TEHRAN – Education Minister, Alireza Kazemi, has proposed the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), holding a scientific-educational Olympiad for the students in Islamic countries.

In a meeting with ICESCO Director General, Salim Ben Mohamed Al-Malik, Kazemi also proposed launching an annual award for the best teacher in the Islamic world, and establishing a scientific and cultural union for Muslim students, IRNA reported.

Kazemi made the remarks on the sidelines of the third ICESCO Education Ministers Conference, which was held on October 2 and 3 in Muscat, Oman.

Al-Malik, for his part, welcomed the three proposals and lauded Iran’s active presence in the third conference.

The Iranian official went on to extend an invitation to Al-Malik to pay a visit to Iran to get familiar with the achievements and expertise of the country’s ministry of education.

Third ICESCO conference

The event was held under the theme, “Beyond Transforming Education Summit: from Commitments to Actions,” by the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), in collaboration with Oman’s Ministry of Education and in coordination with the Omani National Commission for Education, Culture, and Science.

The education ministers from Islamic countries, along with high-level delegations from 27 regional and international organizations, as well as civil society institutions attended the event.

The Conference aimed to strengthen the commitment to transforming education within the ICESCO Member States and to establish effective mechanisms for disseminating best practices and accelerating their implementation.

Additionally, it sought to foster cooperation among Member States, build a network linking funding and donor bodies, develop mechanisms to monitor the outcomes of the Education Transformation Summit and create programs that support Member States’ efforts in this field. The Conference also highlighted the ethical and value-based foundations underpinning education transformation in the Islamic world’s civilizational heritage.

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