08 Apr 2020
Covid-19 Pandemic: Preventing an Emerging Educational Crisis in Pakistan
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Wajeeha Bajwa, an Advisor at NORRAG. The author discusses the educational crisis that could emerge if Pakistan does not to provide alternative educational options for students from impoverished backgrounds, who often don’t have access to technology. She suggests that alternatives to virtual education need to be found, so that... Read More
06 Apr 2020
Special Issue on Refugees and Education published in the JEiE
The Journal on Education in Emergencies (JEiE) is happy to announce the publication of its latest issue, JEiE Vol. 5, No. 2. This is the critical and timely Part II of the Special Issue on Refugees and Education. Part II addresses important themes such as understanding refugee education at various levels, accounting for economic, social, and cultural... Read More
31 Mar 2020
Call for Contributions – NORRAG Special Issue 05 Domestic Financing: Tax and Education
Deadline extended: NORRAG, an associate program of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, invites specialists and stakeholders interested or involved in the domestic financing of education (and in particular on tax and education) to contribute to NSI 05 – on Education and Tax. The contributions are expected to be short pieces (typically... Read More
23 Mar 2020
Did the future arrive before we were ready for it?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Noah W. Sobe, Senior Project Officer UNESCO’s Futures of Education initiative. The author discusses the future of education in the context of COVID – 19, examining how we were unprepared for this outbreak. This post is published in anticipation of the UNESCO event Futures of Education: UNESCO Initiative to Reimagine... Read More
23 Mar 2020
Job Announcement: Project Communications Officer
NORRAG is looking for a Project Communications Officer to work on The Knowledge and Information Exchange on Education (KIX) project, which aims to strengthen education systems in 21 countries, mostly in Asia. The project communications officer, in collaboration with the project director, manager, and NORRAG’s communications officer, will be responsible for developing and implementing the project’s communications... Read More
17 Mar 2020
Job Announcement: Language Teaching Specialist at Enfants du Monde
Are you a specialist in language teaching? Help Enfants du Monde improve teaching-learning approaches in West Africa and Central America with your knowledge about language teaching. This position is at 100% and begins in May 2020. The location of work is Geneva, Switzerland. In order to apply, please send your CV in French, your Motivational... Read More
17 Mar 2020
Job Announcement: Managing Director at RECI
Le Réseau Suisse Education et Coopération Internationale (RECI) is seeking a new Managing Director at 50 – 60%. RECI, the Swiss Network for Education and International Cooperation, promotes quality education for all. It is organised as a network consisting of organizations and institutions that support education in developing and emerging countries, as well as individuals... Read More
16 Mar 2020
Promoting Research Uptake and Evidence-based Decision-making to Improve Education Outcomes in Northeast Nigeria
This post contributed by Silvia Diazgranados Ferráns, Associate Director of Education Research at the International Rescue Committee (IRC), is published as part of the NORRAG Debates series: Data and Evidence in Emergencies in Education. The author discusses how the involvement of researchers, practitioners and policy makers, as well as producing and sharing research findings efficiently,... Read More
13 Mar 2020
[Event report] Global monitoring of national educational development: coercive or constructive?
A panel discussion was held online on 16 March 2020 with internationally renowned experts in education and global governance to discuss the impact of global monitoring on national reform priorities in education. The event launched the new NORRAG Special Issue 03 (NSI 03) on the topic. In NSI 03, the authors examine how global monitoring... Read More
12 Mar 2020
21 April 2020: UNESCO-NORRAG Futures of Education Dialogues (postponed)
Due to the recent Covid-19 measures taken at the Graduate Institute, this event is postponed. More information will follow shortly. In conjunction with the Geneva UN@75 Dialogues, UNESCO and NORRAG will hold a bilingual English-French one-day event on the Futures of Education at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. Opening remarks will be delivered by: Stefania Giannini,... Read More