18 Sep 2025
Development and Education Conference (DevEd) 2025
Dates: 11-13 November 2025 Location: State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia The inaugural Development and Education Conference (DevEd) 2025 brings together leaders, thinkers, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from across the Asia-Pacific region. DevEd 2025 will showcase groundbreaking research and innovative practices, fostering regional collaboration while contributing to global education efforts. An initiative of the Australian Council... Read More
18 Sep 2025
KIX EMAP Webinar 26: Advancing ECCE in Asia and the Pacific - A Call to Action
Date: 12 November 2025 Time: 9:00-11:00 (Geneva / CET) / 15:00-17:00 (Bangkok / ICT) Location: Online, via Zoom Languages: English, with simultaneous Arabic and Russian interpretation EVENT HIGHLIGHTS KIX EMAP Webinar 26, co-organised by the KIX EMAP Hub, the UNESCO Regional Office in Bangkok and Office for UN Regional Coordination for Asia and the Pacific... Read More
18 Sep 2025
Introducing “Developmentally Aligned Design”: When Child Development Becomes an Ethical Compass for AI
In this blog post, which is part of NORRAG’s blog series on “AI and the digitalisation of education: challenges and opportunities”, Nomisha Kurian advocates for Developmentally Aligned Design (DAD) of AI that is adapted to the child’s level of development and ensures that AI respects the child’s sensory and emotional boundaries. In the crowded world... Read More
17 Sep 2025
Event Highlights: DHIS2 Annual Conference 2025
On 10-13 June 2025, the KIX EMAP Hub partnered with the DHIS2 Annual Conference 2025, organised by the Health Information Systems Program (HISP) of the University of Oslo (a KIX research grantee). The conference in Oslo, Norway, gathered almost 350 people from over 70 countries, with more than 2,000 registering to participate online. The conference... Read More
17 Sep 2025
Rapid Customised Country Support in Indonesia: Learning Cycle on the use of data for education policies
The KIX EMAP Hub is launching a Rapid Customised Country Support (RCCS) activity in Indonesia in response to a request from the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (MoPSE). The RCCS will build on the GPE KIX EMAP Learning Cycle approach developed by NORRAG. Learning Cycles are professional development opportunities offered to national education experts... Read More
17 Sep 2025
Event Highlights: Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference 2025
Note: This event highlights report was authored by the KIX EMAP Pacific Team and the VPEC organisers. Date: July 9-11, 2025 | Location: Republic of the Marshall Islands – Majuro Historic Significance The 2025 Vaka Pasifiki Education Conference marked a historic milestone as the first conference hosted in the Northern Pacific, celebrating 25 years of... Read More
17 Sep 2025
Call for Applications: Youth Rising Creative Workshop for Academic Freedoms 2025
Ready to shake things up? The call for application for Youth Rising Creative Workshop 2025 – Southeast Asian Youth for Academic Freedom happening on October 31 – November 1, 2025 is now open. Apply Today! SEA Coalition for Academic Freedom is organizing the first Youth Rising Creative Workshop. We envisioned this as a nexus of... Read More
16 Sep 2025
GPE KIX Research - Enhancing Indonesian Schools' Capacity to Prevent and Manage Violence Cases
This news item was developed by the team for the GPE KIX research project Empowering schools as frontliners: Enhancing the implementation of violence prevention and management policy in Indonesian schools. To advance the implementation of Ministerial Regulation 46/2023 on violence prevention and handling in schools, the Centre on Child Protection and Wellbeing (PUSKAPA), supported by... Read More
14 Sep 2025
KIX EMAP Welcomes Jordan and Lebanon as New Hub Countries
KIX EMAP is pleased to welcome Jordan and Lebanon as the newest countries to join the Hub. They both joined the South Asia, Middle East and North Africa (SAMENA) sub-region. The KIX EMAP Hub is engaging with the Ministry of Education and local partners to mobilise the KIX EMAP national teams composed of representatives from... Read More
11 Sep 2025
Access to the Internet and Social Justice: Bridging the Digital Divide
In this blog post, which is part of NORRAG’s blog series on “AI and the Digitalisation of Education: Challenges and Opportunities”,Fatima Oufquer advocates for inclusive digital policies to ensure that marginalized communities are not left behind in the digital era. The rapid evolution of information and communication technologies (ICTs) over the past few decades has... Read More