19 Oct 2022
Implementation Plan for the International Standard Classification of Teacher Training Programmes to Start in Last Quarter of 2022
The International Standard Classification of Teacher Training Programmes (ISCED-T 2021) is a framework for assembling, compiling, and analysing cross-nationally comparable statistics on teacher training programmes and the related teacher qualifications. ISCED-T was adopted at the 41st session of UNESCO General Conference in November 2021. Following this, the UNESCO Institute for Statistics has prepared an implementation... Read More
19 Oct 2022
Job Board: The Vanuatu Education Support Program (VESP) is looking for an Education Measurement Specialist
The overall objective of this assignment is to assist the Examinations and Assessment Unit to design, administer, analyse and report data from the Vanuatu Standardised Test of Achievement (VANSTA). The contract is for a period of up to 80 days and will include three inputs in 2022/23. Applications close: Sunday October 30, 2022 11.55pm (local... Read More
19 Oct 2022
KIX Grantee in Focus: Data-driven School Improvement (DSI) - Opportunities, Challenges, and Scalable Solutions
русский I العربية In this video, we present a KIX Regional Grant project: Data-Driven School Improvement (DSI) – Opportunities, Challenges, and Scalable Solutions. The DSI research is being conducted in two KIX EAP countries (Nepal and Pakistan) and focuses on scaling and optimising the use of education data by examining the scaling of an innovation:... Read More
17 Oct 2022
Special Rapporteur on the right to education: Report on early childhood care and education now available
The report of the Special Rapporteur on the right to education on early childhood care and education (ECCE) is now available in 6 UN languages. This report was published by the former Special Rapporteur, Ms. Koumba Boly Barry, and was presented to the General Assembly in New York by the new Special Rapporteur, Ms. Farida... Read More
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
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