WISE Organises a Global Dialogue on Education, Peace and Development in Tunis

Tunis, Tunisia (ots/PRNewswire) -

Laureates of the WISE Prize for Education and the Nobel Peace
Prize meet for the first time

The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), the leading
global initiative driving innovation and collaboration in education,
today opens the Tunis Forum (http://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-tunis-dia
logue-peace-education-reconstruction-and-development) at the IHEC
Carthage in Tunis, Tunisia, with the aim of exploring how education
fosters peace and development in communities and nations. This
high-level engagement brings together for the first time one of the
recipients of the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the Tunisian
National Dialogue Quartet, Ms Ouided Bouchamaoui, and the WISE Prize
for Education Laureate, Dr Sakena Yacoobi, to demonstrate the major
role of education in strengthening peace and national reconstruction.

(Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20160526/372488 )

Dr Yacoobi affirmed her belief in the transformative power of
education, stating, "To unlock the human potential, education is the
key. It is such a powerful tool to overcome poverty and rebuild. If
we are to overcome terrorism and violence, we need education. That is
the only way we can win."

Ms Bouchamaoui, President of UTICA (the Tunisian Confederation of
Industry, Trade and Handicrafts) and a representative of the Tunisian
National Dialogue Quartet, stated "The stability of a country's
economy relies on three main pillars, namely, the strength of its
civil society, education, and women's empowerment."

Mr Stavros N. Yiannouka, CEO, WISE, one of the speakers in the
plenary session, noted: "WISE recognizes the potential of education
as a driver of peace and growth. Awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to
the Tunisian Quartet signifies that Tunisia has been recognized as a
model for national dialogue and peaceful transition. WISE is honoured
to host for the first time in this country, so full of potential, a
gathering which puts the transformative power of education at the
very center of the discussions."

Other high-level speakers will include Ms Lila Pieters, UNICEF
Representative in Tunisia and Mr Chiheb Bouden, Minister of Higher
Education and Scientific Research of Tunisia.

The WISE Tunis Forum is intended to make a valuable, timely
contribution to global dialogue on the importance of education for
development and peace. It also seeks to address issues of importance
to Tunisian society, bringing tangible solutions and best practices
that can strengthen growth through innovative and market-relevant
approaches to education.

For further information about the Tunis Forum, visit http://www.wi
se-qatar.org/wise-tunis-dialogue-peace-education-reconstruction-and-d
evelopment

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Contact:
Ganka Peykovska
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