Samsung and UNESCO Announce First Global Partnership

Samsung and UNESCO Announce First Global Partnership on Mar 18, 2014 Samsung and UNESCO unite to tackle global issues on education, culture and society

Samsung Electronics and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) have announced a partnership to give students in the developing world access to better education by putting UNESCOs expertise in the field together with Samsungs Smart School facilities and solutions. The partnership directly supports UNESCOs five major programme sectors of Education, Culture, Natural Sciences, Social and Human Sciences, Communication and Information.

Samsungs Executive Vice President, Seok Pil Kim and UNESCO Director-General, Irina Bokova, signed the agreement at the Global Education & Skills Forum in Dubai today.

Samsung Executive Vice President Seok Pil Kim said; At Samsung we see education as the lynchpin that enables all nations to realise their potential to build sustainable and robust societies where people can thrive. Samsung and UNESCOs shared vision for education and culture will ensure this partnership meaningfully contributes to communities around the world and will inspire young people to take charge of their own future.

Samsung is committed to contributing to a better global community through varied initiatives, including Samsung Schools, that bridge the digital gap and create enhanced educational environment, and Tech Institutes, that provide vocational training for students and young technicians. Samsung is also providing various educational initiatives such as home schools for children with disabilities in Russia, Smart Schools at French hospitals for children under long-term hospitalisations and Digital Libraries in South East Asia.

UNESCO's Mobile Learning initiative seeks to provide education for all by offering smarter ways to support the learning process through mobile devices. The project will enable Samsung and UNESCO to cooperate and make tangible progress in education and will expand further to include culture and sciences.

UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova stated; The agreement between UNESCO and Samsung is a shining example of the innovative alliances that are needed to consolidate the foundations of the knowledge societies we need for the 21st century. Irina added; It will help us to integrate the extraordinary power and reach of mobile technologies into education systems, and provide quality learning for girls and boys, women and men, wherever they may be.

Samsung and UNESCO have already teamed up on several national projects, including Education for Sustainable Development in Vietnam, and the Silk Road Online Platform to preserve knowledge about the history of trade routes.

About Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in technology, opening new possibilities for people everywhere. Through relentless innovation and discovery, we are transforming the worlds of TVs, smartphones, tablets, PCs, cameras, home appliances, printers, LTE systems, medical devices, semiconductors and LED solutions. We employ 286000 people across 80 countries with annual sales of US$216.7 billion. To discover more, please visit www.samsung.com.

About United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

UNESCO plays a unique role in strengthening the foundations of lasting peace and sustainable development, by advancing cooperation in education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. The promotion and provision of quality education for all is one of the organisation's top priorities, based on the recognition of everyone's right to education and the belief that education plays a fundamental role in human, social and economic development.

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