Doha: The Doha-based Arab Educational Center for the Gulf States organized a virtual seminar titled "Learning from Crises in the Education Sector: From Educational Continuity to Reshaping Learning," drawing participation from educational leaders and specialists across the Gulf states and Arab countries.

According to Qatar News Agency, the seminar aimed to empower educational leaders to transform crises into opportunities for institutional learning. It focused on reshaping educational systems by activating institutional memory and developing innovative policies based on data collection and analysis. The initiative seeks to build a resilient education sector capable of sustaining quality and transforming field experiences into documented and actionable practices.

During the opening session, Dr. Badr bin Hamoud Al-Kharousi, Undersecretary of the Omani Ministry of Education for Education, emphasized the need for Gulf education systems to transition from single learning, based on operational response, to double-loop learning, which reconstructs strategic frameworks in alignment with national development visions. He also underscored the importance of converting lessons learned into organizational memory to ensure policy continuity and the accumulation of expertise.

Dr. Fatima Ghanem Al Maadheed, Director of the Arab Educational Training Center for the Gulf States, affirmed the center's commitment to equipping educational leaders with tools for learning monitoring and institutional documentation. This effort aims to enhance the efficiency of educational institutions in addressing various challenges.

The seminar also explored methods to integrate learning patterns within a comprehensive institutional framework, considering the specific characteristics of Gulf education systems. It included an analysis of the challenges related to structural transformation and the roles of both public and private sector stakeholders.

Dr. Moosa Al-Afri, Associate Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, delivered a keynote presentation highlighting the latest global research on crisis leadership.

The seminar concluded with strategic recommendations focused on transforming crises into opportunities to redesign education policies and build a knowledge-based economy. This involves investing in digital transformation, human capital development, and data-driven educational innovation to align educational outcomes with the Gulf labor market's needs and enhance the education systems' responsiveness to crises.