The Global Learning Council (GLC) is committed to advancing the use of science and technology to improve the outcomes for learners of all ages and backgrounds around the world.
GLC brings together thought leaders and practitioners in the effective use of technology to discuss and to help facilitate systems-level solutions and pathways that enhance access to education and improve learning outcomes for people of all ages and backgrounds.
GLC facilitates and provides a forum and framework for the exchange of ideas and best practices in the use of science and technology for the benefit of learners of all ages, from secondary and high schools, universities, and communities. Current GLC initiatives engage students and learners, of ages 14 and higher, in a wide variety of activities that include team projects, participation in global events, networking, hackathons focusing on the use of responsible AI for improving learning outcomes, summer internships, and periodic mentoring by leaders and policymakers.
A global cohort of GLC Fellows, who have participated in various GLC initiatives, become life members of a global network that seeks to interact and address issues at the intersections of rapidly-advancing technology and society, particularly in the context of learning .
GLC uniquely connects practitioners in education and learning with those at the cutting edge of technology and with those who have a track record of impacting large numbers of learners, especially those from under-privileged backgrounds, across geographical and cultural barriers and boundaries.
In its first year of being re-established with a new secretariat as part of the Villars Institute, GLC has initiated some of these activities in Switzerland, India, Rwanda and Kenya.
With an international secretariat supported by the Villars Institute and a strong team of global advisors and partners with significant domain expertise to help effect systemic transformation in the science and practice of education and learning, GLC has been rejuvenated with renewed mission, scope and action plan.