In the plenary session of the 7MLE Conference, Prof. Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University addresses the critical challenges and financial strategies necessary to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4), which aims for quality education for all, emphasizing the importance of local-language instruction. Prof. Sachs highlights the significant barriers to education in low-income countries, such as poverty, the prevalence of multilingual environments, and the physical and resource limitations of rural educational institutions. He proposes three complementary solutions: expanding physical school infrastructure, promoting local-language instruction, and integrating online education. He emphasizes the need for increased global financing to support these initiatives, particularly to enhance local language and online educational resources, outlining potential financial mechanisms to support this ambitious goal.

7th International Conference on Language and Education

Financing to Achieve SDG 4, Quality Education for All, Including Local-Language Instruction

7MLE | Plenary Session 2 - Financing to Achieve SDG 4 | Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Promoting Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) across Asia-Pacific, eliminating language barriers to fulfill SDG 4 - Education2030

7MLE | Plenary Session 2 - Financing to Achieve SDG 4 | Prof. Jeffrey Sachs

Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group