# Fernando Reimers Ford Foundation Professor of International Education; Director, International Education Policy Program; Director, Global Education Innovation Initiative ![fernando](/sites/g/files/omnuum12451/files/styles/hwp_4_5__480x600/public/2024-09/fernando-reimers-252.jpg?h=0dc9813e&itok=ko7DDaQ-) email [fernando\_reimers@harvard.edu](mailto:fernando_reimers@harvard.edu) Fernando M. Reimers is the Ford Foundation Professor of the Practice of International Education and Director of the [Global Education Innovation Initiative](https://globaled.gse.harvard.edu/our-publications) and of [the International Education Policy Masters Program](https://www.gse.harvard.edu/masters/iep) at Harvard University. An expert in the field of Global Education, his research and teaching focus on understanding how to educate children and youth so they can thrive in the 21stcentury. He is a member of UNESCO’s independent commission on the Futures of Education which authored the report ‘Reimagining Our Futures Together: A new social contract for education’. He has written or edited forty-two academic books on education and several children’s books, and is currently working on a children’s book on trees around the world. His most recent publications include: [Primary and Secondary Education during COVID-19](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.springer.com_in_book_9783030814991&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=2Uo6Dyan7gMBXDx5IbN1EGkFSxvOGI1xs_dyALIBITc&e=), [University and school collaborations during a pandemic](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.springer.com_gp_book_9783030821586&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=KKnwCOtpwpygvt5WEwY60qtoTnTuhwk2c-vgYrTJAw8&e=), [*An Educational Calamity: Learning and teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic,*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_educational-2Dcalamity-2DLearning-2Dteaching-2DCovid-2D19_dp_B091DYRDPV_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Ban-2Beducational-2Bcalamity-26qid-3D1620828986-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=Pd-1TsPIRBpyfY7KlhPbBL7E04piUHrtD06pkhMJ3DQ&e=) [*Leading Education Through COVID-19*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Leading-2DEducation-2DThrough-2DCOVID-2D19-2DUpholding-2Debook_dp_B08K4SJM5Z_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Bleading-2Beducation-26qid-3D1601300454-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=PSJFW5dLXKg9epQIG0mqMmA3hhSowt2r1R8i5yLC0yo&e=), [*Education and Climate Change: the Role of Universities*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Education-2DClimate-2DChange-2DInternational-2DEnvironmental_dp_3030579263_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Bclimate-2Bchange-26qid-3D1598060305-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=zQJT3N53n7YmUgFNVJHwnxZi33r9A3PQ2I2P1rf1FqM&e=)*,* [*Implementing Deeper Learning and 21st Century Reforms: Building an education Renaissance after a Global Pandemic*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Implementing-2DDeeper-2DLearning-2DEducation-2DReforms_dp_303057038X_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Bdeeper-2Blearning-26qid-3D1598060389-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=xbaUSKtwsDk7nwH7avlAvUZEGrbmUJTvAgaN2NnL4IQ&e=), [*Educating Students to Improve the World*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.springer.com_us_book_9789811538865-3Fgclid-3DCjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTeRS9Zz9QHpSRPfJBnB27-5Fny1Ufg9IzOCl7bIWH9r61fHChLhUrLYBoCZ-2DoQAvD-5FBwE&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=xS7i477bO0DSlzfJ4hD5_4uvn-clDEsIO86KWBUJhnU&e=)*,* [*Audacious Education Purposes. How governments transform the goals of education systems*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.springer.com_us_book_9783030418816-3Fgclid-3DCjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTedxlwEKt6dFrh39XKRN3JEnwYT53nordpXfRnFlHew4YiF4s2YvXhoC-2DQIQAvD-5FBwE&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=001azlte2KH9qzlNNcEzQxFK6sWoekSZyG2EoKXjXR4&e=), [*Empowering teachers to build a better world. How six nations support teachers for 21st century education*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.springer.com_us_book_9789811521362-3Fgclid-3DCjwKCAjwrcH3BRApEiwAxjdPTQ40dfEPLhiSw7s974tESh2tGu54UzsP7rVlfvUdEpsSYrFgvT6oohoCLOAQAvD-5FBwE&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=Bjz0VGje3Ac9h0Bb13V3OB3KZQqME61O6FJnNdtyptY&e=). At the request of the International Academy of Education and of UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education, he recently completed a guide for school leaders and education authorities on how to build an education renaissance after the pandemic [Education and COVID-19: Recovering from the shock created by the pandemic and building back better](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.ibe.unesco.org_en_news_education-2Dand-2Dcovid-2D19-2Drecovering-2Dshock-2Dcreated-2Dpandemic-2Dand-2Dbuilding-2Dback-2Dbetter-2Deducational&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=HJCZMAkkAfeA_Q_reGsWyDuHeBsyNIdTqhlVXzHtXuw&e=). He is currently conducting a study of 31 educational innovations generated during the pandemic which can advance positive educational disruption. With his graduate students, he has developed three curriculum resources aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, which are translated into multiple languages and widely used by schools and school systems around the world: [*Empowering Global Citizens*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Empowering-2DGlobal-2DCitizens-2DWorld-2DCourse-2Debook_dp_B01JADAACU_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Bempowering-2Bglobal-2Bcitizens-26qid-3D1601300580-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=k63UF0WBUUyt4cGr8mIS-uhe6slx0dimtCRDLAN9tmE&e=)*,* [*Empowering Students to Improve the World in Sixty Lessons*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Empowering-2DStudents-2DImprove-2DLessons-2DVersion_dp_1546456775_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F2-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Bempowering-2Bglobal-2Bcitizens-26qid-3D1601300609-26sr-3D8-2D2&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=kKifBZp6o1Rgk2jmywjUgWQZdkfNz3sXpmV2SW2rrak&e=) and [*Learning to Collaborate for the Global Common Good*](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.amazon.com_Learning-2DCollaborate-2DGlobal-2DCommon-2DGood_dp_171867788X_ref-3Dsr-5F1-5F1-3Fdchild-3D1-26keywords-3Dfernando-2Breimers-2Blearning-2Bto-2Bcollaborate-2Bfor-2Bthe-2Bglobal-2Bcommon-2Bgood-26qid-3D1601300649-26sr-3D8-2D1&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=LK2XFeqei75YWvw3-x3Jz55E2kuujTPGDyGwb8yDlJU&m=zimdlmNDoEfTuS_dbBw3SWIJz3alq6fqpu_dhSury5k&s=UlhUvmAqxoxtDswUFuyESbjyg2RCehIHEXvqz2ppAUk&e=). More information about his work is available here - ## Location [Cambridge](/locations/cambridge-office) - ## People [Executive Committee](/people/executive-committee) [Faculty Committee](/people/faculty-committee) - ## Programs & Initiatives [Andes & Southern Cone](/programs-initiatives/andes-southern-cone)