The future of education post COVID-19

The Future Of Education Post COVID-19 summit

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The Future Of Education Post COVID-19
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Prior to COVID-19, there was the persistent challenge to reduce the number of out-of-school and increase access to quality education. Notwithstanding, with the pandemic, new challenges are highlighted which many stakeholders are engaged in resolving – online education, the educational divide between private and public educational systems, SEN amongst others.

In this webinar, we engage the Honorable Minister of state for education and other notable discussants in addressing underlying issues and discover opportunities within the educational sector. We focus on:

  • The Government’s strategic focus on education and economic sustainability post COVID-19 by Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba
  • Understanding how the family functions and supporting education when it does not by Maria Morgan
  • Inclusive education models: An Almajiri child’s right perspective by Mohammed Keana
  • Ensuring inclusive learning for children with special education needs – Best practices for the new normal by Adam Meyersieck
  • Inclusive education for models: a nomadic perspective by Dr. Ahmad Shehu
  • Making technology work for education: challenges and opportunities in Nigeria by Rifkatu Ogunbiyi
  • Laying the right foundation: challenges and opportunities in early years learning by Vivienne Rwang
  • Impact of COVID-19 on secondary schools and emerging opportunities in education in Nigeria by Lawrence Wilbert
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Minister of State for education

Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba
Honorable Minister of State for Education

Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba
keynote speaker

  • Became a Minister of State for Education of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2019.
  • He was elected a member of the House of Representatives in 1999 – 2003 where he served as House of Representatives committee chairman on Land, Housing and works.
  • He was a founding member of All Progressives Congress and Secretary of the Constitution drafting committee that produced the Constitution that gave birth to All Progressives Congress in 2013.
  • He was the Chairman of Tertiary Education Trust Fund from 2017 to 2019.
CEO of Kineara CIC

Maria Morgan
CEO of Kineara CIC

Maria Morgan
discussant

  • CEO of Kineara CIC.
  • She has over 30 years experience working in the care and community sector.
  • Her professional career started as a social worker, qualifying over 16 years ago.
  • Over the years, Maria has created numerous community intervention programmes; working directly with people deemed vulnerable and requiring support due to not having the mechanisms or provision in place to resolve difficulties independently.
  • Her experience creating and delivering community support services has cultivated a profound understanding of the importance of embracing a systemic and holistic approach to meet the needs of the community and the people through Kineara by introducing effective and sustainable change.
  • Kineara programmes are designed to work with people with multi-complex needs such as homelessness, insecure housing, debt, mental and physical health issues, parenting, relational concerns, unemployment, drug and alcohol, domestic abuse, ASB (anti-social behaviour), low income households and educational barriers.
Team Lead, Almajiri Child Rights Initiative

Mohammed Keana
Team Lead, Almajiri Child Rights Initiative

Mohammed Keana
discussant

  • Team Lead of the Almajiri Child Rights Initiative, a citizen-led accountability platform focused on ensuring the education and social inclusion of vulnerable children. He plays a leading role in implementing the organization’s mission and objectives which entails resource mobilization, policy formulation, high level Advocacy and engagements.
  • He has facilitated the development of a policy document on the future of Almajiri children in Nigeria.
  • Mohammed has made presentations on the Almajiri chidren situation before the Nigerian senate, the African Union, the European Union and the United Nations.
  • He has received several recognitions for his work, including the 2019 United Nations SDG action award in Bonn Germany.
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Adam Meyersieck
SEN Specialist

Adam Meyersieck
discussant

  • Adam is an American-British educator who has developed special education support services in London and Surrey, England.
  • He now teaches special education in Arlington Public Schools (Virginia, USA), and is a professor at Central Michigan University.
  • He has instructed students and professionals on four continents and holds a master’s degree in specific learning difficulties (Dyslexia) from University College London, and a bachelor of education (special education) from Central Michigan University in the United States.
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Ahmad Shehu
Co-founder of the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organization

Dr Ahmad Shehu
discussant

  • Born to a nomadic family at Mamukan village in Jada local government area of Adamawa state.
  • Having lived a semi-nomadic life, Ahmadu was among the pioneer set of the nomadic primary school, Mamukan in 1991, effectively dividing his early childhood years between school in the morning hours and cattle herding in the afternoon.
  • In 1998, Ahmadu was among 30 nomadic children selected to be trained as nomadic teachers at the Federal College of Education, Yola, a program sponsored by the British Department for International Development. Within two years, he had completed the National Teachers Institute’s curriculum, graduating with the Grade II certificate in 1999/2000. He later returned to the same college and earned the Nigerian certificate in education in 2004. With the excellent results he obtained, Ahmadu proceeded to the University of Maiduguri, where he earned a first class degree in Linguistics.
  • His brilliant performance earned him admission and funding for a master’s degree at the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Where he once again graduated with an ‘excellent’ grade. Thereafter, he gained admissions and won competitive international PhD scholarships at reputable universities, including the University of Florida at Gainesville, USA, and the University of Warsaw, Poland. He chose the latter for his doctoral studies, which he completed within a record two years, with numerous publications by top ranking publishers and international conferences around the world.
  • During his doctoral studies, he won numerous scholarships at various universities including the University of Hamburg, University of Cologne, and the University of Vienna, where he taught courses, gave guest lectures and presented research reports. Having worked in a research project on African languages, Ahmadu’s doctoral dissertation was assessed as a breakthrough in the cognitive linguistics study of African languages in general, and was offered to stay as an assistant professor in the university.
  • Ahmadu’s career is no less a fascinating journey than his educational trajectory. Having being trained as a nomadic teacher at FCE, Yola, he returned to teach at his alma matter and other nomadic schools from 1999 – 2012. Within these thirteen years, he had taught and inspired nomadic kids who have now distinguished themselves in their various fields, including medicine, engineering, education, etc. Ahmadu was appointed by many tertiary institutions as a lecturer including his alma matter, FCE Yola (declined), University of Maiduguri (declined), Bauchi State University (declined), and a host of other non-official offers. He later settled for Bayero University, Kano in 2012, to help establish their newly founded linguistics programs, and the approved undergraduate course in Fulfulde.
  • Ahmadu is passionate in community organization and grassroots development. He has served as the secretary of his community’s Pastoral Resolve, and helped in founding various community organizations, one of which is the Mamukan nomadic ex-boys association which harnessed the resources of nomadic kids that graduated from the school to build classrooms for the next generation.
  • Upon his return from Malaysia, Ahmadu mobilized friends from similar backgrounds and founded the Organization for Educational Development (OED), which focuses on subsidizing education for selected gifted nomadic kids.
  • He co-founded the Fulbe Development and Cultural Organization which is a dialogue-based organization that aims at fighting the unnecessary hate, stereotypes and conflicts in Nigeria, to find local and community-based solutions to the herder/farmer crises in Nigeria and elsewhere.
  • He is currently working on the Mamukan nomadic community water and healthcare projects for which he hopes to get support from a number of international donors to boost the socio-economic state of the community and its environs.
  • His passion lies in human and community development through education and vocational training.
  • Ahmadu is also a vocal public analyst and an astute commentator on Nigerian affairs.
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Rifkatu Ogunbiyi
Director, RFA

Rifkatu Ogunbiyi
discussant

  • Veteran educator and highly experienced administrator with over 40 years cognate experience cutting across all frontiers of the learning institution.
  • By dint of hardwork, passion, commitment, and professionalism, she has been able to rise to the pinnacle of her career. Though a chip of the old block, Rifkatu still waxes strong in her profession as a result of her quest for more knowledge.
  • Today, she is a leading christian educator, scholar and researcher with special bias for education, innovations, apologetics and continuous school improvement.
  • As at 2020, She has been working with the Royal Family Academy, Wuye Abuja.
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Vivienne Rwang
CEO of Vichi Resources

Vivienne Rwang
discussant

  • Vivienne took up teaching over twenty-five years ago. She obtained a master’s degree in education management and leadership from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom in 2016, after a postgraduate diploma in education (PGDE) at the University of Abuja in 2006.
  • She specializes not only in early years teaching but also in the professional development of teachers, setting up reputable, excellent standard schools and in the planning, delivery and assessment of courses of study.
  • She is british-trained and has travelled and studied extensively throughout her career, including taking part in summer courses on teaching and learning in the foundation stage (Homerton College, Cambridge 2006), ‘Every Child Matters’ (Thames Valley University 2008) and Modern Strategies for Administration (Edgware, UK 2013).
  • She is a certified member of the Nigerian Institute of Training and Development (NITAD).
  • As at September 2020, She is working on a doctoral degree at the University of Southampton, United Kingdom.
Co-founder of Agilent Wireless Ltd

Lawrence Wilbert
General President, USOSA

Lawrence Wilbert
discussant

  • Co-founder of Agilent Wireless Ltd and GenieNG Communications Ltd which is an organization focused on mobile network coverage solutions, information system design and implementation, project management, procurement services.
  • He was the managing director at Potters Law International Ltd.
  • He is the current chairman of Ikara Community Trust in Edo State.
  • He is the general president of Unity Schools Old Student Association (USOSA) and immediate past national president of Federal Government College Ugwolawo Old Students Association.

Meet the moderator.

CEO of The Stalwart Group

Kate Pam
CEO of The Stalwart Group

Kate Pam
moderator

  • Business consultant and social entrepreneur.
  • John Maxwell certified speaker, trainer and coach.
  • CEO of The Stalwart Group.
  • Certified international manager and an associate of both the Nigerian Institute of Management(NIM) and Institute of Capital Market Registers(ICMR).
  • Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI) and the Nigerian Institute of Training & Development (NITAD).
  • Fellow of the Institute of Management Consultants.
  • CMD Certified.

Kate’s Professional Experience

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  • Client relationship manager, Century Group, Nigeria.
  • Head of business development at Nexia, Nigeria.
  • Learning support assistant for special education needs (SEN) students at Shooters Hill College, London, Uk.
  • Associate project manager & PMO coordinator, ICT with Dollar Financial Corporation, Nottingham, UK.
  • Head of wealth management with North Bridge Investments & Trusts Ltd, Abuja.
  • Business development executive at BGL Plc in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

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