"Education is the key to unlock a golden door of freedom" - George Washington Carver.

The importance of education varies for every society. Where literacy is the issue then the prime focus goes to improving the rate of students attending schools. When students are attending schools but not learning then there is a need to revise the methodology to teach or maybe to solve the reasons for dropouts.

In terms of Kerala, the state has already attained 100% literacy. Private schools are fully digitalised according to the latest news reports. But 100% literacy will not be sufficient if we talk about global education. To be competitive and make our students fully utilise their skills and talent we have to take education to the global level.

The country’s development depends on the quality of the education system. A big chunk of students travel abroad to avail education every year, about 7.5 million students went abroad in the year 2022 alone. This shows how we lack in providing the desired education matching the global level. This brain drain is not only a concern for education but it is losing the highly productive workforce, hampering the development of the country as a whole. Investing appropriately is essential to increase the productivity and efficiency of the workforce in various enterprises. Here global education can play a vital role to revolutionise the changes in the Indian educational system.

What is global education?

Every society and country has their definition of global education. If we talk in generalised terms global education comprises both practices guided by a set of purposes and approaches intentionally created to provide opportunities for students to develop global competencies and the theories that explain and inform those practices and their effects. These competencies comprise knowledge, skills and support that guides the students to understand and function in highly interdependent communities. This also provides a foundation for lifelong learning that is highly demanded by the fast-paced global society.

Competence focuses on more than knowledge and skills. It involves the ability to meet complex demands, by drawing on and mobilizing psychosocial resources (including skills and attitudes) in a particular context.

Global education has multiple definitions and dimensions that are taken towards preparing the younger generation for a better world around them. It includes domains like education for environment and sustainability, understanding global affairs, the process of globalization and global interdependence, developing intercultural competency, fostering civic engagement, human rights, and peace. The ultimate aim of global education is to praise the knowledge, care and minds of one individual to become more responsible towards society.

Why is it important to adapt to global education?

Global education is the need of the hour. It encourages students to be open-minded, artistic, thinkers and responsible citizens. It connects them with real-world challenges and helps them to find solutions. This helps in nurturing the innovative side of the human brain.

Global education helps them to develop the thought process and context across cultures and societies. It provides them with a better understanding of the world that they live in along with the opportunities to gain essential experience to interact with the real world.

Role of Technology in global education

If we talk about technology and the generation born after 2000, technology is hard-wired to them. They love the touch of technology in everything they do. So, how education can stay away from it? The latest use of technology provides an opportunity for students to grow in the classroom. It has the power of transforming the teaching and studying method in a class. It can produce knowledge and transformative ways of learning that can shift mindsets and gives learning experiences. In global education, technology allows students to discover their personal opinions on several global issues and share their thoughts with global citizens.

The implementation of AI, virtual reality and more can increase understanding and retention among students. It also encourages students to design, develop, innovate, experiment and a lot more.

How EedeeYou is helping to inculcate global education in Kerala

When it comes to global education Eedeeyou provides the best learning techniques, under one roof. Our approach to meeting all educational needs with global quality motivates us to provide the best quality education support for all age groups. The pinch of technology in education will allow the students to have a great learning experience. They will learn with more interest to understand the most critical subjects as required with the changing time.

Eedeeyou provides guidance in all the steps, we have counsellors to guide the students to make the correct choice whenever they need support. We provide a training and development centre, research facilitation centre, project guiding centre for professional students, skill development training, foreign language training, e-library and robotics/VR/AI and much more to support the students at every phase of their education. If we talk about support even the teachers, parents and edupreneurs also need support for taking education to the global level. They have to understand the changing requirements of the students, hence we provide teachers training/ teacher resource centre, edupreneur training and parents training. We provide a platform where edupreneurs and investors can collaborate and build something innovative and interesting for the students.