The leaders of tomorrow may be growing up in the local classrooms of today, but they won't be leaders only locally.
That's the idea under examination by the
New Pittsburgh Collaborative during its next HUB (Host. Unify. Blend) event on Dec. 9. With the World Affairs Council, the National Association of Asian American Professionals Pittsburgh, and Leadership Pittsburgh, the group will host
Dr. Michael Göring, head of the ZEIT Foundation in Hamburg, Germany, alongside local education leaders. Their discussion is titled "Who Will Run the 21st Century? The Role of Education in Global Leadership."
Göring has done a great deal of education research in the United States as well as China, Japan, and other countries, and will lend a world perspective to what has too often been a merely regional concern, says Amiena Mahsoob, education program manager for the
World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh. He and the other participants will address what impact education, as well as different countries' education policies, have on global economic competitiveness.
Locally, notes Mahsoob, "there is a lot being done to improve education. But those efforts are not necessarily even. Some schools are doing fabulous things, and other schools are just starting to grasp the idea that students don't just need to have success in college." The districts also need to focus on preparing young people to work for local companies that have a global presence, she says.
The event, with a $10 admission that includes food and drink, is 6-9 p.m. at the Bricolage Production Company, Downtown.
Writer:
Marty LevineSource: Amiena Mahsoob, World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh