10 Jul 2025
Harnessing Education for the SDGs: Mapping International Geneva’s Impact
Exhibition on International Cooperation in Education in Geneva Geneva, Switzerland – NORRAG is pleased to announce the public exhibition “International Cooperation in Education in Geneva”, taking place from 1 to 31 July 2025 at the Rotonde du Mont-Blanc, in the heart of Geneva. This outdoor exhibition explores Geneva’s unique role as a global hub for... Read More
10 Jul 2025
Making the Economic Case for Education is Important, but It Needs to be Done the Right Way
The economic case for education is crucial for securing funding, especially as international budgets tighten and national resource competition increases. In this blogpost, Natalia Kucirkova argues that current measures for making this case are imperfect and need refining to fairly reflect all educational contexts. Using diverse methods and a multidimensional perspective that captures the full... Read More
07 Jul 2025
Prioritising the ‘Right to Education’ in Emergencies: Reducing the Distance Between Human Rights Mechanisms and Rights Holders
by Christopher Henderson, Moira V. Faul & Alison Joyner Published: 07 July 2025 Published by: Frontiers in Education READ NOW Efforts to decolonise education in emergencies—by including marginalised groups and knowledge in research and policy making and shifting decision-making from Global North metropoles—are more than an academic endeavor. They are fundamental to reducing... Read More
07 Jul 2025
Event Highlights: Launch of the Russian Edition of NORRAG Special Issue 09 "Foundational Learning: Current Debates and Praxes"
The Russian edition of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI) 09 was launched as a hybrid event on Wednesday, 18 June 2025. Prepared by Kairat Kurakbayev, Assistant Professor at the Nazarbayev University Graduate School of Education and Regional Editor of NSI, this edition features two original contributions by authors from the Central Asian region, along with Russian... Read More
07 Jul 2025
Event Highlights: Launch of the Chinese Edition of NORRAG Special Issue 09 "Foundational Learning: Current Debates and Praxes"
普通话 On the morning of Monday, 30 June 2025 (9:00-11:00 BST), the launch event for NORRAG Special Issue 09: Foundational Learning: Current Debates and Praxes was successfully hosted by Dr Hu Yiyun, Associate Professor at Institute of International and Comparative Education (IICE) of Beijing Normal University (BNU). The event brought together academics from multiple countries.... Read More
07 Jul 2025
Latest Policy Paper by IIEP-UNESCO: Renewing the Promise of Development Effectiveness for Transforming Education
The latest policy brief, “Renewing the Promise of Development Effectiveness for Transforming Education,” published by IIEP-UNESCO in collaboration with several organisations and individuals, including key partners Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), reflects on progress, challenges, and lessons learned over the two decades since the 2005 Paris Declaration on Aid... Read More
04 Jul 2025
GPE KIX Research - "Enhancing Data Utilization and Decision-Making in Bhutan’s Education System: The Motherboard Integrated Education Management Information System (MIEMIS)" has published research results
The GPE KIX research project “Enhancing Data Utilization and Decision-Making in Bhutan’s Education System: The Motherboard Integrated Education Management Information System (MIEMIS)” has recently published its research findings. The project aims to strengthen education in Bhutan by promoting data-driven decision-making. It seeks to integrate two separate systems – the centrally administered Education Management Information System... Read More
03 Jul 2025
Upcoming webinar: Experiences of knowledge brokering in the Asia-Pacific region towards accelerating SDG 4
FA1 Learning Series 2025: Session 6: Experiences of knowledge brokering in the Asia-Pacific region towards accelerating SDG 4 Date: Tuesday, 8 July 2025 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. (GMT+7, Bangkok) Format: Online via Zoom (in English) Register now: https://bit.ly/3T7BI8j As part of the FA1 Learning Series 2025, Session 6 “Experiences of Knowledge Brokering in... Read More
03 Jul 2025
Innovative Financing for Inclusive Global Education Transformation
As education systems struggle with budgets and increasing inequality, the need for innovative financing is urgent. In this blogpost, which is part of NORRAG’s Financing Education blog series, Faith Ememodo explores how innovative financing can help bridge the massive education funding gap and ensure no child is left behind. The global education sector is behind... Read More
02 Jul 2025
Call for Contributions - Beyond 2030: what role for higher education in the new global agenda?
Background In 2015, the United Nations agreed Agenda 2030 and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), putting in place a global framework of action for the next 15 years. With only five years left, few believe that the goals will be achieved, and some aspects of the ecological and social crisis are worsening. Furthermore, there are... Read More