26 Apr 2018
Academic Symposium Technologies of Expertise as Technologies of Authorization
The Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute in collaboration with NORRAG organized the Academic Symposium Technologies of Expertise as Technologies of Authorization: An Interdisciplinary Exploration of the Mobilization, Production and Impact of Technologies of Expertise by International Organizations, which took place at The Graduate Institute, Geneva, on May 24 and 25 2018. The event,... Read More
20 Apr 2018
Evidence before Marketing: Recalling the Known, Independently Verified Facts about Bridge International Academies
This post is published as part of the NORRAG Debates stream on the Right to Education. It is the latest response in a series of exchanges between Bridge International Academies and a large number of organizations who have been challenging the programme in recent years. This latest response is co-signed by 113 organizations and highlights substantial... Read More
18 Apr 2018
NORRAG Hosts Backstopping Support for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation Education Programmes
As of February 2018, NORRAG hosts the backstopping team supporting the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) with a mandate aimed at strengthening the quality, effectiveness and implementation of SDC’s thematic work on education. The mandate specifically supports SDC’s Education Focal Point (EFP) and team for the implementation of SDC’s new Education Strategy launched... Read More
16 Apr 2018
Fostering Collaboration through Evaluation: The Stevens Initiative, an International Public-Private Partnership to Support Virtual Exchange
This post is part of the NORRAG Debates stream on Philanthropy in Education, and follows on from a presentation by the authors at the Inaugural Symposium held in Geneva, 22-24 November 2017, titled “An international philanthropic coalition to support international exchange and online learning”. It discusses a specific case study of evaluating philanthropic involvement in education... Read More
12 Apr 2018
1st Roundtable - Philanthropic and CSR support for the Right to Education Act: A Platform for discussion and research
As part of the Philanthropy in Education Symposium Series, NORRAG and India Development Foundation (IDF), with support from Dr. V Santhakumar (Azim Premji University) organised the first roundtable “Philanthropic and CSR support for the Right to Education Act: A Platform for discussion and research” in New Delhi, India, on 27 April 2018. Read the follow-up... Read More
12 Apr 2018
NORRAG selected as a member of INEE’s Education Policy Working Group
NORRAG’s application for membership in the INEE Education Policy Working Group (EPWG) for 2018-2020 has been accepted. Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Director, and Patrick Montjourides, Senior Researcher, are NORRAG’s representatives on the working group. The Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies (INEE) working groups are made up of institutional members with expertise in the various aspects of... Read More
12 Apr 2018
NORRAG’s new Consultative Committee meets at CIES
The new NORRAG Consultative Committee met for its first annual meeting on 27 March 2018 at the CIES Conference held in Mexico City. It is composed of the following members, reflecting NORRAG’s diverse constituencies: Dana Burde, Associate Professor and Director of International Education, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, New York University, USA... Read More
12 Apr 2018
Enfants et adolescents en situation de crises : éducation et soutien psychosocial
Le Réseau Suisse Education et Coopération Internationale (RECI) a organisé, le 23 mai 2018, un atelier thématique sur le thème du soutien psychosocial (PSS) en éducation dans les situations de crises intitulé : « Enfants et adolescents en situation de crises : éducation et soutien psychosocial ». Le soutien psychosocial est un thème tant pour la coopération internationale... Read More
12 Apr 2018
5th International Conference on Technologies for Development (Tech4Dev 2018)
The 5th International Conference on Technologies for Development (Tech4Dev 2018) was held from 27-29 June 2018 at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland. The event was organized by the UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development hosted by the Cooperation & Development Center (CODEV) at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL). The Tech4Dev Conference... Read More
10 Apr 2018
Priorities and Challenges for Education Data in Sweden
This post is published on the occasion of the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators meeting in Vienna, Austria, from 9-12 April, by Lotta Larsson, Senior Advisor in the Department for Population and Welfare Statistics, Statistics Sweden. As the Inter-agency and Expert Group on SDG Indicators (IAEG-SDGs) meets in Vienna, a perspective from Sweden... Read More