Post Pandemic: Driving Inclusive Growth in Asia

Register for Session 1 – Education in Asia: Post Pandemic

Wednesday, January 19, 8:30am ET / 9:30pm SGT

Stream the event on YouTube

In a region containing over half of the world’s population and key global powers such as China and India, the pandemic has caused massive shifts in healthcare, economics, and education that affect billions. This series aims to catalyze research on what steps can be taken in the region to not only recover, but also chart a new course that ensures even the most vulnerable in society are included in the post-pandemic boom.

This event series, hosted by the Asian Bureau of Finance and Economic Research (ABFER), Harvard University’s Center for International Development (CID), and Harvard University’s Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute (LMSAI), will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by many Asian countries recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.

This session will discuss the significant and unequal educational losses COVID-19 has caused, and also seek to identify some of the lessons learnt. The panel hopes to identify and support positive pivot points so that the region can emerge from this tragedy stronger, more resilient, and perhaps with some innovative ideas that can help improve education for all.

Chair

Dr. Asim I. Khwaja, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School

Speakers

Dr. Bernard Tan, Senior Vice Provost, National University of Singapore

Dr. Jishnu Das, Professor, Georgetown University

Dr. Rukmini Banerji, CEO, Pratham