This panel discussion focuses on the often unseen power of deep learning experiences, from the simple telling of stories to the inclusive participation in theatre and drama, and how these experiences transcend academic learning into growing and being.

How to make learning a meaningful experience

A panel discussion focusing on the power of deep learning experiences, from stories to theatre, and how they transcend from academic learning into growing and being.

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The Good Place - Audio Guide

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Experience a structure inspired by the spirit of the UAE's founding fathers.

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Meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things and join a global community of changemakers.

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In February 1968, this nation's founding fathers met under a desert tent and shared an idea that would turn into something truly great: the United Arab Emirates. Animated by this spirit of collaboration, The Good Place by Expo Live is an exhibition space dedicated to showcasing human potential and those who work to advance it – through the Expo Live innovation and partnership programme and beyond.

With a design inspired by the tent where the UAE was conceived, the pavilion showcases social innovations conceived to improve our lives. Come and meet ordinary people doing extraordinary things – and be inspired to join our global community.


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Designed by renowned Emirati architect Ahmad Abdulrahman Bukhash, The Good Place’s structure expands the Bedouin tent shape into an elegant white canopy, folded with seven origami-like angles on each side to join at a tall peak. The tent seems to float over a clean, glass box. 

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Knowledge drives our global community to innovate for a better future, be it advances in medicine, sustainability, technology and more. Our planet’s rich diversity brings forward the importance of creating, storing and transferring knowledge which spans across geographies, cultures and generations. 
During this Theme Week, Expo will present and celebrate the knowledge, culture and heritage of all our participating nations, bringing them together under the UAE’s Golden Jubilee theme of Human Solidarity. Topics of discussion will include intangible and tangible heritage, creative industries, and knowledge economies, among other things. 


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How do we harness and challenge our knowledge today to prepare for the future?

Skills Development and Vocational Training

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Dubai values education as the key to helping its youngest citizens take charge of the future. Expo 2020’s host city extends that mission across the globe with Dubai Cares, a dynamic philanthropic organisation that helps children in developing countries access quality learning opportunities. At the Dubai Cares Pavilion, learn about the transformative power of education and the unique challenges facing future generations through a series of playful, immersive activities designed to engage the whole family. Sit in a futuristic learning pod, take photos in a comics-inspired exhibit and find out how you can help grow the Dubai Cares movement.

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Knowledge & Learning Week

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The breathtaking lakes and forests of Finland are famous for their beautiful coats of pure snow, and for Expo 2020, the Scandinavian land has added its wintry colours to the Dubai desert. Blending Middle Eastern tradition with Nordic flair, the Finland Pavilion casts a white blanket of snow over a Bedouin-inspired tent, all with a warm heart within.

Inside, beyond the pavilion’s striking “snow cape”, you’ll explore a circular storyline of exhibits on Finnish values, from sustainable technologies to the welfare society. But don’t miss the serene central “gorge”, an elegantly designed refuge for peace and reflection.


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Striking design inspired by Finnish snow and Bedouin tents

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Tranquil central “gorge” area for peaceful reflection

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Circular storyline of exhibits on classic Finnish values

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The Finland Pavilion is a large cube-shaped tent designed to look like it’s coated with a blanket of snow. The structure’s outer façade is made of a white fabric that is stretched over a steel framework. The soaring triangular entryway in its centre has been perfectly cut to resemble the pulled-back flaps of an Arabian tent.

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The Limitless Potential of Artificial Intelligence

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Inspired by British physicist Stephen Hawking, who challenged humanity to ponder how we might express ourselves to alien civilisations, the UK Pavilion invites visitors to contribute to a unique linguistic experiment. While exploring this cone-shaped structure, which showcases the UK’s contributions to space science and artificial intelligence, you can add your own words to the pavilion’s neural network. A language-generating algorithm then processes these entries into an ever-changing “poem” that will be displayed on the pavilion’s LED façade, providing an inspiring collective message to Expo 2020, our planet and maybe even worlds beyond.

The awe-inspiring UK Pavilion is an epic, 20-metre-tall, cone-shaped structure compiled of rows of horizontal timber slats that stretch forward to create a circular form. The end of each slat houses a LED panel that emits phrases that link to form an ever-changing interstellar message crafted by artificial intelligence and Expo visitors. 

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In our rapidly digitising online age, the real and virtual worlds blur together more and more every day. With its futuristic honeycomb design and deeply immersive experience, the Serbia Pavilion at Expo 2020 gives us a dazzling preview of the hyper-virtual world of tomorrow.

The pavilion experience combines visionary holographic and virtual-reality exhibits with a panoramic tour of Serbia’s heritage. Create your own digital avatar and explore the nation’s Neolithic Vinča culture, get up close and personal with legendary Serbian innovators such as Nikola Tesla, survey Serbian panoramas and much more.


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The Serbia Pavilion resembles a sharp white crystal jutting high into the sky. The exterior of the structure is composed of flat triangular surfaces, with glowing white edges which grow in size as they climb toward a high, blade-like point. The entire building pitches at an angle, creating an overhang above an entry courtyard. Digital lights adorn the pavilion’s underside, adding to the futuristic feel. 

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The South African word "ubuntu" encompasses a spirit of shared humanity and working toward a common good. The concept infuses this diverse nation’s pavilion, which surrounds you with South Africa’s wealth of natural wonders, rich heritage, and creative, innovative spark. At once a mining industry powerhouse, a sports hub, and a tourism destination, the country brims with adventures: go on a wildlife safari, spy whales off its rugged coast, or move to the beat of Cape Town music. Play on interactive displays that share how the country is using ubuntu in its approach to industrialisation, through human-centred and sustainable initiatives. 


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Founder at Wild Shots Outreach from South Africa
WSO are pioneers in using photography to teach the value and benefit of local ecology to students in deprived rural communities around Kruger National Park.

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Expo Live Impact Series: How To Make Learning A Meaningful Experience

Back in 2015, United Nations unveiled the Sustainable Development Goals as a means to work towards a better future. Expo 2020 Dubai’s purpose embodies the two main pillars of these goals: sustainability and opportunity. The global COVID-19 pandemic has further proved the urgency of this global agenda. As this mega-event takes place, Expo 2020 Dubai will become the center of commitment and action in ensuring that no one is left behind. The Leave No One Behind Track of Expo 2020 Dubai's Programme for People and Planet features a tapestry of event series that spotlight the importance of opportunity for all, gender equality and much more.

Catalysing Opportunity for All

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Expo Live's Impact Series highlights the impact of social and environmental innovations. Taking place at The Good Place by Expo Live Pavilion, Expo Live Global Innovators join change-makers around the world to discuss their visions towards collective action and meaningful change.

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Join a dialogue about social innovations and their impact showcasing Expo Live Global Innovators.

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The American University in the Emirates will be celebrating the success of its students as they host an extra special graduation ceremony, live from the Jubilee Stage at Expo 2020 Dubai. 

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See 450 students from the American University in the Emirates graduate live on the Jubilee Stage.

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With a striking design inspired by fossilised sand dunes, Jubilee Stage is an open-air festival stage. Located in Jubilee Park, it hosts performances and large concerts.

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The American University of Sharjah (AUS) is celebrating its silver jubilee this year and this event focuses on the contributions and accomplishments of notable women who have studied, graduated and worked at this institution. The event features stories from women leaders within the AUS community, including the AUS Chancellor, alumnae, faculty members and guests of honour from within the university's circle of corporate friends.

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A session hosting the chancellor, faculty and alumnae of the American University of Sharjah (AUS). Join via https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_45HgDTUAQIak6y344RIeeg

Inside Expo: The Brave Women

Women's Pavilion - Audio Guide

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Women make tremendous contributions to the world, yet many remain unknown or forgotten. The Women’s Pavilion in collaboration with Cartier at Expo 2020 challenges this imbalance by taking visitors on a journey through the remarkable achievements of women across the globe. Our showcase underscores the principle that “When women thrive, all of humanity thrives”.

The pavilion showcases the exceptional accomplishments of women, world-famous and unknown. Immerse yourself in the triumphs of women through history, discover the journeys women have taken to claim their equality and dive into the stories of the inspirational women shaping our future.


Globe-spanning tour of women’s achievements and ongoing challenges

Multisensory exhibition created by actor/artist Mélanie Laurent and Emirati artists

Majlis-inspired social space for live conversations and events

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Reflecting the UAE’s commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality, the Women’s Pavilion serves as a catalyst for social transformation, both in Dubai and far beyond. By championing exceptional women, it aims to inspire dialogue, shatter gender misconceptions, and leave a lasting legacy of positive change for women worldwide.

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Under the title “New Perspectives”, the Women’s World Majlis programme invites you to recognise a fundamental principle: when women thrive, humanity thrives.

The programme highlights the impact women have made on society and shines a light on their often forgotten contributions. By shifting perspectives, we embrace the infinite approaches to a more balanced world.

A common vision for a unique collaboration; sustainable development goals and aspirations for a peaceful and prosperous world cannot be achieved without gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Sharing this vision, Expo 2020 Dubai and Cartier celebrate women changemakers around the globe, asserting our conviction that innovative collaboration between the private sector, civil society and committed individuals is the pathway to meaningful change.

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Throughout history, every society has grappled with how to best prepare young people for the future, and the pandemic has forced everyone to rethink the how, where and why of education.

In March 2021 a UN installation entitled the Pandemic Classroom, representing the 168 million children who have missed out on formal schooling this past year, made visible today’s global learning crisis. Even before the virus struck, UNICEF was predicting that  by 2030, 825 million children in low- and middle-income countries would reach adulthood without the skills they need to thrive in work and life. That is half of all young people on the planet.

Our world is changing rapidly, and yet the ways we educate, inspire, and equip our children today remain largely a legacy of the first Industrial Revolution. COVID-19 has revealed vulnerabilities; yet it has also accelerated thinking in alternative ways to open up the full breadth of possibilities in learning in the age of the  Fourth Industrial Revolution.

What are the features of high-quality learning today? Which skills - both personal and professional - can we incorporate into any curriculum to ensure young people don't just learn, but thrive? How do we fix the vast inequalities in technology access to level the playing field  for all children? What are young people themselves telling us they want and need to know? 

Please join us in this World Majlis to share your insights and collectively contribute  to building a better future.

Rethinking Education for a Changing World

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Visionaries, thought leaders and changemakers come together to discuss how we can best prepare young people for the future in an era of rapid change.

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Learnings and insights from the World Majlis conversations on Knowledge and Learning


Insight Report from Knowledge and Learning Week

Equipping Youth to Thrive - Documents

Inside Expo: Sustainability I: The World’s Oldest Innovator

Inside Expo: Sustainability II: Harnessing the Sun

The Powerhouse Pavilions

Terra - The Sustainability Pavilion - Audio Guide

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At Expo 2020, sustainability is an urgent, attainable reality, and Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion is the proof. Both immersive exhibition space and exemplar of environmental self-sufficiency, Terra is a pioneering piece of architecture that pushes the limits of renewable design.

The pavilion’s 130-metre-wide solar canopy – so vast that you could park 10 city buses head-to-tail atop it – converts sunshine into electricity for the exhibits below. Artfully funnelled natural light and local plant species, together with technologies that can reduce water consumption by 75 per cent, show the way to a sustainable future.


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Two immersive paths to choose from: beneath a forest and beneath an ocean

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Terra is a super-sized marvel of forward-thinking design. The pavilion’s technology generates enough energy in a year to power a Nissan Leaf to drive halfway to Mars, while another system captures moisture from the air you breathe and turns it into drinkable water. Enter and take a fantastical journey through the wonders of nature, humanity’s challenges and the promise of our shared future. 


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Terra is home to five thought-provoking art installations from artists around the world, with each piece demonstrating a response to the issue of sustainability.

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Young visitors can explore a fantastical world inspired by Terra's very own octopus, Octavia.

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When you live somewhere as densely populated as Bahrain, finding social harmony means learning to fit together, intertwining different cultures and faiths. This is the igniting idea behind the Bahrain Pavilion, which explores density through the imaginative lens of weaving. With a modern design punctuated by hundreds of needle-like silver columns, the pavilion showcases Bahraini weaving’s history through live demonstrations and exhibits. Explore traditional textile crafts, experiment with futuristic woven carbon fibre and sample flavours from Bahraini chefs. Participate in the fun yourself through stations featuring looms and palm weaving.


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A colossal box with thin, lightweight metal skin mysteriously covered with small slits and silver rods towers over visitors at the Bahrain Pavilion. 

The Bahrain Pavilion creates images of weaving needles and the density of a traditionally woven fabric.

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From its people to its sweeping terrain, Canada is a nation of astounding diversity. With its circular design based on the drum, an instrument found across all the world’s cultures, the Canada Pavilion at Expo 2020 celebrates the unity of its diverse inhabitants, as well as their bright shared future.

From outside, the pavilion impresses with its encircling wooden lattice, which evokes Canada’s natural landscapes while paying homage to the geometry of Islamic mashrabiya screens. But the wonder truly begins within, as an immersive theatre experience takes you on a stirring tour of Canada’s land, peoples and technological innovations.


Novel exhibits featuring interactive shafts of light

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The Canada Pavilion evokes the shape of a drum for its commanding, elegant Expo pavilion. Hundreds of pieces of Canadian lumber form a round lattice of diamond-like shapes that pays homage to the captivating geometry of Arabic mashrabiya screens. The massive disc seems to hover weightless over the pavilion’s central core, which is also decorated with wood.

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Canon is the exclusive Official Printing and Imaging Partner for Expo 2020 Dubai, showcasing its pioneering, innovative and game-changing imaging products and high-speed printing expertise to ensure a unique visitor experience. From printing services, professional print displays including galleries, souvenir printing and onsite registration printing, as well as Canon Professional Services (CPS) including equipment loans and technical support, the services Canon offers are second to none.

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Malaysia’s Taman Negara is the worlds' most ancient tropical rainforest – and the country’s pavilion at Expo 2020 is here to show us how they’ll keep it healthy for future generations. With its net-zero green design and simulated rainforest canopies, the Malaysia Pavilion presents an inspiring vision for a sustainable future.

The pavilion takes visitors along a woodland path through 3D graphical experiences, “groves” of digitally enhanced columns and exhibits that explore Malaysia’s commitment to balancing economic and environmental health. You can also enjoy Malaysian flavours at the café or a performance in the outdoor amphitheatre.


“Walkable movie” that journeys through stunning landscapes and outer space

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The Malaysia Pavilion creates the illusion of a floating jungle canopy with four large, softly rounded, interlocking pods that hover more than five metres above the ground on clusters of slim white metal stilts.

Expo Live Impact Series: How To Make Learning A Meaningful Experience

How to make learning a meaningful experience

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Linda Liukas

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Oscar Wood

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Mike Kendrick

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Linda Liukas

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Oscar Wood

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Mike Kendrick

Participants

Knowledge & Learning Week.

This event is part of the
Leave No One Behind.

This event is part of the
Expo Live Impact Series.

How to make learning a meaningful experience

Speaker of the day

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Linda Liukas

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Oscar Wood

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Mike Kendrick

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Linda Liukas

Speaker

Oscar Wood

Speaker

Mike Kendrick

Participants

Knowledge & Learning Week.

This event is part of theLeave No One Behind.

This event is part of theExpo Live Impact Series.

This event is part of the
Leave No One Behind.

This event is part of the
Expo Live Impact Series.