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...
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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...
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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...
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Tiffany Barnes-Huggins, IDRC
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...
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Arushi Terway, Nicholas Burnett and Marina Dreux Frotté
08 Feb 2022

Results-based Financing for Education for Sub-national Government and School Administrators: A Conceptual Framework and Practical Recommendations

Typically, national governments are incentivised by international aid agencies through Results-Based Aid (RBA), front line workers are incentivised through some type of performance bonus and beneficiaries are given conditional cash transfers. Empirical research on RBF interventions for these actors has demonstrated mixed results, especially in terms of the impact on learning outcomes. Because of the...
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07 Feb 2022

Senior Quantitative Analyst with the Department of Education, University of Oxford

Deadline: 18 February This is an exciting opportunity for a data scientist to join a global research project employing cutting-edge methodologies for the study of links between international student mobility and world development. A candidate with a strong quantitative background and significant experience in (co)leading research projects is sought with the capability of learning about...
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04 Feb 2022

Job Board: Oxford is Recruiting Five Post-Doctoral Researchers

Oxford Department of Education is recruiting five post-doctoral researchers who will work on an exciting multi-year, multi-method, global research project employing cutting-edge methodologies for the study of links between international student mobility and world development. They are seeking five highly motivated post-doctoral researchers to form an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary research team based at the University of...
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02 Feb 2022

KIX EAP Podcast #10: Sarfaroz Niyozov, Acting Associate Dean, Academic Programs, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE), University of Toronto, Canada

New audio uploaded This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Sarfaroz Niyozov, Acting Associate Dean of the academic programs, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto,  Canada. Listen to how Sarfaroz Niyozov developed a Critical Pragmatist Framework through his diverse educational background....
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