01 Oct 2019
Event highlights: “Disruption” and the Implications for Education Philanthropy
As part of the Philanthropy in Education (PiE) series of symposia, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and NORRAG in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), organized two related events... Read More
29 Sep 2019
Call for Contributions - NORRAG Special Issue 04 New philanthropy, disruption, and other debatable trends
NORRAG, an associate program of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, invites specialists and stakeholders interested or involved in philanthropy in education to contribute an article between 3 to 4 pages (about 1500 words) to NSI 04 – New philanthropy, disruption and other debatable trends. Articles can be submitted in English, French... Read More
28 Sep 2019
Next steps in strengthening education in emergencies data
This NORRAG Highlights by Sébastien Hine an education and international development consultant, Anne Smiley, Associate Director of Research and Evaluation at FHI 360, Patrick Montjouridès, Senior Research Associate at NORRAG and Sonja Anderson, Evidence for Education in Emergencies (E-Cubed) Coordinator at INEE, is cross-posted by NORRAG, INEE and FHI 360 on occasion of the International... Read More
27 Sep 2019
NSI 03: Monitoreo global del desarrollo educativo nacional: ¿coercitivo o constructivo?
Read this article in English La tercera edición de NORRAG Número Especial (NSI, por sus siglas en inglés), que se lanzará el 3 de octubre de 2019 (16pm hora del Centro de Europa). Este volumen lleva por título “Monitoreo global del desarrollo educativo nacional: ¿coercitivo o constructivo?“. NSI 03 tiene como objetivo analizar el impacto... Read More
26 Sep 2019
Structuring Democratic Voice to Improve Accountability in Education
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by William C. Smith, University of Edinburgh, and Aaron Benavot, University at Albany-SUNY. In this post, the last of a three-part series, the authors discuss the importance of providing structured space for democratic deliberation in the policy making and evaluation process. In contrast to test-based accountability and other forms of... Read More
24 Sep 2019
UN General Assembly Week: Education Side-Events
As the UN General Assembly (UNGA 74) kicked-off in New York on Monday September 23, the need to meet SDG 4 on education is a focus at many side-events during the UNGA week. On the first day, Monday, September 23, two interesting new reports were launched and discussed in front of a large audience in... Read More
23 Sep 2019
RECI Study: The education - training - work and employment Continuum in Swiss development cooperation
RECI, the Swiss Network for Education and International Cooperation, recently published a Study: The education – training – work and employment Continuum in Swiss development cooperation. The study, written by NORRAG’s Senior Adviser Michel Carton and Aude Mellet, examines the question of how NGOs implement the continuum perspective in their international cooperation programmes. Five case... Read More
18 Sep 2019
Locating the UAE in the International Architecture of Education: A Closer Look at Configuration Processes and Global Tests
This NORRAG Highlights contributed by Clara Morgan, co-Chair of CIES’ Middle East Special Interest Group, and Ali Ibrahim, Associate Professor with the College of Education’s Foundations of Education Department at UAE University, discusses the effects of Large-Scale Learning Assessments (LSLAs) in the context of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The authors assess how useful LSLAs... Read More
17 Sep 2019
New Design: NORRAG Annual Report 2018
NORRAG’s annual report got a brand new look. The annual report presents the key activities and outputs delivered by NORRAG in 2018 in its three main output categories and four thematic clusters. In addition, the report provides information on NORRAG’s strategic orientations and plans for the coming years. The results of the bi-annual member survey... Read More
17 Sep 2019
October 18 2019, Bern, Switzerland: SUDAC International Conference
This year’s SUDAC (swissuniversities Development and Cooperation Network) Annual Conference aims to increase public awareness of the SUDAC programme and to start a policy dialogue on the relevance of SDGs in Swiss higher education in 2019. The Commission for Research Partnerships with Developing Countries (KFPE) joins the SUDAC Programme in this event to present Swiss... Read More