Mission 4.7 Champions
Transforming education requires contributions from partners at all levels, both governmental and non-governmental. This mission is urgent and important for the world we must build for future generations.
“UNESCO prioritize Target 4.7 as a reminder that education is not only a goal in itself. It is also a means to achieve all the other SDGs, an enabler of change. Target 4.7 speaks to UNESCO's core mandate and mission to build lasting peace and foster open, equal and inclusive societies through education, sciences, culture and communication in our globalized and interconnected world.”
— Hon. Audrey Azoulay
Director-General, UNESCO
“We must raise the next generations to be global citizens, to act with passion AND compassion when addressing the world’s challenges. Both in my capacity as the former Secretary-General of the United Nations and as Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, I am honored to accept the role of Patron to this mission.”
— Hon. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
Below, we highlight some of the unique contributions of members of our Mission 4.7 community to advance SDG Target 4.7. Click their pictures to learn more.
Ms. Nouzha Alaoui, Secretary General, Mohammed VI Foundation for Environmental Protection
Professor Patricia Bromley, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University
Ms. Dina Buchbinder, Founder and President, Education for Sharing
Professor Stéphanie Debette, Chair of the Board of Directors, ENLIGHT European University Alliance
Mr. José María del Corral, Global Director, Scholas Occurrentes
Mr. Charles Fadel, Founder and Chairman, Center for Curriculum Redesign, MIT
Professor William Gaudelli, Dean and Vice Provost for Innovation in Education, Lehigh University
H.E. Niki Kerameus, Minister of Education and Religious Affairs, Greece
Mr. Jay Jaehong Kim, Head of Office, External Relations and Information, UNESCO APCEIU
Mr. Rilli Lappalainen, Chair and Founder, Bridge 47
Mr. Benigno López Benítez, Vice-President, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)
Dr. Joanna Newman, Secretary-General, Association of Commonwealth Universities
Professor Mustafa Öztürk, Professor, Department of Education, Hacettepe University
Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Energy, Republic of Ghana
Dr. Andreas Schleicher, Director, Education and Skills, OECD
Professor Marcelo Suárez-Orozco, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Ms. Leslee Udwin, Founder and Executive Chair, Think Equal
Dr. Hilligje Van’t Land, Secretary-General, International Association of Universities
Professor Dan Wagner, UNESCO Chair, Learning and Literacy & Professor of Education, University of Pennsylvania
Dr. Dirk Hastedt, Executive Director, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement
Mr. Olli-Pekka Heinonen, 8th Director General, International Baccalaureate