29 Sep 2015
Time to Think Outside the Box: Buy-Downs as an Education Financing Option by Arjun Upadhyay and Nicholas Burnett
Late last week, world leaders met to adopt ambitious new sustainable development goals (SDGs) that will shape international development for the next... Read More
25 Sep 2015
The 100-year Background and History of the 33 Lines in the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) and Targets for Education By Kenneth King
By Kenneth King, Editor NORRAG News. SDGs have reached the finishing line – or rather the starting line! It’s official! The replacement... Read More
23 Sep 2015
Education May Not Be a Very Sustainable Development Goal By Steven J. Klees
By Steven J. Klees, University of Maryland. In a world where social and economic goals set by the international community have been... Read More
17 Sep 2015
What will happen to the Education Christmas Tree in January 2016? Global Governance and the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal for Education by Robert Palmer
By Robert Palmer, NORRAG. The ambitious global education 2030 agenda needs to be incorporated into national education and skills plans, and supported... Read More
08 Sep 2015
International Literacy Day of Reckoning By Silvia Montoya
By Silvia Montoya, UNESCO Institute for Statistics, and Andreas Schleicher, OECD. International Literacy Day is an occasion to celebrate the commitment of... Read More
03 Sep 2015
Calling Time on the MDGs By Maggie Black
By Maggie Black, writer and editor on international social issues. Fifteen years ago, the UN’s member states committed themselves to a dramatic... Read More
31 Aug 2015
Technology for Sustainable Development: Towards Innovative Value Driven Solutions By Joost Monks
By Joost Monks, NORRAG, Geneva. On 8 July 2015, at the United Nations Headquarters, the UN Academic Impact Initiative (UNAI)[1] and Amrita University[2] (India)... Read More
27 Aug 2015
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Education and Decent Work By Myles A Wickstead
By Myles A Wickstead, the Open University and King’s College London, advisor to Hand in Hand International and Honorary Vice-President of VSO.... Read More
25 Aug 2015
Skills Development vs. TVET vs. Education vs. Work: Who is the Winner after Shanghai, Incheon and Kuala Lumpur Conferences? By Michel Carton
By Michel Carton, NORRAG. The participants[1] at the 3rd International Congress on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) (May 2012) adopted... Read More
12 Aug 2015
NORRAG NEWS 52: Reflections on the World Education Forum / Financing Education and Skills By NORRAG
By NORRAG. The August 2015 issue of NORRAG News (NN) – NN52 – covers two topics: It contains 13 articles that reflect... Read More