Representing India at the UNESCO Forum on the Futures of Education, Punjab School Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains, on Tuesday, unveiled the state's approach to educational transformation, stressing education as the fundamental solution to global challenges.

 Addressing the gathering during the international conference at Suwon Convention center in the city of Gyeonggi -do of the Republic of Korea, Harjot Singh Bains said that Punjab government has embarked on an ambitious infrastructure development mission, focusing on creating robust educational ecosystems, which includes constructing thousands of new classrooms, erecting boundary walls for school security, providing bus services to students, installing Wi-Fi in schools and deploying security guards to ensure student safety.

"These comprehensive measures have been placed to create a secure and technologically enabled learning environment", said the Cabinet Minister, adding that Punjab's educational strategy is an unprecedented focus on teacher empowerment and global learning. The state has initiated comprehensive teacher training programs, sending educators to premier global institutions. Principals have been trained at the Singapore Principals Academy, while elementary teachers have received specialized training in Finland's renowned education model, bringing world-class pedagogical insights to Punjab's schools.

He said that government has introduced innovative school concepts that go beyond traditional educational frameworks. "Schools of Eminence" focus on professional training, "Schools of Applied Learning" stress vocational skills and the pioneering "Schools of Happiness" represent a unique child-psychology-based learning approach designed to create joyful educational experiences, he said as per a statement issued here.