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
27 Sep 2020
30 September 2020: Designing with People for People in Education: An Introduction to Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design Methodologies
русский I العربية The third Knowledge Innovation Exchange (KIX) Europe | Asia | Pacific (EAP) Webinar will cover the inspiring topic of ‘Designing with People for People in Education: An Introduction to Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design Methodologies’. The webinar will feature as guest speaker Sina Mossayeb, Chief Creative Officer of Aero. The opening remarks... Read More
25 Sep 2020
5 October 2020: Teachers facing the Digital Divide
As part of a series of events on the use of digital tools to address the SDGs, NORRAG is supporting the first of a series of online workshops with the Graduate Institute’s hub on digital governance in partnership with UNESCO and Microsoft. This online workshop “Teachers facing the Digital Divide” will take place on 5... Read More
24 Sep 2020
21st Century Skills in the time of COVID-19
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Le Thu Huong (Programme Specialist at UNESCO) and Yee Ki Au (MA candidate at the University of Cambridge). The authors re-examine the ‘four pillars of learning’ within the framework of 21st Century Skills (21CS) and what it means in the context of Covid-19 pandemic. While digital skills and socio-emotional skills... Read More
18 Sep 2020
22 September 2020: A review of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in Education
Arushi Terway, Senior Lead Research Associate, NORRAG, will speak at “A review of Innovative Financing Mechanisms in Education” event part of the World Bank’s Brown Bag Breakfast Service (BBBS) Education Finance Thematic Group on 22 September 2020 (9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EDT [Washington DC]. The BBL presents the findings from an in-depth analysis of... Read More