19 May 2025
Civil Society Call for Nominations: Child Participation in the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group on an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Rights to Early Childhood Education, Free Pre-Primary Education and Free Secondary Education
On 10 July 2024, the Human Rights Council adopted resolution 56/5, establishing an open-ended intergovernmental working group (IGWG) to explore the possibility of drafting an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The proposed protocol aims to strengthen the right to education by: Recognizing early childhood care and education as... Read More
16 May 2025
Colloque international «Multilinguisme et diversité à l’école : regards croisés entre recherche, pratique et institutions»
Ces dernières années, de nombreux pays d’Afrique francophone ont engagé, en fonction de leurs contextes propres, des réformes éducatives visant à intégrer leurs langues nationales – souvent langues premières des élèves – aux côtés du français dans les premières années de scolarité. En Afrique subsaharienne, plusieurs pays ont ainsi opté pour l’usage des langues nationales... Read More
15 May 2025
The Role of Local Institutions in Scaling: Evidence from the Implementation of Accelerated Education Programs in West Africa
In this blogpost, Adedeji Adeniran, Thelma Obiakor and Leslie Casely-Hayford emphasize the critical role of local institutions in the implementation of Accelerated Education Programs in West Africa. Across development fields such as education, identifying programs and interventions that are not only effective but scalable has become a crucial area of policy and academic pursuits. Scaling... Read More
Event Highlights: Academic Freedoms Under Threat
Tuesday 17 June 2025 15:00 – 16:30 (CEST) Online Academic Freedoms Under Threat POSTER On 17 June 2025, NORRAG hosted the online event “Academic Freedoms Under Threat”, featuring two roundtables with experts addressing contemporary threats to academic freedoms across diverse global contexts. The event, chaired by Moira V. Faul, Executive Director of NORRAG, began... Read More
08 May 2025
Bridging the Finance Gap in Education: Is Innovative Financing the Solution?
In this blogpost, which is part of NORRAG’s blog series on “Financing Education”, Marina Dreux Frotté reflects on the viability of innovative financing as a solution to the financing gaps in education. This blogpost was originally published on UNESCO’s SDG 4-Education 2030 blog. The global education sector is facing a crisis, with significant financing gaps... Read More
08 May 2025
Call for Contributions: NSI 13 on Accelerating Progress Towards Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities
Call for Contribution NSI 13: Accelerating Progress Towards Inclusive Education for Learners with Disabilities Guest Editors: Nidhi Singal and Nafisa Baboo The one billion people with disabilities experience significant obstacles to benefiting from education and learning opportunities, which negatively impact their pathway to well-being, dignified and fulfilling work, and upliftment out of poverty and dependence.... Read More
06 May 2025
Within the Swiss Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report 2024/5: Don't miss the opportunity to reflect on Swiss international cooperation partner countries’ practices on leadership in education at the local level
Français 14 May 2025 | 16:15 to 17:30 CEST Online event with interpretation in English and French To take part in the in-person launch organized in Bern by the Swiss Commission for UNESCO to explore Swiss perspectives on the report, click here. Join our dynamic panel discussion to explore the key recommendations of the Global Education Monitoring... Read More
02 May 2025
Centre for Research in Digital Education: Connected Learning in Contexts of Forced Displacement: Notes from the Field
Join us for the free, online seminar “Connected Learning in Contexts of Forced Displacement: Notes from the Field”. When: 10th June 2025, 1 – 2:30pm GMT+1 Where: online (Zoom) Speakers: Prof Loise Gichuhi, University of Nairobi; Dr Barbara Class and Moussa Mohamed Sagayar , InZone, University of Geneva; Deirdre McKenna, University of Leeds and Aleks Palanac, Leicester... Read More
01 May 2025
From Politics to Cosmopolitics: The Futures Aren’t Waiting, and Neither Are Youth
In this blogpost, which is part of NORRAG’s blog series on Provocations for Education from Youth Climate Activism, Victoria Desimoni and Marrilyn Galvan advocate for the role of youth in enacting a cosmopolitical future. What if politics weren’t just for politicians? What if trees, mountains, and animals—those who suffer most from human actions—had a say... Read More
30 Apr 2025
UCL Webinar: Beyond the Paycheck: Small Class Sizes, Wellbeing Perks, and Work-Life Balance Can Attract Teachers
Online Seminar Series on “Education Policy and Research in International Perspective”. We are very excited to share that the next talk in this term will take place on 12 May (14:00-15:00 UK time) by Dr Burak Sonmez, a Lecturer at UCL Social Research Institute. The meeting link is here:https://lse.zoom.us/j/84620696149?pwd=fBVzKYeKHzXV3g8mpHd9LhDZo5vr8v.1. If possible, please let us know... Read More