15 Mar 2022
GPE KIX Blog post: Perspectives and Interventions in Gender Equality and Inclusion across the KIX Regional Hubs
The Global Partnership for Education KIX initiative recently published a joint blog post co-authored by each of the four KIX regional hubs in which they share how they tackle the issue of gender equality and social inclusion in GPE KIX countries. The blog post was edited by Tiffany Barnes-Huggins, Program Officer at the International Development... Read More
08 Mar 2022
18 March and 25 March: Education and Development – Career Panels
After great success in last year’s Education and Development Career Panels, the CEID Community at Moray House is happy to host the second annual Education and Development Career Panels on 18 March and 25 March from 13:00 – 14:30 GMT. The event is geared towards all graduate students and PhD students interested in working in education... Read More
08 Mar 2022
16 March: COVID in the Global South Symposium
On 16 March 2022, Cambridge Global Challenges, Cambridge-Africa and Cambridge Public Health are hosting the COVID-19 in the Global South Symposium from 14:00 – 16:00 GMT. This event will showcase cross-School interdisciplinary research on COVID-19 undertaken during the pandemic and highlight the impact that this work has achieved. It will include an overview of a range of this... Read More
02 Mar 2022
KIX EAP Podcast #11: Kamila Kovyazina, independent researcher, Republic of Kazakhstan
This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Kamila Kovyazina, independent researcher based in the Republic of Kazakhstan and presenter in the recent EPIC. In the podcast, Kamila explains why international organisations must listen to local experts. Please note that the podcast was recorded in December 2021,... Read More
21 Feb 2022
UNESCO’s Futures of Education Report: What is Missing?
In this NORRAG Highlights, Steven J. Klees, Distinguished Scholar-Teacher and Professor of International Education Policy at the University of Maryland, discusses the limitations of the recent UNESCO Futures of Education Report. Our world is at a “turning point,” and over the next 30 years, we face existential political, economic, and environmental crises. Can education alone... Read More
17 Feb 2022
Event Highlights: Innovative Financing for Education Symposium: Learnings and future research and practice agendas
Organized on 1st and 3rd February 2022, the Innovative Financing for Education (IFE) Symposium brought together education experts from diverse contexts to share their experiences with research and practice on IFE, take stock of what has been learned so far and engage in discussions on the ways forward in making sure IFE contributes to equitable... Read More
15 Feb 2022
Events Highlights: 15 February: Complementary pathways through education for refugees in the West and Central Africa region
On 15 February 2022, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA), UNHCR and NORRAG co-organised a webinar to discuss the report Complementary Pathways through Education for Refugees in the West and Central Africa Region, which maps out refugee education pathways and access to higher education and training in 21 West and Central African countries. Refugees and internally... Read More
10 Feb 2022
15 February: Africa Taking Charge of its Future: Revamping Education and Training for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
On Wednesday, 15 February from 9:00am – 10:30am CET, the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET) and the Center for Global Development (CGD) are hosting the webinar “Africa Taking Charge of its Future: Revamping Education and Training for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” REGISTER About the event One-fifth of the global population under the age of... Read More
08 Feb 2022
Call for Expression of Interest: Regional Cooperation Grant for Policy, Planning, or Implementation in the Education Sector
This Call for Expression of Interest (EoI) invites policy experts in the KIX EAP region to collaborate with policy experts from other countries that currently are, or have been, working on similar challenges in their education system. The deadline for submitting the EoI was extended until 22 February 2022. The Expression of Interest needs to... Read More
08 Feb 2022
GPE KIX Blog post: Positioning Evidence and Innovations for Use: Video series on the KIX Regional Hubs
During the summer of 2021, the Knowledge and Innovation Exchange (KIX) commissioned a series of interviews with the leaders and national representatives of the KIX Regional Hubs in order to learn more about their efforts to bridge knowledge and innovation on education with key decision-makers around the world. This culminated in four videos representing interviews... Read More