The Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, (Mrs) Leela Devi Dookun-Luchoomun is currently attending the 2023 Edition of the Global Smart Education Conference​ being held from the 18th to 20th August 2023 at the Beijing Normal University in China.

To collectively address global learning crises and educational challenges and to further unlock the immense possibilities of integrating technology and education, Beijing Normal University (BNU), in collaboration with the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO-IITE), the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), the Commonwealth of Learning (COL), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO), have jointly initiated the “Global Smart Education Network (GSENet).

” The aim is to establish a partnership comprising researchers, practitioners, technology experts, and policymakers, to support the rethinking and redesign of education systems at the national, regional, and school levels. This initiative seeks to formulate strategic solutions and approaches to reshape and innovate education and establish anequitable, inclusive, and high-quality smart education system that caters to individuals’ diverse and personalized needs in the future world.​