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
08 Dec 2020
Now Available NORRAG Podcast Episode 06: India Education Outcomes Fund with Archana Mehendale
NORRAG Podcast Episode 06: India Education Outcomes Fund with Archana Mehendale is now available on SoundCloud. In this episode, we speak with NORRAG member, Archana Mehendale the Case Study she co-authored with Ajay Singh, entitled “India Education Outcomes Fund” which was recently published on the NORRAG website. The Case Study is a result of an... Read More
08 Dec 2020
NORRAG's Senior Advisor Interviews Patricia Danzi, Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Michel Carton, Senior Advisor at NORRAG and Emeritus Professor of Development Studies, contributed an article to the 26th issue of “The Globe,” the Graduate Institute Review. In this piece, he interviews Patricia Danzi, the newly appointed Director General of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). They discuss the changing notions of development and... Read More
14 – 17 December 2020: NORRAG Advisor is Distinguished Speaker at SDPI and Malala Fund panel
Wajeeha Bajwa, NORRAG Advisor will be a Distinguished Speaker at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI)’s Twenty-third Sustainable Development Conference (SDC) from 14 – 17 December 2020 in Islamabad, Pakistan. SDPI’s Twenty-third Sustainable Development Conference, “Sustainable Development in the Times of COVID-19” focuses on the impact of COVID-19, and a changing world order since the... Read More
07 Dec 2020
Call for Contributions – NORRAG Special Issue 06: States of Emergency: Education in the time of Covid-19
Deadline extended to 18 December 2020 As the first anniversary of the novel coronavirus approaches, it is time to take stock of the pandemic’s impact on education and international development. Over the past year, schools and tertiary education institutions closed around the world, often exacerbating existing inequalities in society. Gender-based violence and hunger increased as... Read More
04 Dec 2020
Three Questions to a NORRAG Member: Dr William C. Smith
As part of our series “Three Questions to a NORRAG Member,” we spoke to William C. Smith, Senior Lecturer in Education and International Development at the University of Edinburgh, about his move in 2018 to the Scottish university, how his work was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and his focus for 2021. As a regular... Read More