29 May 2024
Keeping Young Children Safe: The Implications of Generative and Conversational Artificial Intelligence for Child Protection
In this blogpost, which was previously published in NORRAG’s 4th Policy Insights publication on “AI and Digital Inequalities”, Nomisha Kurian discusses the implications of AI for child protection. Babies born today will grow up in a world profoundly changed by artificial intelligence (AI), yet young children are often AI’s least-considered stakeholders. In recent years, generative... Read More
KIX EMAP SAMENA Team Retreat
Date: 12 – 13 June 2024 Location: Cox Bazar, Bangladesh The South Asia, Middle East, and North Africa (SAMENA) subregion of the KIX EMAP Hub will host its sub-regional team retreat in Bangladesh from June 12 to 13, 2024. The KIX EMAP SAMENA Team Retreat aims to facilitate collaborative discussions around the work in the... Read More
28 May 2024
Innovative Financing for Education Spring Events
This spring, the Innovative Financing for Education team hosted and participated in a number of engaging virtual and in-person events. These included the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, the Outcomes Finance Alliance (OFA) Summit, the Education Finance Network (EFN) EduFinance Learning Group meeting series, and the research visit by Tata Institute of... Read More
Impact Investing in Global Health and Education - and Buildings Strong Partnerships
With Farid Fezoua, Global Director Health & Education, IFC 30 May 2024, 18:30 – 20:00 Maison de la paix (Auditorium A2), Chemin Eugène Rigot 2a, 1202 Geneva With Farid Fezoua, Global Director Health & Education, International Finance Corp. (IFC) REGISTER Presentation IFC’s Director for Global Health, Education, Services and Disruptive Technologies, Mr. Farid Fezoua, will address impact investing... Read More
24 May 2024
Event Highlights: KIX EMAP Webinar 19: Advancing Gender Equity and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Education Research in South Asia, Middle East and North Africa
العربية On 27 March 2024, the KIX EMAP Hub hosted Webinar 19 on the topic of “Advancing Gender Equity and Social Inclusion: Evidence-Based Education Research in South Asia, Middle East and North Africa”. More than 90 participants attended this online event. The webinar was conducted in English, with interpretation in Arabic. The webinar opened with... Read More
23 May 2024
Global Governance and Education: UNESCO’s Odyssey
This blog post by Alexandra Draxler and Maren Elfert, which is part of the NORRAG blog series on “International Organizations and the Global Governance of Education”, synthesizes some of the themes discussed in a recent podcast on UNESCO’s role in the global governance of education. A recent podcast on a new book (2023) entitled... Read More
KIX Bangladesh National Uptake Forum
Date and time: 10 June 2024, 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM (Dhaka Time) 11 June 2024, 8:00 AM – 12:45 PM (Dhaka Time) Location: University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh The forum will also be livestreamed on Zoom This event will be conducted in English. READ EVENT HIGHLIGHTS The KIX EMAP Hub, in partnership... Read More
KIX Maldives National Uptake Forum
Date and time: 29 May 2024, 08:00 AM – 03:00 PM (Malé Time) Location: Villa College, Malé, Maldives The forum will also be livestreamed on Zoom This event will be conducted in English. The KIX EMAP Hub, in partnership with the Republic of Maldives Ministry of Education and the KIX research grantee Villa College, will... Read More
22 May 2024
Expert meeting on producing a UNESCO-IBE reader in curriculum and pedagogical transformation
NORRAG Executive Director, Moira V. Faul, is participating in an expert meeting at IBE-UNESCO on curriculum and pedagogical transformation with a view to educating the new generations for more sustainable, fair, inclusive, cohesive, democratic, and peaceful futures. UNESCO’s Futures of Education Report “Reimagining our futures together: a new social contract for education”, produced by the International... Read More