20 Dec 2017
Philanthropic and Education Stakeholders Gather in Geneva for the Inaugural Symposium ‘Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences, and Diverse Perspectives
Following the Inaugural Symposium, NORRAG is starting a series of blog posts around the topic of ‘Philanthropy in Education’. This debate stream will contribute to the ongoing dialogue to help unpack the questions, issues, and arguments concerning philanthropy in the education sector. As a starting point for this debate stream, Joost Monks, Executive Director, and... Read More
04 Dec 2017
Follow-up: Inaugural Symposium “Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives”
This Symposium inaugurated the series on Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives, a new initiative launched and co-sponsored by NORRAG, the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research, the Open Society Foundations and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies. The Inaugural Symposium entitled “Philanthropy in Education:... Read More
30 Nov 2017
Building Bridges to Link Global and National Learning Assessments by Silvia Montoya
Silvia Montoya (@montoya_sil) is the Director of the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. A new paper from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), prepared for the Fourth Meeting of the Global Alliance to Monitor Learning (GAML) in Madrid, outlines a new approach linking the global monitoring of learning to national and cross-national assessments. The UNESCO Institute... Read More
29 Nov 2017
The Graduate Institute, Geneva launches Sustainable Development Goals portal
More than 140 staff, researchers and students are actively working on the SDGs and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at The Graduate Institute in Geneva. To share this work, a dedicated portal was recently launched by The Graduate Institute which aims to provide access to The Graduate Institute’s work on the SDGs and the... Read More
28 Nov 2017
GERM Policies in Early Childhood: Infecting our Youngest Citizens and Threatening the Right to Education by Helge Wasmuth and Elena Nitecki
As part of the NORRAG Debates stream, NORRAG is starting a series of blog posts by bringing to the fore questions surrounding the realisation of the right to education (RTE). As the global education community makes progress towards the realisation of the ‘SDG 4 – Education 2030 Agenda’, questions related to ensuring the RTE of all children... Read More
15 Nov 2017
NORRAG Prepares to Welcome Participants to Geneva for the Inaugural Symposium on Philanthropy in Education by Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Joost Monks and Arushi Terway
In one week NORRAG will welcome some 200 participants from across the globe to the Inaugural Symposium “Philanthropy in Education: Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives”. The Symposium, which takes place at The Graduate Institute in Geneva on 22-24 November 2017, will bring to the fore issues and debates related to philanthropy in education. The... Read More
09 Nov 2017
Upcoming NORRAG Special Issue
In January 2018, NORRAG will launch the first volume of NORRAG Special Issue (NSI). NSI aims to further decentralize NORRAG’s knowledge production by increasingly promoting and engaging NORRAG members from the South. This volume of NSI will be dedicated to the global Right to Education (RTE) movement, examining the challenges with policy and practice. While the... Read More
02 Nov 2017
Our New Online Resource Library is Now Live
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new online resource library which went live on 1 November 2017. The library features a wide range of original NORRAG publications as well as a number of collaborative works. The library is open source with many documents available to download in multiple languages, including Arabic, French, German, Mandarin Chinese and... Read More
31 Oct 2017
13 December in Bern: Launch Global Education Monitoring Report (GEMR) on Accountability
The Swiss launch of the GEM Report 2017/8 will take place on 13 December 2017 in Bern. The event is organised by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), in collaboration with the Swiss Commission for UNESCO, the Swiss Network for Education and International Cooperation (RECI) and the Swiss Forum for Skills Development and... Read More
30 Oct 2017
Human Rights Guiding Principles on the Obligations of States with regards to the Delivery of Education by Public and Private Operators: Balancing Freedom of Education and Free Education by Maria Smirnova
As part of the NORRAG Debates stream, NORRAG is starting a series of blog posts by bringing to the fore questions surrounding the realization of the right to education (RTE). As the global education community makes progress towards the realization of the ‘SDG 4 – Education 2030 Agenda’, questions related to ensuring the RTE of... Read More