions and politicians, in order to improve the overall system performance.
The conference was followed by a seminar organized by the Generalitat's secretary for universities and researching and the Margalida Comas Program, where the IBE Director presented the initiative to those responsible for teacher training and professional development programs at the region's top universities.
