25 Jan 2022
Financing Early Childhood Development: The Impact Bond Innovation Fund, South Africa
In November 2017, in Cape Town, South Africa, a group of unlikely partners came together to launch a financial experiment. The partners included an international NGO, a local community-based organisation, a financial consultancy, two corporate foundations, a local investment house, a Swiss-based private bank, and a provincial government department. Together, these partners were testing a... Read More
13 Jan 2022
How the COVID pandemic is shifting international knowledge production from global to local
In observing the effects of COVID-19 worldwide, Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi finds at least one positive outcome of the pandemic: the recognition and amplification of local expertise. This article was originally posted on the Graduate Institute, Geneva website in connection with the celebrations on 24 January of the fourth International Day of Education. We have become accustomed... Read More
12 Jan 2022
Education and Conflict Review (ECR) journal: Call for Papers
You are invited to submit a paper for publication in a special Issue on teaching and teachers in conflict-affected settings during COVID-19 for the Education and Conflict Review (ECR) journal housed at the Center for Education and International Development, Institute of Education, University College London. The journal provides a forum for knowledge exchange to build... Read More
22 Dec 2021
Event highlights: KIX EAP Webinar 11 "Building the Capacity of Teachers @ Scale for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education"
русский I العربية The 11th KIX EAP Webinar on “Building the Capacity of Teachers @ Scale for Inclusive and Equitable Quality Education” took place on 17 February 2022. Organised by NORRAG in collaboration with the KIX research grantee Teacher Professional Development at Scale (TPD@Scale) Coalition for the Global South, this virtual event was attended by... Read More
13 Dec 2021
Launch of the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report on Non-state Actors in Education
UNESCO’s 2021/22 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on Non-state Actors in Education: Who chooses? Who loses? launched online on 10 December 2021. The fifth GEM report reviews progress towards SDG4, including evidence on the impact of Covid-19, and invites policy makers to question relationships with non-state actors whose role extends beyond provision of schooling to... Read More
13 Dec 2021
100 Years of Paulo Freire: Annual Conference at Columbia University
On 1,2,7,8 and 9 December 2021, Teachers College, the Lemann Center at the Institute for Latin American Studies, and the Transformative Learning Technologies Lab, all at Columbia University organised “100 Years of Paulo Freire: Annual Conference at Columbia University”. Gita Steiner-Khamsi, Professor at the Graduate Institute, Geneva and at Teachers College, Columbia University and Director... Read More
08 Dec 2021
Events Highlights - Inaugural Missing Education Data Summit: Conceptualizing and Addressing Education Data Gaps for SDG 4
As the world nears the 2022 mid-point for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, missing data matters more than ever. This is particularly true in achieving SDG 4 to “Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” The education community must better understand the gaps and oversights in the current data... Read More
08 Dec 2021
Event Highlights: KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) Day 4
русский I العربية The final day of the KIX EAP Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) on the topic of Teaching Quality and Learning was held on 28th October 2021. The keynote address was delivered by Freda Wolfenden, Professor of Education, and International Development at Open University. Professor Wolfenden focused her address on scaling innovations, in... Read More
08 Dec 2021
Event Highlights: KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) Day 3
русский I العربية On 21 October 2021, the third day of the KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) focused on Educational Assessment. Dr. Isak Froumin, Professor and Academic Director of the Institute of Education of the Higher School of Economics National Research University, Moscow, delivered the keynote address titled ‘Contemporary educational outcomes: what to assess’.... Read More
08 Dec 2021
Event Highlights: KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) Day 2
русский I العربية On 14 October 2021, the second day of the KIX Education Policy Innovation Conference (EPIC) focused on gender equality and social inclusion. Zsuzsa Millei, Professor of Early Childhood Education at Tampere University, delivered the keynote address titled “Becoming with a (gendered) world”. Building on research findings from the Hungarian context, she examined... Read More