Experts, policy-makers, leaders, planners, and UNESCO Member State representatives from around the world convened during the symposium to gain insights into how the IIEP is actively reshaping educational planning. The discussions encompassed six key planning and management areas critical to the evolving landscape of education. These areas included harnessing digital technology for transformative educational experiences, addressing the learning crisis, promoting gender and equity in education, navigating challenges related to crises, displacement, and climate change, enhancing planning and management strategies for improved learning outcomes, ensuring governance, transparency, and financial sustainability, and equipping students with the necessary skills for the future.

The symposium provided an insight into the IIEP's journey and charted a forward-looking path, considering emerging trends and perspectives in educational planning.