06 Mar 2020
Welcoming Dr Moira Faul as new Executive Director of NORRAG
Moira comes to us from her current post as Deputy Director of the Public-Private Partnership Center at the University of Geneva, and was also Visiting Professor at the Graduate Institute (IHEID) in 2019. Originally from Zimbabwe, Moira brings substantial expertise in education and international cooperation, as well as in organizational development and management in the private and voluntary sectors in China,... Read More
05 Mar 2020
NORRAG selected for hosting the ASIA++ hub of the KIX Initiative
NORRAG successfully participated in the international Call of IDRC (International Development Research Centre, Canada) for Regional Learning Partners of the KIX Initiative. The Knowledge and Innovation Exchange Initiative (KIX) of the Global Partnership for Education aims to strengthen education systems by implementing a mechanism for (i) surfacing and generating knowledge, (ii) adapting and taking to... Read More
03 Mar 2020
Leadership And The “Broken” International Architecture For Education: Where Is The Problem?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Richard Sack, independent consultant and former Executive Secretary of ADEA. He discusses how an increasingly global world can develop and reinforce local educational structures. He argues that the ‘international architecture for education’ are successfully adapting to the local realities of education The limits of the previous Jacobean practice of... Read More
03 Mar 2020
Call for Proposals - Research on Privatisation Trends in Education in the Caribbean
Education International is looking for a researcher to map privatisation and commercialisation trends in education in the Caribbean region. Apply before 18 March 2020. This research will map the extent and impact of privatisation and commercialisation of education in the Caribbean. The research will inform the development of education union national campaign plans to confront... Read More
27 Feb 2020
31 May - 1 June 2020: Philanthropy in Education: Reflections and Actions towards 2030 (postponed)
Confirmed Speakers Location and dates Travel & visa Registration fee Accommodation Due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, this event is postponed. More information will follow shortly. About the Symposium REGISTER FOR THE EVENT The symposium series Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives is an initiative that was launched in 2016 by... Read More
26 Feb 2020
Innovative Financing for Education Case Study Research: Partnership between NORRAG and IHEID Interdisciplinary Masters
Last year, NORRAG had the opportunity to partner with The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) to engage Master in Development Studies’ students in conducting desk and field research as part of their Capstone Projects. The Capstone projects are part of IHEID Interdisciplinary Master’s curricula. They constitute an opportunity for partners to engage... Read More
25 Feb 2020
Shifting the Supply and Demand for International Large Scale Assessments
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by Ji Liu, Professor of Comparative Education and Economics of Education at Shaanxi Normal University and Senior Research Associate at NORRAG and Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor of Education at Teachers College of Columbia University, Professor in Interdisciplinary Programmes at the Graduate Institute, and Director of NORRAG. They discuss their new research... Read More
25 Feb 2020
Online Education in Public Health Emergency: A Note during the Coronavirus Outbreak 2020
Editor’s Note: This is a special bilingual report on new developments in online education in China, during the recent public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC), COVID-19 outbreak. Our hearts and thoughts are with those affected. Read this post in Chinese 请点击这里阅读中文版 Today was supposed to be a normal working day, but I am typing... Read More
25 Feb 2020
22 - 26 March 2020, Miami, Florida – NORRAG at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education Beyond the Human: Toward Sympoiesis
Dear NORRAG Members: As you may know, the CIES Board has, in consideration of the safety and health of the CIES community, cancelled the on-site conference in Miami. We fully support the decision of the CIES Board. The following compilation of panels provides nevertheless a useful overview of the work of colleagues that would have... Read More
25 Feb 2020
5-8 May 2020, São Paulo, Brazil: Philanthropy in Education – Latin America, the Caribbean and Lusophone Countries (postponed)
Due to the recent Covid-19 outbreak, this event is postponed. More information will follow shortly. NORRAG and the Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education (BCRE) are engaged in an international effort to facilitate dialogue, research, and stakeholder collaboration for understanding how private actors, especially philanthropy, engage in education and interact with the Right to... Read More