AOI Founding Partner, Professor Khawar Hameed, delivered a Keynote on, “Re-imagining Learning & Teaching for Next-Generation Talent and Workforce Development” at the Theveli International Conference in August 2024 hosted by the Maldives National University in Malé.  Attendees included researchers, students, industry, and dignitaries, with the President of the Republic of Maldives in attendance for the opening ceremony.  The Keynote was accompanied by a workshop on enhancing practice through innovative programme redesign

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The theme of the 3-day conference was ‘Bridging Boundaries: Exploring Synergies Across Research Disciplines' and his talk focused on profound changes resulting from increasingly rapid technological developments and the need for educational systems to evolve.

 

Professor Hameed said, “The next-generation workforce needs to be equipped with skills and interdisciplinary capability to architect and build  the digital future – a future that will require a far deeper convergence of multiple discipline areas.  Educational institutions need to fully recognise this and ensure that their programmes are designed and delivered to meet these requirements.”