Sheikha Moza opens WISE 12 Summit with a call for human values to be at heart of education

Biennial global conference explores how educational transformation can remain human centered amid the advance of AI Doha, Qatar: Her Highness Sheik...

Biennial global conference explores how educational transformation can remain human-centered amid the advance of AI

Doha, Qatar: Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, has called for a shared global commitment to “education that strengthens the values of truth, justice, and beauty” in the age of Artificial Intelligence, at the opening of the WISE 12 Summit.

The biennial international gathering of education expertise and innovation hosted by QF’s global education initiative WISE – the opening of which was attended by Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Vice Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, together with ministers and dignitaries – is advancing the conversation on education’s purpose, its role in serving humanity amid rapid technological progress, and how equity, empathy, and human dignity can remain at the core of its future transformation.

Opening the summit, Her Highness delivered a speech focusing on the value and human role of education, especially amid the rapid changes in the field of Artificial Intelligence, saying: “Here at the WISE Summit, we believe that education is not a public sector service like any other; instead, it is an indisputable and inalienable right. It is a fundamental pillar upon which humanity, justice and progress are built. Education should not be treated as a commodity, nor as a privilege, nor as a favor granted from one person to another.”

Her Highness continued: “By placing human values at the heart of the educational process, we embark on a restoration project, both for science and for humanity: for science, by ensuring it does not become a force for harm; and for humanity, by reclaiming the essence of our humanity and dignity. Our shared commitment is an education that strengthens the values of truth, justice, and beauty, and our ultimate goal is a science in service to humanity – science that liberates, not enslaves.”