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PRE-REQUISITE COURSE for the 11th Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED

Application 05-29-2026 ~ 07-12-2026
Learning 05-29-2026 ~ 07-12-2026(6 Weeks)
Course ID 2026_80_CL006_1_0_
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About the Course

This prerequisite course is exclusively for applicants of the 11th Global Capacity-Building Workshop on GCED. It provides an overview of GCED and SDGs, emphasizing the transformative role of education in achieving sustainable development

Application Deadline: 19 JUNE 2026, 11:59 PM (KST)

Eligibility: Global Educators from the 2026 ODA recipient countries, with a minimum of three years(at least five years remaining until retirement) of professional experience who have successfully completed this prerequisite course.

Estimated Course Duration: about 90 minutes (Includes 4 lecture videos + 11 reading materials + 1 discussion forum)

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UNESCO Asia-Pacific Institute of Education for International Understanding

Course Reviews

  • Fatma Chibani
    This lecture had me learn a lot about modern education especially GCED and its different stuggles in the era of ICT's and AI. Thank you for the effort you put in it and all the valuable information you provided.
  • farah rahrah
    This foundational course explores the intersection of education, global citizenship, and sustainability. It is designed to equip educators, policymakers, and global citizens with the mindsets and tools needed to foster more peaceful, just, and sustainable societies.
  • zouheyr abidat
    "This course provided a comprehensive and insightful overview of GCED and its connection to the SDGs. As an English teacher in Algeria, I found the session on AI, Ethics and GCED particularly relevant to today's educational challenges. I look forward to applying these global citizenship principles in my classroom."

  • Souleymane SAMAKE
    Reflection for the Project
    The roles of GCED remain essential in the context of AI because:
    - GCED provides the values, while AI provides the tools.
    - GCED ensures that learners develop empathy, responsibility, and global awareness, while ethical AI helps expand access to knowledge and lifelong learning opportunities.
    Combining these approaches would enable the Centre to become a model of human-centered, technology-enabled, community-based education, capable of promoting peace, citizenship, inclusion, and sustainable development in Mali.
  • chahinez ferroudji
    This prerequisite course provides an outstanding framework for modern educators navigating the digital age. As an English teacher, I found the insights on shifting the AI narrative from a mere shortcut to a tool for critical inquiry highly valuable. The curriculum perfectly highlights how the cognitive and socio-emotional dimensions of GCED can keep language classrooms human-centered. Highly recommended for any educator looking to foster genuine ethical digital citizenship.
  • Sadia Tariq
    Sadia Tariq
    This lecture really made me pause and reflect on my own role as an educator in the AI era. I found it meaningful how it brought GCED back to its core human values like empathy, responsibility, and equity, instead of just theory or global concepts. It also helped me see more clearly how important our role is in guiding learners to think critically about AI rather than just using it. Overall, it felt very relevant to my practice and reinforced my commitment to keeping learning human centered and purposeful.
  • Aigul Syzdykbayeva
    This pre-requisite course offered a genuinely thought-provoking introduction to the intersection of GCED and the challenges posed by artificial intelligence in education. The materials were well-structured and intellectually stimulating, providing a solid conceptual foundation before the main workshop. What I found particularly valuable was the course's insistence on placing the human being the educator, the learner, the global citizen at the center of the discussion, rather than the technology itself. In my own professional experience as a managing editor of an academic journal, AI has become an indispensable tool for handling routine technical tasks. Yet this course reminded me that efficiency is not an end in itself: what matters is what we do with the time and energy that technology frees up. That, I believe, is where GCED becomes truly relevant. The course also raised important questions about educators' collective responsibility in shaping how AI is integrated into learning environments. It encouraged reflection not just on individual practice, but on our shared professional values as a global community of educators. I look forward to deepening these discussions during the workshop and learning from colleagues around the world.

  • MOHAMED ABDELWAHEB CHAHITELMA
    SDG are a prominent initiative that -if thoroughly implemented -will save our world and the future's generation dreams
  • Isma Teyar
    In today’s digital era, individuals must become digitally intelligent and intellectually responsible users of technology rather than passive consumers of information. Promoting digital literacy among young people is therefore essential, as they are growing up as global citizens in a highly interconnected world.

    However, digital competence should go beyond the ability to use technological tools effectively. It should also include the capacity to evaluate information critically, question sources, make informed decisions, and understand the ethical implications of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence.
  • Nawal Mazar
    While the integration of digital tools like tablets is a monumental step toward educational equity, I believe the true magic happens when this technology meets innovative pedagogy. These tools are not merely digital textbooks; they are dynamic gateways that transform our classrooms into vibrant, learner-centered ecosystems.