31 Jul 2019
PISA-b on Proxima Centauri: A speculative story about the costs and benefits of ILSAs
In this NORRAG Highlights contributed by Sam Sellar (Manchester Metropolitan University) and Camilla Addey (Teachers College, Columbia University), the authors imagine life on Proxima Centauri b, the nearest habitable exoplanet to our solar system, where debate also rages on the benefits and pitfalls of comparing education systems using intra-planetary large-scale assessments of schooling (ILSAs) and... Read More
22 Jul 2019
Thematic Day Refugees and Migrants – Education, Integration and Emancipation, 7 September 2019
Education is a basic right and basic need for all people living in Switzerland. Nevertheless, some are faced with barriers when it comes to accessing education opportunities. Education is oftentimes an opportunity for refugees and migrants to integrate themselves in Switzerland, but adequate education support and a well-defined framework are lagging behind. The thematic day... Read More
18 Jul 2019
Event Highlights – Education in Emergencies Data Summit
On Thursday and Friday 20-21 June 2019, the Education in Emergencies (EiE) Data Summit took place at the Maison de la paix of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. The event was co-hosted by NORRAG, USAID, and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE), with the support of the Swiss Agency... Read More
16 Jul 2019
Accountability to the rescue?
This NORRAG Highlights is contributed by William C. Smith, Teaching Fellow in comparative education and international development at the University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education. In this post, the first of a three part series, the author looks at the consequences of using test-based accountability methods on teachers and schools, as a flawed... Read More
10 Jul 2019
RECI: Thematic Day “Teacher Training for Quality Education (TTQE)”, 19 November 2019
The promotion of quality education for all is a major pillar of the 2030 Global Education Agenda. Achieving this goal requires adequate preparation and formation of teachers and other actors in the education sector. Especially in developing countries, the conditions to ensure effective teaching through adequate formation are often not given. Thus, international cooperation is... Read More
09 Jul 2019
Investing in internally displaced children’s education is investing in their future
This post is published as part of the debate series: Towards Evidence-Based Financing for Education in Emergencies, by NORRAG and INEE, intended to promote discussion of and explore the linkages between financing and evidence for education in emergencies (EiE). It is also jointly published by NORRAG and the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) on the occasion of the... Read More
05 Jul 2019
10 July 2019, Geneva: Peking University Summer Program Switzerland
In July 2019, Joost Monks gave a presentation on “The Sustainable Development Goals- The case of Education and the impact of the digital transformation and AI on the future of education”. The session was attended by a group of students visiting the Graduate Institute as part of the Peking University Summer School. The seminar was... Read More
03 Jul 2019
We Need More and Better Data on Education: 38 Organizations Issue a Collective Call to Fund Education Data that Will Allow the World to Reach Sustainable Development Goal 4
This post is published as part of the debate series: Towards Evidence-Based Financing for Education in Emergencies, by NORRAG and INEE, intended to promote discussion of and explore the linkages between financing and evidence for education in emergencies (EiE). This post focuses on the necessity of greater funding for data on SDG 4 – a quality, inclusive education... Read More
30 Jun 2019
20-21 June 2019, Geneva, Switzerland: Education in Emergencies Data Summit
see the Event Highlights for a more complete report of the event. NORRAG, the USAID Middle East Education Research Training and Support (MEERS) program, and the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) will co-host an Education in Emergencies (EiE) Data Summit on 20-21 June in Geneva, Switzerland. The two-day Summit will aim to address... Read More
26 Jun 2019
Launch of NORRAG Special Issue 02 ‘Data Collection and Evidence Building to Support Education in Emergencies’
NORRAG officially launched the English, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and Spanish edition of NORRAG Special Issue 02: Data collection and evidence building to support education in emergencies. The launch took place at the Education in Emergencies Data Summit on June 20 2019 in Geneva; the English version was previewed earlier in April at CIES 2019. This... Read More