04 May 2023
Le préscolaire pour de meilleures scolarités primaires; choix structurels pour des politiques éducatives plus efficaces et plus équitables en Afrique Subsaharienne
English [This blog post is available in English below, the translation is intended to facilitate communication and cannot be considered an authentic reproduction of the original text.] Dans ce blog, Rosa Mahdjoub rend compte des résultats d’une étude sur l’éducation préscolaire dans 25 pays d’Afrique du Centre et de l’Ouest. Il est basé sur un... Read More
03 May 2023
Event Highlights: Improving the Use of Evidence and Knowledge Equity in International Education Policy
Wednesday 10 May 2023, 15:30 – 17:00 CEST Auditorium A1, Maison de la paix, Geneva As part of the Geneva Science Diplomacy Week, organised by the Geneva Science and Diplomacy Anticipator (GESDA), NORRAG collaborated with the Geneva Graduate Institute TechHub to convene an event focused on the evidence of how to improve evidence use in policy. Despite... Read More
02 May 2023
CIES2023 online “Spaces of Education in Film Festival” - “School of Hope” (2021) by Mohamed El Aboudi
The next film in the CIES2023 online “Spaces of Education in Film Festival” is Mohamed El Aboudi’s (2021) “School of Hope” (Toiveiden Koulu) in Arabic with English Subtitles – 78 min. This beautifully-lensed documentary, set against the backdrop of distant snow-capped Atlas mountains takes us to an isolated nomadic community, the Oulad Boukais tribe, which herds sheep in the... Read More
02 May 2023
Fresh Ed Podcast - Moira V. Faul & Laura Savage - Systems Thinking in International Education and Development
Today we look at systems thinking in international education and development. With me are Moira V. Faul and Laura Savage. Moira V. Faul is Executive Director of NORRAG, and also a Senior Lecturer at the Geneva Graduate Institute. Laura Savage is the Executive Director of the International Education Funders Group (IEFG). Their new co-edited collection is entitled Systems Thinking in... Read More
01 May 2023
KIX Research Update - MICS-EAGLE report on "Bridging the Gender Digital Divide"
KIX research project MICS-EAGLE, led by UNICEF, released a new report entitled “Bridging the Gender Digital Divide” on International Girls in ICT Day. Digital inclusion has become an increasingly important part of everyday life, needed for success in both the classroom as well as the world of work, and in some contexts increasingly important for... Read More
28 Apr 2023
UNICEF launches UNICEF EAPRO Report on Girls' Digital Literacy in the East Asia and Pacific Region
On April 27, 2023, UNICEF launched the UNICEF EAPRO Report on Girls’ Digital Literacy in the East Asia and Pacific Region in line with International Girls in ICT Day. This report provides a snapshot of adolescent girls’ digital literacy across the East Asia and Pacific region with a special focus on Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR,... Read More
28 Apr 2023
KIX Research Update - MATPD Project launches Landscape Mapping Study Reports of Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal
The International Development Research Centre (IDRC) regional grant project “A Multi-Multimodal Approach to Teacher Professional Development in Low Resource Settings” (MATPD), led by Villa College of the Maldives launched the project’s first research output “The Landscape Mapping Study (LMS)” country reports of Afghanistan, Maldives and Nepal on March 13th, 2023. The study’s objective was to... Read More
27 Apr 2023
Event highlights: CIES Panel - Impact Bonds for Education: Does innovation in financing address equity and quality challenges?
Sunday 19 February 2023 14:45 – 16:15 (EST/Washington D.C.) Chair: Nicholas Burnett Panellists: Arushi Terway, Marina Dreux Frotte, Anaka Harish Ganesh, Georgia Thorne, Cynthia Rayner & Archana Mehendale Impact bonds, a financial innovation that aims to address social and development issues through private investment, are increasingly gaining prominence as a tool for financing education.... Read More
27 Apr 2023
Event highlights: CIES Panel - Innovative Financing for Tertiary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sunday 19 February 2023 16:45 – 18:15 (EST/Washington D.C.) Chair: Arushi Terway Panellists: Allan Kimaina, Gladys Mutisya, Batya Blankers & M. Najeeb Shafiq Financial innovations in tertiary education funding have long been explored as an avenue to increase access and decrease inequity in post-secondary education. A recent panel session at the Comparative and International... Read More
27 Apr 2023
Event highlights: CIES Panel - Research Approaches to Globalization & Education
Tuesday 21 February 2023 16:45 – 18:15 (EST/Washington D.C.) Presenters: Anna Numa Hopkins, Moira V Faul Systems approaches to improving the use of research evidence in education policy, planning and practice Anna Numa Hopkins, Theme Lead Data and Evidence, and Moira Faul, Executive Director at NORRAG, presented on evolving understandings of how best to mobilise... Read More