
2015-16 Learners’ Voice
Throughout 2016 the Learners were engaged in residential sessions and online and on-site activities intended to build their knowledge of current issues in education as well as their entrepreneurial, communication, and leadership skills. The first residential session was held in Doha, January 4-12, 2016, and included modules on education, communication, and leadership delivered by Prof Thomas Cassidy and the Yale World Fellows.
The second residential session was hosted by WISE partner Banco Santander (through its Santander Universities program) in Madrid, May 30-June 10, 2016. Babson College and Studio Banana delivered a series of practical workshops on social entrepreneurship, innovation, and disruptive thinking.
A core component of the Learners’ Voice Program is the development of group projects that address critical issues in education. The cohort developed five projects during the year addressing diverse education challenges including social integration, education in emergency contexts, and student motivation. Each team had the opportunity to visit a site between June and August to conduct primary research and further develop their project proposals.
After thorough evaluation, two teams of Learners were selected to present at the WISE-LIFE China Forum on Education in Beijing on November 5, 2016. The presentation session provided the Learners with a platform from which to pitch their projects, and to discuss them with an audience of experts and practitioners.
The following projects were presented at the WISE-LIFE China Forum:
- HaloHalo- a skill-sharing platform which creates opportunities for authentic in-person encounters that supports both refugees and locals in developing new skills, reconnecting with their passions, and ultimately broadening their cross cultural networking.
- Edulink- a student engagement program for public school students in Qatar intended to make education more relevant to students’ lives through guest speakers and field visits.
The Learners' biographies can be found below.
To follow their activities throughout the year you can follow the Learners’ Voice Blog or add them on Twitter (#WISELearners).
Meet the Learners
![]() Olaoluwa Abagun, Nigeria |
![]() Sayid Abdullaev, Kyrgyzstan |
![]() Raghad Aljughaiman, Saudi Arabia |
![]() Eman Al-Kuwari, Qatar |
![]() Niloofar Arabi, Iran |
![]() Daniela Banari, Romania |
![]() Eldin Buljubašić, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
![]() Yuxuan Chen, China |
![]() Muzabel Welongo, DR Congo |
![]() Stephen Daniel, Uganda |
![]() Alisha Fredriksson, Sweden/Canada |
![]() Farahnaz Ghodsinia, Philippines |
![]() Fernando Luis Ramirez Gonzalez, Paraguay |
![]() Khadija Hamouchi, Morocco/Belgium |
![]() Jiyoung Hwang, South Korea |
![]() Abdellah Iraamane, Morocco |
![]() Afnan Isleem, Palestine |
![]() M. M. Nasif Rashad Khan, Bangladesh |
![]() David Lawless, Canada |
![]() Farah Mallah, Jordan |
![]() Tibisay Sankatsing Nava, Aruba |
![]() Zeena Ojjeh, USA/Syria |
![]() Leonardo Párraga, Colombia |
![]() Mothusi John Ramaabya, Botswana |
![]() Mahnoor Ijaz Rathore, Pakistan |
![]() Syed Mubashar Ali Shah Rizvi, Pakistan |
![]() Hassan Salatt, Qatar |
![]() Maximo Plo Seco, Spain |
![]() Vinícius Santos, Brazil |
![]() Varsha Thebo, Pakistan |