High-Level Talks Held With Google Education Team
Education Minister Leaves for UNESCO Digital Learning Week
- • Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milan to address UNESCO AI education sessions in Paris
- • Google delegation discusses Gemini Academy, Chromebooks, and teacher training initiatives
- • Focus on 'One Teacher, One Tab' and multimedia classrooms for digital transformation
Education and Primary & Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milan departed for Paris to attend UNESCO's global 'Digital Learning Week 2026'. The event runs from September 8 to 11 under the theme 'Education in the age of AI: Facts, Frictions, Frontiers'. The Minister is scheduled to speak at the session titled 'Age appropriateness and AI in Education' on September 8, followed by a plenary session titled 'Teachers at the center: Agency, competencies and the teacher-student relationship' on September 9 at UNESCO Headquarters.
Prior to his departure on Sunday (September 06, Sunday 2026), the Minister met a high-level Google delegation led by Kyle Gardner, Regional Head of Government Affairs and Public Policy. Tim Paolini, Head of Special Projects for Google for Education APAC, and Samsur Rahman Khan, Additional Secretary of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division, were present. The delegation praised Bangladesh's strategic educational reforms and explored deeper technological alignment.
The discussions focused on expanding 'Google Education' programs in Bangladesh, including teacher capacity building, deploying the 'Gemini Academy', and integrating Chromebooks into the national curriculum. Minister Milan emphasized that the government prioritizes AI adoption and digital modernization, highlighting key infrastructure drives like 'One Teacher, One Tab' and multimedia classrooms as prime areas for strategic partnership with Google.
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