In today's episode, Olli-Pekka Heinonen and I have a conversation about his journey of learning as the Director-General of the International Baccalaureate Organization. In this discussion, Ollie-Pekka shares what his vision of education is and what he has committed himself to in order to bring out the best in those who he leads. With that in mind, we chat about the conditions necessary to help educational leaders and teachers best prepare young learners for the uncertain world they will one day face. If you are on Twitter, you can connect with Ollie-Pekka and the IBO. I've included their Twitter handles below. Please share this episode with anyone who you feel will benefit from listening to it.
Olli-Pekka Heinonen Bio:
Mr Olli-Pekka Heinonen became the 8th Director General of the International Baccalaureate Organization on 1 May 2021. Prior to joining the IB, Mr Heinonen was Director General of the Finnish National Agency for Education where he worked from January 2017. Mr Heinonen had an active career in politics in Finland between 1994 and 2002: he was Minister of Education and Science from 1994-1999; Minister of Transport and Communication from 1999-2002 and a Member of Parliament from 1995-2002. From 2002 to 2012, Mr Heinonen was Director of Yle, the Finnish national public broadcasting company, before joining the Finnish Prime Minister’s Office in March 2012 as State Secretary, responsible for organizing and leading the office. He has also been responsible, as State Secretary, for the portfolios of the Ministry of Education and Culture, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Development and then as State Secretary at the Ministry of Finance of Finland. Mr Heinonen holds a Master of Laws from the University of Helsinki in Finland and has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the Faculty of Education and Psychology at the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. He is married and has three children.
Connect With Ollie-Pekka:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Heino1Olli
Connect with the IBO:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/iborganization
Website: https://www.ibo.org/