9:30 – 9:40
Welcome speech
Ildikó Csejtei, Managing Director, OTP Fáy Foundation and Lajos Aáry-Tamás, Educational Ombudsman

9:40 – 9:50
Opening remarks
Pertti Anttinen, Ambassador of Finland

9:55 – 10:40
Cultural differences in education
Professor Márta Fülöp, Ph.D. DSc, Head of Social and Cultural Psychology Department, HUN-REN Institute for Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology, Research Centre of Natural Sciences and Professor of Social and Cultural Psychology Institute of Psychology at Karoli Gaspar University of the Reformed Church

What are the fundamental cultural differences between individualistic (Western) and collectivist (Eastern) societies? How do these differences manifest in areas such as stress, coping, competition, and talent development in schools? How do pedagogical methods that lead to success differ across cultures? Is there a single correct approach?

10:40 – 11:25
What makes the Estonian educational system effective?
Professor Eve Eisenschmidt, Professor of Educational Leadership; Vice-Rector, Tallinn University, Estonia

The recent PISA data published in 2023 show that there has been a global decline in students' competencies in mathematics, reading, and science. What is the reason for this, and what exactly do these figures indicate? Among the top-performing countries, Western countries have fallen in the rankings (the first Western country, Estonia, ranks 7th in the overall results). What explains this? What is the goal of Western education? The PISA survey also covers several indicators related to students' mental health and well-being (psychological well-being, resilience, agency and engagement, the quality of personal relationships, school-life balance, etc.). Do these indicators nuance the academic performance results? How Estonia achieved such outstanding academic results?

11:25 – 11:45
Coffee break

11:45 – 12:30
What is the key to the success of Singaporean educational system?
Professor Liu Woon Chia, Director, National Institute of Education, Singapore; Co-founder, Motivation in Educational Research Laboratory

According to the most recent PISA survey data the top six countries globally are all East Asian countries: Singapore, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. Among them Singapore ranks first in all academic fields. What is the key to the success of Singapore? What are the main pillars of its national strategy on education? Can these be adopted in other cultures as well? How are the elements of resilience and students’ wellbeing being incorporated into the national strategy?

12:30 – 13:30
Panel discussion: Multiple paths to success - What works in different cultures?
Participants: Prof. Márta Fülöp; Prof. Liu Woon Chia; Prof. Eve Eisenschmidt and György Láng, Principal, ELTE Radnóti Miklós Primary and Secondary School

What can be considered as success in education, and what is the purpose of education, after all? Participants of the panel discussion also represent countries which take part in the pilot process of OECD's Education for Human Flourishing concept, and explain what this is about.

13:30 – 14:15
Lunch break

14:15 – 15:00
Artificial Intelligence in education: challenges and outlook
Professor Gábor Prószéky, Director-general, Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics; Professor, Pázmány Péter Catholic University

What exactly is artificial intelligence? How can it benefit the education system?

15:00 – 16:00
Panel discussion: The role of artificial intelligence in future’s education
Participants: Prof. Gábor Prószéky, Pál Bíró, Managing Director, Google Hungary; Roland Jakab, CEO, Hungarian Artificial Intelligence Coalition; Dr. Zoltán Rónay, Vice Dean for education, Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Education and Psychology, and Prof. Dr. Gyöngyvér Molnár, Head of Institute of Education, University of Szeged, and Ildikó Csejtei, Managing Director, OTP Fáy Foundation

What are the main challenges for educators, teachers, how to prepare them for the new education ecosystem and processes?

16:00 – 16:30
Closing discussion

16:30 - 17:30
Reception, networking