25 January 2021: Launch of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies
The Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies is a pledge issued at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum by ten key institutions to join forces and collectively make a difference for the education of crisis-affected and displaced children and youth. The Hub was launched on the occasion of the 2021 International Day of Education on... Read More
21 Jan 2021
It's Time for VET Africa 4.0
Abstract: This NORRAG Highlights is written by guest-author Simon McGrath, UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development at the University of Nottingham. Vocational Education & Training (VET) in Africa has been heavily criticized for its ineffective job production and lack of sustainability. The author proposes “VET 4.0”: a new system which considers multiple sectors, the... Read More
14 Jan 2021
New Podcast with Aaron Benavot & NORRAG Senior Advisor: Urging the U.S. to Re-Engage with UNESCO
NORRAG Podcast Episode 07: “Urging the U.S. to Re-Engage with UNESCO” is now available on SoundCloud. Aaron Benavot (Professor of Global Education Policy at SUNY University in Albany, NY) and Alexandra Draxler (NORRAG Senior Advisor and former UNESCO Director), recorded the episode on behalf of the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members. NORRAG received permission... Read More
14 Jan 2021
Covid-19, Climate, and Culture: Facing the Crisis of (Neo)Liberal Individualism
Abstract: This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by guest authors: Iveta Silova (Professor, Arizona State University), Hikaru Komatsu (Associate Professor, National Taiwan University), and Jeremy Rappleye (Associate Professor, Kyoto University). The authors present the vital role of culture in the response to the current pandemic and climate change. Can highly individualistic countries handle the looming crises... Read More
14 Jan 2021
New Podcast with Aaron Benavot & NORRAG Senior Advisor: Urging the U.S. to Re-Engage with UNESCO
العربية NORRAG Podcast Episode 07: “Urging the U.S. to Re-Engage with UNESCO” is now available on SoundCloud. Aaron Benavot (Professor of Global Education Policy at SUNY University in Albany, NY) and Alexandra Draxler (NORRAG Senior Advisor and former UNESCO Director), recorded the episode on behalf of the Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members. NORRAG received... Read More
13 Jan 2021
Call for Chapters for edited volume: Systems approaches in education
A series of waves of enthusiasm for systems and systems ideas which has happened over my lifetime, and in the period before; these waves of enthusiasm and activity have always attracted an interesting group of people but they’ve come crashing to the ground without much effect, without being institutionalized, and without sustaining themselves over the... Read More
17 Dec 2020
Now Available: Philanthropy & Education Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1
Philanthropy & Education Vol. 4 No. 1, supported by Teachers College, Columbia University, and edited by Professor Noah D. Drezner, is now available. The issue includes articles on the following topics: Analyzing Three Decades of Philanthropic Giving to U.S. Higher Education (1988–2018) by Genevieve G. Shaker and Victor M. H. Borden Rural Education Philanthropy: A Case... Read More
17 Dec 2020
Event Highlights – NORRAG Advisor Presents Impact of COVID-19 on Girls' Schooling in Pakistan
NORRAG Advisor, Wajeeha Bajwa, was invited as a Distinguished Speaker at the 23rd annual Sustainable Development Conference (SDC). She participated in a panel titled, “Education Methods in COVID-19 Response: Assessing Gendered Impact,” which was jointly organized by the Malala Fund and the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) in Islamabad, Pakistan. With 49% of Pakistani girls... Read More
17 Dec 2020
New INEE Reference Group to drive reforms and set global standards for EiE data by ECW, FHI 360, INEE, NORRAG, and UIS
This NORRAG Highlights is cross-published by ECW, FHI 360, INEE, NORRAG, and the UNESCO Institute for Statistics on the occasion of the launch of a new Reference Group on education in emergencies (EiE) data. The group will fulfill part of the Data Summit Action Agenda following the EiE Data Summit organized on 20-21 June 2019... Read More
15 Dec 2020
KIX EAP Learning Cycle 1 Experiences
русский I العربية The KIX EAP Learning Cycles are professional development opportunities offered to national education sector experts from 21 GPE partner countries in the EAP region. The First Learning Cycle “Feasibility Study on Scaling Innovation” started on 24 September 2020. The course is offered in Russian for national experts from Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan,... Read More