Erici, chief representative of the Greater China District of the World Economic Forum: Investment in primary and secondary school education can be used as one of the recovery measures in the post -new crown period

China Youth Daily client, Beijing, July 23 (China Youth Daily · Zhongqing.com reporter Zhang Qian) "If there is no tolerance and fair high -quality education as a solid foundation, it is impossible to cultivate young people's own ability to develop and participate in global development. . "Erici, the chief representative of the Greater China Economic Forum Greater China, stated at the theme forum of the World Youth Development Forum" tolerance and fair high -quality education "held on July 23 that investing in primary and secondary school education can be used as a recovery of the post -new crown epidemic period. One of the measures.

On July 23, at the "Tolerant and Fairly High -quality Education" theme forum of the World Youth Development Forum, the chief representative of the World Economic Forum Beijing Representative Office Greater China, Erici, delivered a speech. China Youth Daily · Zhongqing.com reporter Li Yanhui/Photo

Eric said that in the recent survey report "Catalytic Education 4.0", "we found that the 2019 coronary virus has exacerbated the inequality of learning opportunities, and about 1.6 billion children have been affected by school closure in the past two years."

At the same time, in a world of rapid development of technology, the gap in education opportunities is continuously expanding, which will not only change the type of work that can be exposed in the next generation, but also change the basic skills requirements for work.

She proposes that there is a special window period now that it can be used as a measure of reconstruction after the major epidemic, that is, strategic investment in elementary and middle school education. Teaching innovation, focusing on cultivating extensive skills, so that students can welcome the future economy.

She said: "We summarize this method as education 4.0 to encourage young students to prepare for the economy of the fourth industrial revolution."

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