08 Feb 2023
KIX EAP Team Retreat in the Maldives: Planning for KIX 2.0
The first KIX EAP team retreat successfully took place on 17-19 January 2023 in-person in the Maldives. The KIX EAP Hub team met together with 24 country representatives from 18 KIX EAP countries for a fruitful three days of reflection, brainstorming, and collaboration as participants worked to develop a vision for the second stage of... Read More
Event Highlights: NORRAG at CIES 2023: "Improving Education for a More Equitable World"
The NORRAG team participated in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference on 14-22 February 2023, both online and in-person in Washington D.C., USA. This year’s CIES Conference theme “Improving Education for a More Equitable World” spoke to NORRAG’s mission and key principles. During the conference, we highlighted knowledge equity through our #TheSouthAlsoKnows initiative. NORRAG representatives... Read More
07 Feb 2023
Learning Geneva: A platform for planetary human(e) development in the making?
NORRAG’s contribution to the newly launched Geneva Policy Outlook draw on findings from our International Geneva project to underline Geneva’s role in – and possible strategic response to – critical shifts in the entangled governance and financing of education and development. In the article “Learning Geneva: A platform for planetary human(e) development in the making?,”... Read More
CIES 2023: NORRAG, IDRC and GPE KIX Reception
NORRAG’s annual CIES Reception will take place on 21 February from 21:00 – 23:00 (EST/Washington D.C.). Building on a long relationship from the establishment of NORRAG 45 years ago, we are co-organising this event with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge & Innovation Exchange (GPE KIX). Join us... Read More
02 Feb 2023
KIX EAP Podcast #21: Demystifying data for localised and meaningful educational results, with Amélie Gagnon
This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Amélie Gagnon, demographer and Senior Programme Specialist (Data and Evidence) at the IIEP-UNESCO. In the podcast, Amélie Gagnon talks about bringing stats into education, data-driven decision-making, advising governments, educational planning for natural hazards, online education and the open access... Read More
31 Jan 2023
Innovating Online Research for Equity, Inclusion and Social Justice during the Pandemic
In this NORRAG Highlights, Anna CohenMiller presents online research using photovoice on the challenges faced by “motherscholars”, while balancing their academic and personal lives during the Covid-19 pandemic. COVID-19: Same boat, different storms Following the outbreak of COVID-19, the sudden transition to online work and education affected caretakers disproportionately (Higginbotham & Dahlberg, 2021). The added... Read More
NORRAG contributes to Geneva Graduate Institute flagship publication "Geneva Policy Outlook"
NORRAG is pleased to invite you to the launch event of the Geneva Policy Outlook, a new digital publication produced by our host institution, the Geneva Graduate Institute, in partnership with the Swiss Confederation, the Republic and State of Geneva, the City of Geneva and the Fondation pour Genève. In an age of radical uncertainty,... Read More
25 Jan 2023
Job Board: 3 Program Officers for the IDRC
IDRC is home to people who share a passion for international development research. The organisation looks for employees who believe that knowledge and innovation can help solve the world’s most critical challenges. The IDRC is looking to expand the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange team with three Program Officers, within the Education and Science program area.... Read More
24 Jan 2023
Call for Expression of Interest: Education out Loud is seeking qualified and engaged Regional Learning Partners
Education out Loud is seeking qualified and engaged Regional Learning Partners to support learning and capacity development among civil society coalitions and organisations. Deadline for all applications: 27/02/2023. Oxfam IBIS invites applications from expert organisations, centres of excellence, institutions (NGOs, INGOs, Academic/Research Centres, Think Tanks, Consultancies etc.). Applicants should demonstrate their experience and knowledge from... Read More
20 Jan 2023
Professional Development Opportunity: second review of the quality of USAID-funded research and evaluation studies
USAID commissioned the second review of the quality of USAID-funded research and evaluation studies using an updated quality assessment framework. The review will be conducted remotely between January 23 and February 3, 2023. Although the reviewers will not be compensated, this is a great professional development opportunity. Meetings will be organized to answer reviewer questions... Read More