26 Oct 2020
Learning Cycles 1 and 2 on scaling innovations
русский I العربية Learning Cycles are professional development opportunities offered to national education experts from 21 GPE partner countries in the Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) region. National experts analyse, contextualise, and produce high-quality studies based on policy analysis and innovation exchange. The learning cycles are also an opportunity to make national experts internationally... Read More
23 Oct 2020
Event highlights - NORRAG Expert invited to present to World Bank’s Education Finance Thematic Group
On September 22, 2020, Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate at NORRAG and director of the portfolio on private sector engagement in education at NORRAG, participated as invited speaker on the World Bank event “A review of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in Education”. The event was part of the BBB Series organized by the Education Finance... Read More
22 Oct 2020
University League Tables and Quality: What counts?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by William C. Smith (a Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at the University of Edinburgh) and Antonia Voigt (MSc candidate in Comparative Education and International Development at the University of Edinburgh). According to the authors, the conventional university rankings are diverting universities’ attention away from quality to commercial... Read More
14 Oct 2020
19 October 2020: Privatisation & public services – A conversation with current and former UN Special Rapporteurs
Join us for an online event “Enough is enough: Privatisation & public services: A conversation with current and former UN Special Rapporteurs” on 19th October at 8:00 AM EDT, 12 PM UTC, 2 PM CEST and 8 PM PHST. After decades of de-regulation and privatization policies around the world, private actors are playing increasing role... Read More
08 Oct 2020
29 October 2020: Using data to improve learning: Engaging with policy and reform
русский I العربية The fourth Knowledge Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) Webinar will cover the topic of “Using data to improve learning: Engaging with policy and reform”. The webinar is organised by NORRAG and facilitated by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), KIX EAP strategic partner. The webinar will be... Read More
07 Oct 2020
Event Highlights – KIX EAP webinar on “Designing with People for People in Education: An Introduction to Design Thinking and Human Centered Design Methodologies”
On 30 September 2020 at 14:00 (CEST – Geneva) the 3rd Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) webinar brought together 277 participants from 56 countries to discuss the methodologies and mindset of design thinking and its applicability in the education sector. This webinar was organized by NORRAG with simultaneous interpretation... Read More
02 Oct 2020
New NORRAG publications build knowledge on Innovative Financing experiences in the education sector
NORRAG has just released brand new publications on the topic of Innovative Financing for Education (IFE). The publications are a result of the “Innovative Financing for Education and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for E-Learning” project, which is partially funded by the Swiss Universities Development and Cooperation Network (SUDAC) under the development of ‘Consortia... Read More
02 Oct 2020
Celebrate the leadership of teachers around the world
This NORRAG Highlights is cross-posted from UNESCO and contributed by UNESCO and GPE to commemorate World Teachers’ Day (WTD). As we celebrate world teacher’s day, it is important to emphasize the critical role that frontline workers of the education sector plays in tackling the global learning crisis that has been exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.... Read More
28 Sep 2020
First session of the KIX Learning Cycle 1 ‘Feasibility Study on Scaling Innovation’
русский The KIX Learning Cycle 1 ‘Feasibility Study on Scaling Innovation’ had its first session on 24 September, at 11.00 AM (CEST – Geneva). This course is offered in Russian for 51 national experts – including members of government, civil society, private sector, and research institutions – from Georgia, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.... Read More
28 Sep 2020
Program Officer - Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is recruiting for a Program Officer – Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange. The goal of the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange program is to improve developing country’s policy and practice to strengthen national education systems, strengthen their capacity to more routinely integrate new knowledge and innovations into policy... Read More