17 Jul 2020
As we build global solidarity and action in education, think infrastructure not architecture
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Noah W. Sobe, Senior Project Officer at UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative. It is published in conjunction with the UNESCO-NORRAG online consultation on the Futures of Education in Emergencies and Protracted Crises (17.07.2020). In this post, the author calls for reimagining education structures in the wake of COVID-19 around... Read More
17 Jul 2020
UNESCO and NORRAG hold Futures of Education in emergencies and protracted crises online consultation
UNESCO and NORRAG, in partnership with several Geneva-based international organizations in the field of EiE and with the support of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), are organizing, on Friday 17 July, an online consultation on “The Futures of Education in Emergencies and Crisis Situations”. This foresight exercise will feed into UNESCO’s global... Read More
08 Jul 2020
Ubuntu in Education: Towards equitable teaching and learning for all in the era of SDG 4
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Chiedza A. Chinhanu (PhD Researcher in the School of Performance and Cultural Industries at the University of Leeds) and Seun B. Adebayo (PhD Researcher at the School of Education, National University of Ireland, Galway). The authors argue that a practical approach through which SDG 4 can potentially be realized... Read More
07 Jul 2020
CIES 2021 Conference, 25 - 29 April: Social Responsibility within Changing Contexts
Please mark your calendar for the 2021 CIES onsite conference which will take place on April 25-29, 2021 in Seattle, WA, USA. CIES invites proposals that respond to the conference theme and expands knowledge production and educational practice within the field of comparative and international education. More details coming soon. In the meantime, please find... Read More
07 Jul 2020
IDRC Regional calls
During the next months, IDRC and GPE will launch calls for regional projects in the four regions covered by KIX. Regional calls are designed to meet the demands of GPE partner countries for knowledge and innovation. They are based on a consultation process led by the four regional KIX Hubs across countries in their respective... Read More
07 Jul 2020
KIX in your country
On 27 May the official launch of the KIX EAP Hub brought together over 85 participants from 18 of the 21 Hub countries! In the meantime, 11 countries have established their National KIX Steering Committee and 5 more are in the process of doing so. Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Sudan have already appointed their... Read More
07 Jul 2020
First KIX EAP Learning Cycle starting on 24 September
The KIX Learning Cycle 1 “Feasibility Study on Scaling Innovation” consists of a professional development course for national experts from 21 countries in the Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) region. Through this course, participants will learn about scaling impact, how to design an empirical feasibility study, how to collect, analyse and explain data, among... Read More
07 Jul 2020
A letter from NORRAG on the occasion of COVID-19
Dear NORRAG members, I am truly excited to join NORRAG as Executive Director. I have supported and admired the work of NORRAG for many years as a network member, and served on the Consultative Committee for three years. Having worked in education and development research, policy and practice, as well as organisational development, I am... Read More
06 Jul 2020
Impact of the COVID-19 on the right to education: concerns, challenges and opportunities
The recent report by Dr. Koumbou Boly Barry, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education recalls the importance of all the educational stakeholders in the mitigation of the effects of Covi-19 crisis. An online event that examines the importance of a “common good” approach involving parents, teachers and non-state actors as crucial... Read More
06 Jul 2020
Job Announcement: Socio-Professional Assistant at the University of Geneva
The University of Geneva is looking for a Socio-Professional Assistant to work on the Academic Horizon programme, as part of the Integration Delegation. The position begins on 1 September 2020 and is based in Geneva. The applicant is expected to work at 60%. The deadline for applications is 10 July 2020. To apply and for... Read More