Sunny Varkey

Sunny Varkey: Founder @VarkeyFdn and @TeacherPrize. Chairman @GEMSeducation #teachersmatter

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On behalf of the @VarkeyFdn, I'd like to thank all the partners and organisations who joined forces to make this year's #GESF possible.

We truly couldn't have done it without you.

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Congratulations to this year's exceptional @TeacherPrize Winner!

At the @VarkeyFdn, we set up the Global #TeacherPrize to honour all the unsung educators out there, and it's a real honour to accept another fantastic role model to our list of great champions.

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At the @VarkeyFdn, we wanted to know what parents think about a range of issues affecting their children's future.

That's why we conducted a one-of-a-kind survey across 29 countries to find out. Read our exclusive #VFParentsSurvey here https://t.co/xNsUCKPZhj

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On #InternationalWomensDay, let's amplify the voices of women in the digital space.

I'm proud to voice my support for @UNESCO's #WIKI4WOMEN.

Let's create a more equal world that reflects everyone in our society.

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Only 17% of profiles on @Wikipedia are of women.

That's why I'm lending my support to @UNESCO's #WIKI4WOMEN, because the world benefits when we recognise the inherent value of all and not some. #InternationalWomensDay

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The world needs the insight of half the population.

This #InternationalWomensDay, I'm joining @UNESCO in calling for more support for women in the world of technology #WIKI4WOMEN

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As we celebrate the important contributions made by women this #InternationalWomensDay, let's bridge the gender gap in science and increase the profile of women in the tech world and beyond @UNESCO #WIKI4WOMEN

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Reflecting on the end of my week in Davos at #wef18, I am struck by two things - that the world needs us to come together to build bridges over our divides, and that education can be at the heart of this. My support goes to all our leaders, communities and teachers in this goal.

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Great to meet you @vikaspota & learn about the important work of @VarkeyFdn Education is the greatest leveller. All govts shd prioritise ensuring equal access 2 quality publicly funded education. #FightInequality #WEF18 https://t.co/2n2RrrSqXN

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.@rishmitra of @blippar closes #VFDavos with bold predictions of the future. No1 - don’t bother to learn to code; systems will code themselves by 2030

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Business has infinite resource when it comes to talent managing their own organisations, but it needs to use that resource in talent managing in schools - companies need to use their younger employees in particular #VFDavos

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Paul Drechsler, Chair of @CBItweets and President of @TeachFirst calls for a global effort to value and celebrate teachers around the world. The Varkey Foundation agrees with you, Sir #VFDavos

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Tan Sri Datuk Wira Azman Mokhtar, Managing Director of Khazanah talks of “useful knowledge” - as opposed to “dangerous knowledge”. Education leads to collaboration, compassion, understanding of the other which bridges the fracture which #wef18 is discussing #VFDavos

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Mr Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia says that 35% of internet users have used Wikipedia in the last month. But those that haven’t often don’t have the critical faculties to want to address topics and seek out more information on it #VFDavos

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Digital civics is a new subject area which all young people will need to be taught by 2030 says @tomfriedman #VFDavos

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“Don’t ask your kids what they want to be when they grow up; ask them how they want to be when they grow up” says @tomfriedman #VFDavos

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Countries, companies and education systems that most effectively adapt will be the ones that survive in a world of exponential change says @tomfriedman #VFDavos

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To deal with rapid change, societies need to be resilient but also have forward propulsion says @tomfriedman - we can look at the way the planet itself has adapted over time for lessons #VFDavos

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If China loses 6% of annual growth, Davos empties as a conference because of a global shutdown, says Thomas Friedman #VFDavos

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.@tomfriedman speaks at #VFDavos and says we are in a hyper connected and interdependent world where “your allies can kill you faster than your enemies”