12 Sep 2018
Les forces du système scolaire suisse - des impulsions pour le travail de la DDC en éducation dans les pays partenaires
Quels liens entre système scolaire suisse et le travail de la Direction du développement et de la coopération (DDC) dans les pays du Sud et de l’Est ? Quels aspects de notre système scolaire fédéral et multilingue pourraient également intéresser les pays partenaires de la DDC ? A quels défis éducatifs la DDC doit-elle faire face dans... Read More
11 Sep 2018
Helping Countries Make the Most of their Education Investments with the Global Content Framework of Reference for Reading
Silvia Montoya is the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). This NORRAG Highlight is published on the occasion of International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September. On Saturday, the world celebrated International Literacy Day. And indeed there was much to celebrate, with literacy rates continuing to rise from one generation to the... Read More
11 Sep 2018
UNESCO Institute of Statistics new Global Education Data Portal online consultation
The UNESCO Institute of Statistics (UIS) with an initial grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is preparing to build a Global Education Data Portal (GEDP) that brings together different types of data and highlights key policy information as a unique resource centred on the specific needs of its users. The GEDP will be... Read More
10 Sep 2018
Global Monitoring Report Fellowship Programme open for applications
The GEM Report Fellowship Programme The GEM Report Fellowship programme, supported by the Open Society Foundations (OSI), aims to strengthen the evidence base on education, particularly in emerging economies, build research capacity in education, and reinforce the links between research, policy, and practice in education. As such, the fellowships will be open to exceptional individuals... Read More
08 Sep 2018
Celebrating Different Literacies for International Literacy Day
This NORRAG Highlight is published on the occasion of International Literacy Day, celebrated annually on 8 September. Tara Stafford Ocansey is the Senior Education Technology Specialist of the Connect To Learn initiative of the Center for Sustainable Development, Earth Institute, Columbia University. Connect To Learn – a partnership of the Center for Sustainable Development, Millennium... Read More
03 Sep 2018
From Brain Drain to Gain: The Benefits Arising from International Knowledge Networks
In this NORRAG Highlights, Silvia Montoya, Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), looks at the impact of student mobility on research & development and innovation in G20 countries. This Blog post is published in connection with the G20 education ministers meeting on 5 September 2018 in Argentina. Thinking about studying abroad next year... Read More
02 Sep 2018
Convocatoria a contribuir en NORRAG Número Especial 03 - Monitoreo global del desarrollo educativo nacional: ¿coercitivo o constructivo?
Read this article in English NORRAG – Red sobre Políticas y Cooperación Internacionales en Educación y Formación- un programa asociado al Graduate Institute, Ginebra, Suíza, y el Programa Interdisciplinario sobre Política y Prácticas Educativas (PIPE) del Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), México, invitan a especialistas, actores interesados o involucrados en materia educativa a... Read More
30 Aug 2018
Launch of online public consultation of the Human Rights guiding principles on private actors in education
The Drafting Committee of the human rights Guiding Principles on private actors in education is inviting all interested stakeholders to take part in an online public consultation on the draft of the Human Rights Guiding Principles on State Obligations with regards to Private Involvement in Education. To take part in the online consultation: Consult the... Read More
28 Aug 2018
Education, beyond public to common good: what implications for the Education 2030 Agenda?
This blog post is part of the NORRAG Debates stream on the Right to Education. Rita Locatelli, research fellow at the UNESCO Chair of the University of Bergamo, Italy, illustrates some of the main ideas developed in Education as a public and common good: Reframing the governance of education in a changing context, ERF Working... Read More
27 Aug 2018
Secretary-General Appoints Michelle Bachelet of Chile United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
UN Release: United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, following approval by the General Assembly, has appointed Michelle Bachelet of Chile the next United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. She will succeed Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein of Jordan, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his commitment and dedicated service to the United Nations. Ms. Bachelet... Read More