01 Dec 2021
‘Education technology and data science for inclusive systems’ – Interview with Patrick Montjouridés on 2019 UKFIET conference theme
NORRAG Senior Research Associate Patrick Montjouridès was recently interviewed on “Education technology and data science for inclusive systems” as theme co-convenor of one of six 2019 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Education technology and data science for inclusive systems’. What excites you about the theme of ‘education technology and data science for inclusive systems’? As with all... Read More
01 Dec 2021
Chief technical advisor for the skills & employment development project at Helvetas
Helvetas is looking for a result-oriented and innovative Chief technical advisor for the skills & employment development project which aims to increase the opportunities for young people with disadvantaged backgrounds in rural Laos to gain a decent income through wage employment or self-employed activities. To this extent, the project supports the development of relevant, good quality... Read More
01 Dec 2021
Event highlights: “Disruption” and the Implications for Education Philanthropy
As part of the Philanthropy in Education (PiE) series of symposia, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and NORRAG in collaboration with the Open Society Foundations (OSF), the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation for Policy Research and the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS), organized two related events... Read More
01 Dec 2021
Experts from around the world set to meet in Abidjan to adopt new guiding principles on the right to education
On 12-13 of February 2019, education and human rights experts will meet in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, for the adoption of guiding principles strengthening the right to access free quality public education in the context of growing private actor involvement in education. This landmark text promises to be the new reference point for governments, educators and... Read More
01 Dec 2021
Chargé/e de programme education 80-100% BERNE
Le/la chargé/e de programme fait partie de l’équipe éducation de la DDC et est responsable des activités de conseil, de dialogue politique et de réseautage du thème éducation. Vos tâches En collaboration avec le point focal éducation vous contribuez au dialogue politique en éducation au niveau internationale et nationale (élaboration des positions de la DDC,... Read More
01 Dec 2021
Invitation to the Swiss launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report 2019
The Swiss Launch of the Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report 2019 dedicated to “Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls” will take place on 21 February 2019 at SDC in Bern. The UNESCO’s Global Education Monitoring Report was released on 20 November 2018 in Berlin. The report continues its assessment of progress towards SDG4,... Read More
14-18 April 2019, San Francisco, USA: NORRAG panels at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference, Education for Sustainability
NORRAG and its network members will participate in the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Annual Conference on 14-18 April 2019, San Francisco, USA. With the growth and evolution of philanthropy in education worldwide, NORRAG’s panels seek to explain the possible impact of new philanthropy and other similar approaches as it bypasses existing policies and... Read More
01 Dec 2021
INEE is looking for a consultant - Learning Outcomes Mapping
Porticus and INEE are recruiting a consultant to conduct a mapping exercise of existing measurement tools & approaches and monitoring & results frameworks related to academic and social-emotional learning outcomes. This work aims to provide policy guidance towards a shared understanding of learning outcomes and monitoring in the education in emergencies space. The work is a... Read More
01 Dec 2021
FreshEd Podcast with Will Brehm
FreshEd with Will Brehm is a weekly podcast that takes ideas in educational research, which may initially seem impenetrable, and seeks to make them more accessible, unraveling their complexity through conversations with expert academics in the field. The show began in October 2015 out of the confluence of two ideas: to make research on globalization and education... Read More
01 Dec 2021
18 December 2018, Geneva: IBE Learning Series - Launch of the 2019 GEM Report, Geneva, International Migrants Day
UNESCO’s International Bureau of Education (IBE) is organising a launch of the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report Migration, displacement and education: Building bridges, not walls. The event will take place at IBE’s Geneva headquarters from 1:30- 3:30 PM, on Tuesday 18 December 2018. Timed to coincide with International Migrant’s Day and soon after the planned... Read More