Japan: Forming Global Citizens for a Strong and Steady Economy (Learning World S6E1, 2/2)

Today, questions are multiplying about the skills needed to ensure a strong and steady national economy and many countries are currently looking into reforming their educational systems in order to raise global citizens and free thinkers. Japan has joined the movement with its Super Global High School Program that encourages students to look beyond discipline and respect for authority, fosters communication and language skills and implements experimental learning and cross curricular studies. Discover more about this program! In Finland, schools are putting more emphasis on skills than the range of subjects, find out why: https://youtu.be/4ipk3dWsrXE Learning World is brought to you by euronews: http://www.euronews.com/learning-world SUBSCRIBE to get more videos from WISE: http://www.youtube.com/WISEQatar?sub_confirmation=1 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is an international, multi-sectoral and action-oriented platform for innovation in education that connects innovators, nurtures new ideas, and recognizes and supports successful initiatives that are helping revitalize education. For more information about WISE: http://www.wise-qatar.org Follow WISE on Twitter: http://twitter.com/WISE_Tweets Like WISE on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wiseqatar