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SIP Sustainability In the Pub

Held on the 28th May 2019

at 5:30pm to
7pm


Add to Calendar 2019-05-28 17:30:00 2019-05-28 19:00:00 Australia/Sydney SIP Sustainability In the Pub

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The United Nations set 17 “Sustainable Development Goals” as a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. Come along to Sustainability In the Pub to be led by some of Tasmania’s local thinkers in deliberating over what needs to happen today to achieve these goals by 2030.

The focus of May's event explores Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education and the question What does equitable and quality Tasmanian education look like in an uncertain future?

Led in conversation by Dr Kim Beasy, we bring together three speakers, each with their own personal and professional experiences of working with education in Tasmania.

On the panel:

  • Professor Sue Kilpatrick, Faculty of Education
  • Melody West, Researcher, Peter Underwood Centre for Educational Attainment
  • Lu McGinniss, Teacher, Department of Education

Tasmania is one of Australia's regions of entrenched educational and economic disadvantage, with comparatively high levels of unemployment. Education outcomes for this island-state are generally poorer than the national average for Australia and raising educational outcomes is an important priority of the Tasmanian Government and the University of Tasmania.

But what outcomes of education are needed in a changing world? In the face of technological innovations, climate change and increasing migration, what does equitable and quality education look like for Tasmania into the future?