The International Baccalaureate has just announced a major step in consolidating its global presence by participating in the Education World Forum, EWF 2025. The forum, with more than 100 countries in attendance, is a gathering of Education Ministers, policy-makers, and global leaders; it is one of the most influential platforms in the world concerning educational reform and innovation.
By becoming a part of the 2025 forum, the IB demonstrates its increasing commitment to educational equity, curriculum innovation, technology integration, and global collaboration. It is an important milestone in how IB collaborates with governments and school leaders to reform learning systems around the world.
A Global Platform for Meaningful Conversations
The Education World Forum has developed as a center of high-level discussion on the future of schooling, global learning standards, teacher development, and the role of technology in modern education. Through this active participation, the IBO attempts to shape the direction of worldwide education policy.
The IB representatives will participate in panel discussions, workshops, and policy meetings on:
- Equitable access to curriculum closes learning gaps.
- Introducing modern, flexible assessment models
- Supporting students’ social, emotional, and global competence
- Integrating AI and digital tools responsibly into the classroom
- Building teacher capacity through professional development
These discussions will help shape how countries prepare young people for an interconnected and rapidly changing world.
Primary Goal: Education Equity
One of the core missions of IB is to ensure equitable and fair access to quality education for all students, regardless of their background, location, or socio-economic status. The IB will discuss policy strategies in the 2025 forum that help governments design systems that:
- Equal opportunities for girls and boys
- Support students with diverse learning needs
- Narrow the gap in urban and rural education
- Offer international-quality education at affordable costs.
The IB promotes its values of inclusion and fairness, with the clear objective of helping countries to move towards a more balanced and student-centered education model.
Reforming Curriculum for a Changing World
During the event, the IB will emphasize how its frameworks-PYP, MYP, DP, and CP-are being redesigned in light of future needs. Over the years, the IB has revamped subjects like Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS) and introduced new digital assessment methods. Such enhancements meet global requirements for climate awareness, critical thinking, and cross-cultural understanding.
During the Education World Forum 2025, the IB will share insights on:
- Competency-based curriculum design
- Interdisciplinary learning
- project-based learning
- Global citizenship and sustainability education
The emergence of such curricula is important, as employers increasingly say they want students with real-world skills, rather than rote academic knowledge.
Building Stronger International Partnerships
A major focus for the IB in 2025 is to develop stronger partnerships with:
- Education ministries of various countries
- International NGOs
- University networks
- Technology leaders
- Curriculum developers
- Teacher-training organizations
Through the partnerships, IB will expand to new regions; schools in underserved communities will be supported, and teachers will receive better training and resources to perform their jobs.
According to IB officials, collaboration is the key to long-term educational reform. No single organization or government can achieve quality improvement alone; progress requires shared ideas, shared tools, and shared goals.
Supporting Teachers Through Professional Development
Educators are the heart of any curriculum. The IB will be striving at EWF 2025 to discuss how to strengthen teacher support systems around the world. This includes:
- Modern training programs
- Access to global learning communities
- Workshops on digital teaching tools
- Support for well-being and workload balance
The launch of new platforms like IB Exchange, which connects teachers across subjects and regions, is expected to be highlighted as a major development in enhancing professional collaboration.
Responsible Use of Technology and AI
Recognizing the rising prominence of artificial intelligence, digital text tools, and online classrooms, the IB has adopted a cautious yet forward-thinking approach. It will discuss technology use, responsibly leveraging for the enhancement of student creativity and critical thinking-not to replace at the forum.
Key topics include:
- Setting standards for AI-assisted learning
- Using data responsibly to support student growth
- Training teachers to use technology effectively
- Ensuring digital tools improve—not distract from—learning
This is in line with global concerns on screen time, misinformation, and ethical use of technology in schools.
What this means to students and schools worldwide is:
Participation by the IB in the Education World Forum 2025 sends a signal of hope toward connecting education and making it more forward-looking. Schools and students can expect:
- More globally aligned learning standards
- Better teacher support and training
- Updated and relevant academic content
Stronger focus on real-world skills, More opportunities for international collaboration. For those countries considering or already adopting the IB curriculum, these developments further reinforce the IB’s role as a global leader in modern education.