17 Oct 2022
Call for applications: CIES International Travel Award (ITA) for Distinguished Service in Educational Reform
CIES 2023 submitters with distinguished service to the field – particularly those working in educational reform – are invited to apply for the CIES International Travel Award (ITA) for Distinguished Service in Educational Reform. This award was established in 2009 under the presidency of Prof Gita Steiner-Khamsi. This award is available to support some travel... Read More
13 Oct 2022
Event Highlights: Launch of NSI07 on Education in Times of Climate Change
Event Highlights: Launch of NSI07 on Education in Times of Climate Change This event highlights is contributed by Distinguished Professor Heila Lotz-Sisitka, SARChI Chair of Global Change and Social Learning Systems at the Environmental Learning Research Centre (ELRC), Rhodes University, South Africa and cross-posted on NORRAG and the ELRC website. The seventh edition of NORRAG... Read More
12 Oct 2022
Job Board: Director of UNESCO International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP-UNESCO)
UNESCO, as the lead agency for Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Quality Education is currently seeking a proactive, visionary Director for the International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP). The right candidate will be a seasoned leader, able to foster trust through an inclusive approach and inspire others. Deadline to apply for the post: 10 November... Read More
12 Oct 2022
16 November 2022: RECI Thematic Day - Reframing Education for a Sustainable World - How to Support Teachers and Learners as Agents of Change to Achieve SDG 4.7?
On 16 November 2022 (9:30 – 16:30 CEST/Geneva) the Swiss Network for Education and International Cooperation (RECI) will host the RECI Thematic Day 2022 titled “Reframing Education for a Sustainable World – How to Support Teachers and Learners as Agents of Change to Achieve SDG 4.7?“. The event, which focuses around SDG 4.7, will provide... Read More
11 Oct 2022
NORRAG launches the Executive Education Course on Innovative Financing for Education
NORRAG is launching an Executive Education course on Innovative Financing for Education with a Certificate of Advance Studies being issued by the Geneva Graduate Institute. The course will be delivered fully-online in autumn 2023. The application form is now open! ‘This new course is being offered by the Geneva Graduate Institute and NORRAG, in partnership... Read More
11 Oct 2022
Are commercial private schools improving transparency in education?
This blog post is authored by Zsuzsanna Nyitray, Program Officer on the right to education at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and Ashina Mtsumi, Program Officer on public services and Africa Representative at the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR). The post is part of the NORRAG... Read More
10 Oct 2022
3rd Annual KIX Symposium
Date: 12 – 13 October 2022 Time: 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM EDT (13:00 – 14:30 Geneva time) On 12-13 October 2022 from 13:00-14:30 Geneva time, the Global Partnership for Education Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX), in partnership with the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) will host the... Read More
07 Oct 2022
Job Board: University of Cambridge is hiring a Senior Teaching Associate in Education and International Development
Cambridge University’s Faculty of Education is looking to appoint a Senior Teaching Associate in Education and International Development. The Senior Teaching Associate will lead and contribute to the Faculty’s teaching and learning at both the undergraduate and graduate level, including teaching, supervision of Master students’ research, as well as important leadership, administrative and management duties... Read More
06 Oct 2022
Proponents and opponents of private education need to work together
Sharing ideas and focusing on common issues will improve education overall This Blog post is contributed by John Soleanicov, Co-Lead of the Learning Schools Portfolio for the Jacobs Foundation, as part of the NORRAG Blog Series on Philanthropy in Education (PiE) which aims to foster dialogue between key stakeholders on critical issues relating to the... Read More
05 Oct 2022
KIX EAP Podcast #18: What’s it like to start a new educational organisation, with Moni Siv, founder and CEO of Teach For Cambodia
This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Monirath (Moni) Siv, the founder and CEO of Teach For Cambodia (TFC). In the Podcast, Mr Siv talks about his motivation to start a new educational organisation in Cambodia along with some of the challenges and barriers... Read More