Amala students contribute to the OECD - Future of Education and Skills 2030

For the last three years, Amala has been a contributor to the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030, which aims to help education systems determine the knowledge, skills, attitude and values students need to thrive in and shape their future. As part of this project, the OECD has a focus group for students of participating organisations as a way to bring young voices to this global platform and enable them to play a key role in determining the education that is relevant for their future.

A number of our High School Diploma students and facilitators have been representing Amala in this focus group and are heavily involved in OECD discussions. Not only are they meeting with other students online from all over the world to discuss and influence the direction of the future of education but some of our students have even spoken on panels alongside educational policy-makers and institutions.

Mohammad Shehadat, one of our pioneering Amala High School Diploma students, and OECD focus group member, recently participated in an OECD panel discussion with the Estonian Ministry of Education. Mohammad spoke about Amala and the importance of participating in international events related to the efficiency of education for students. 

"For me, I saw the pandemic as an opportunity to strengthen my skills through learning. The [Amala] facilitators helped us find opportunities to take serious positions and to showcase our capabilities and competencies. They networked us with a workshop on research with storytelling and it was a unique and distinctive experience for us as it strengthened our skills and was a golden opportunity to help students show a good educational background upon entering the university.” - Mohammad, speaking at an OECD conference. 

Also a member of the OECD focus group is Ahmad Jueitam and Ahmedsadak Mohamud, who like Mohammad, are both Amala High School Diploma students from our first cohort in Amman, Jordan. Ahmad has been a regular participant in the OECD forums alongside other students from around the world, articulating his views on the future of learning, which is something he has been passionate about even before joining Amala.  

“I was always interested in the future of learning and how comprehensive it should be. I always felt that education should fulfill the world’s needs and how frequently the world’s needs change but the educational system did not change to meet the world’s requirements. OECD’s forums is trying to look for the change needed in the educational system around the globe.” - Ahmad 

Ahmedsadak most recently participated in an OECD discussion with Professor Michael Sandel from Harvard on equity in education and attended an OECD Learning Compass workshop that centred around student agency and co-agency. 

Through this focus group, the collective voices of our Amala students are contributing to the changing of policies in educational systems around the world, driving systemic change. 

Find out more about the OECD Education 2030 Project here.