Economic Gathering identifies Susan Hockfield as the new leader of its Academy division
Dr. Susan Hockfield, a renowned neuroscientist and former president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has been appointed as the chair of the World Economic Forum's online learning initiative, Forum Academy. The new platform, launched in January, is designed to provide strategic updates for professionals and organizations, aiming to enhance their leadership and strategic knowledge.
Forum Academy, under Dr. Hockfield's leadership, will foster cross-sector, cross-disciplinary exchanges for professional development. The initiative will explore new approaches to lifelong learning, aiming to make a significant contribution to the World Economic Forum's mission of improving the state of the world.
Dr. Hockfield will guide the development of content, curriculum, and pedagogical framework for Forum Academy. She will also provide strategic insights to enhance lifelong, professional learning. The initiative will draw on insights from academia, industry, and government, providing decision-makers with updates and in-depth perspectives to help them better understand the transformative forces in every industry today.
Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, expressed confidence in Dr. Hockfield's leadership for Forum Academy. Her innovative spirit is acknowledged by the World Economic Forum, which provides a platform for cross-sector and cross-disciplinary exchanges.
Dr. Hockfield's role in Forum Academy aligns with the Forum’s broader mission to serve as a platform for interaction, insight, and impact on scientific and technological transformations affecting society and the economy. She is a member of the Forum's Foundation Board, contributing to the overall strategic development of the World Economic Forum.
Dr. Hockfield served as MIT's 16th president from 2004 to 2012 and is a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research. She was instrumental in the launch of edX, a nonprofit online education initiative in partnership with Harvard University, which is now a partner to Forum Academy.
Meeting the challenge of lifelong learning as the pace of discovery accelerates requires innovation for positive global change, believes Dr. Hockfield. By leveraging education to empower a global community with skills and knowledge relevant to the Fourth Industrial Revolution and rapid technological changes, Forum Academy aims to build capacities that address global challenges, reflecting the World Economic Forum’s impartiality and international collaboration ethos.
[1] World Economic Forum [3] MIT News
- Dr. Susan Hockfield, a neuroscientist and former president of MIT, will guide the development of a curriculum and pedagogical framework for the World Economic Forum's online learning initiative, Forum Academy, using insights from academia, industry, and government.
- As the chair of the World Economic Forum's online learning initiative, Forum Academy, Dr. Hockfield aims to foster cross-sector, cross-disciplinary exchanges for professional development, thereby contributing to the Forum's mission of improving the state of the world.
- Forum Academy will provide strategic updates and in-depth perspectives to professionals and organizations, focusing on enhancing their leadership and strategic knowledge, as well as on making a significant contribution to lifelong learning.
- Under Dr. Hockfield's leadership, Forum Academy will explore new approaches to lifelong learning, with the goal of building capacities that address global challenges, reflecting the World Economic Forum’s ethos of impartiality and international collaboration.
- In her role at Forum Academy, Dr. Hockfield will continue to leverage her innovative spirit, having been instrumental in the launch of edX, a nonprofit online education initiative, and serving as a member of the Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research at MIT.
