01 Jun 2022
KIX EAP Podcast #14: Educational governance in Pakistan and reflection for the international development community with Sajid Ali
This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA), features Dr Sajid Ali, the Amir Sultan Chinoy Associate Professor at the Aga Khan University’s Institute for Educational Development, Pakistan – and guest speaker in the recent webinar 12. In the podcast, Dr Ali discusses educational governance in Pakistan and... Read More
01 Jun 2022
Restricted Invitation Call: Mandate for the Experience Capitalisation of SDC in the area of Basic Education and Vocational Training in Mongolia
The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) published a call for an Experience Capitalisation exercise (CAPEX) to capitalize on the most significant results, lessons learned, challenges encountered and best practices achieved in Mongolia with SDC support during 2013-2022, specifically in the areas of basic education, vocational training, youth development and employment support. The exercise... Read More
31 May 2022
Job announcement: 4 Regional Network Coordinators
NORRAG is hiring 4 new part-time Regional Network Coordinators, in (1) Africa (2) Asia and the Pacific, (3) Europe and North America, (4) Latin America and the Caribbean. Under the stewardship of the Regional Network Coordinators, NORRAG will forge connections between network members in the regions, amplify their voices and perspectives of them, and host events... Read More
30 May 2022
Call for Contributions! NORRAG Special Issue 08: The Education-Training-Work Continuums: Pathways to socio-professional inclusion for youth and adults
NORRAG, an associated programme of the Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland, invites contributions to NORRAG Special Issue (NSI) 08 on The Education-Training-Work Continuums: Pathways to socio-professional inclusion for youth and adults. The contributions are expected to be short written articles (typically around 1200-1500 words) or multimedia material that can speak to a wider audience of policymakers, academics,... Read More
27 May 2022
Launch of GI-ESCR Report on Transparency of Private Commercial Education Providers: A case study of Bridge International Academies
The Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) has launched a new report on entitled Transparency of Private Commercial Education Providers: A case study of Bridge International Academies. This case study draws attention to the importance of transparent education governance, for learners and their families and for education authorities. It argues that all... Read More
25 May 2022
Job Board: Cambridge's Faculty of Education is hiring an Assistant Professor in Education and Social Justice
The Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in Education and Social Justice. The successful applicant will have an outstanding research and teaching background in inequalities in education and social justice. The successful applicant will have a specialism in one or more of the following areas of... Read More
21 May 2022
The Thinking Ear, A New Podcast Series by FreshEd
Introducing FreshEd‘s new podcast series, the Thinking Ear with Will Brehm! The Thinking Ear is an audio magazine featuring episodes independently created by education researchers and is funded, in part, by NORRAG. It’s like an academic journal, only in audio. Your research will be at the heart of each episode, but you won’t read your... Read More
20 May 2022
Introducing the NORRAG Blog Series on Missing Education Data
NORRAG hosted the Inaugural Missing Education Data Summit on 30 November 2021 followed by regional and thematic expert consultations on 2 December 2021. The summit engaged 155 participants in discussions on conceptualizing and addressing gaps in the current education data regime and how such gaps contribute to marginalization. The discussions were informed by one global and four... Read More
16 May 2022
Job announcement: Education Programme Officer
NORRAG is recruiting an Education Programme Officer. This full-time position (100%, negotiable to 80% as a minimum) is located in Geneva and the expected starting date is July 2022 or as soon as possible, for 1 year renewable (pending funding). A flexible work schedule will be required. The deadline to apply is 22 June 2022.... Read More
12 May 2022
Call for Papers for a Special Issue on Reparative Futures
The journal Futures (ScienceDirect / Elsevier), which aims to build substantive research and knowledge about the relationships between humanity and its possible futures, has published a call for papers for a Special Issue on Reparative Futures to be published in April 2024. The aim of this Special Issue is to develop conceptual and practical resources... Read More