TSUULL Students Attend a Public-Talk on Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination in Education by Gulnoz Mamarasulova, 15 May
Sustainable Development Goal 4 titled 'Quality Education' is one of the core goals of the SDGs developed by the United Nations in 2015. This goal aims to achieve universal access to a quality education by reducing disparities and inequities consistently.
TSUULL University contributes to the UN SDG through its teaching and community projects. Our Public Lecture Program TSUULL Talks is a part of the University's efforts to contribute knowledge, thought-leadership and innovative ideas to the region.
Today's guest lecture on elimination of all forms of discrimination in education was held by Ms. Gulnoz Mamarasulova, the Director of the Representative Office of Association Central Asia in Uzbekistan – a network for democracy and human rights which aim is to promote the implementation of democratic reforms and the formation of civil society and to promote the observance of human rights in Uzbekistan without deviating from the law.
The participants have been given a copy of the ratified Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO to familiarize themselves with their fundamental rights and state’s obligations to ensure free and compulsory education, and ban any kind of discrimination promoting equality of educational opportunity.
During the lecture, TSUULL students were informed about the true meaning of discrimination and its types. Later, the term was interpreted within the frames of education and authentic issues related to the topic in the community were analyzed.
The audience demonstrated great enthusiasm towards the issues arisen in the society and the causes and potential resolutions were suggested by both parties - the lecturer and the audience. A few participants acknowledged that the lecture shed light into their understanding of discrimination in education immensely and they started to recognize the related instances clearly from their experience.
Discrimination remains pervasive in education, whether on the basis of disability, gender, language, income, ethnicity, religion, migration or displacement status. Education systems must integrate rights-based, inclusive and non-discriminatory practices, in line with the obligations of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education. The Convention calls countries to establish or upgrade policy and/or legal frameworks to meet international standards, guarantee the right to education and counter discrimination. As such, the Convention represents a powerful tool to advance the 4th Sustainable Development Goal ‘to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’.
Area: Quality education, United Nations, Equality in Education, Discrimination in Education, Education systems, the UNESCO Convention, Statistics Report on literacy
Useful Links:
Sweden-based association Central Asia in Uzbekistan https://acaro.uz/en/category/in-sweden-en/
TSUULL SDG Hub: https://tsuull.uz/en/content/the
TSUULL Events Page: https://tsuull.uz/en/content/events
Credit: TSUULL Press Center
