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Global Education Centre of the Geneva Graduate Institute, network of 6,100 experts in 182 countries.
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Become a NORRAG #AcademicFreedom Fellow in #Europe
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DEADLINE: 6 SEPTEMBER 2025

This initiative complements established ones in Africa, Asia, Latin America and South-East Asia.
It’s a comprehensive process, please take some time and come back to it as needed.
“When teachers are trained, they believe change is possible. But belief alone is not enough.”

Read this week’s blog post to explore findings and policy recommendations from a study conducted by People Action for Learning Network in Tanzania and Senegal.

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#EduSky #Pedegogy
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
What Do We Mean by Inclusion and Equity in Early Childhood?

In this week’s blog post, Ella Wright emphasises that the promise of outcomes-based financing can be realised when inclusion is woven through every stage of its design.

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#EarlyChildhoodEducation #Inclusion #EduSky
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Day 2 at UN Human Rights Social Forum.

Join us for the Round Table Discussion on Education for Socio-Economic Rights.

🗓️ Friday, 31 October 2025
🕙 10:00–11:30 CET
📍 Assembly Hall, UN Office at Geneva

🔗 The session is also live-streamed at the UN TV: buff.ly/WnoN6fJ
October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Shadow Education: Its Providers, Demands, and Regulator Inadequacies.

Read this week’s blog post by Mark Bary to explore what it means to take private tutoring out of the shadows.

Link: buff.ly/jgyJjMi

#PrivateTutoring #UNESCO #EduSky
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
At #ADEATriennale2025 to show how Innovative Financing can support strengthening the resilience of Africa’s educational systems.

Come meet the team and do not miss the session on resource mobilization from the private sector today at 1.40pm
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October 30, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If you are at the 2025 Social Forum, joins us in Room VII, at 1pm CET
Moira Faul will be presenting on Prioritizing the #RightToEducation in emergencies

And if you are wondering around the Palais des Nations, visit our exhibition in the Salle des Pas Perdus!
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October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📢 Join the Conversation: Challenging the Deficit Model

How do deficit narratives shape the way we view the Global South—and what if we focused on communities’ strengths instead?

📅 29 Oct 2025 | 18:30 CEST
🌍 Online & Auditorium A2, Maison de la Paix
🔗 Register: buff.ly/wM6Qo8P
October 28, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Education must be at the heart of climate action.
Ahead of #COP30, members of the Geneva Global Hub for Education in Emergencies urge governments and partners to put children’s learning and resilience at the centre of climate discussions.

📝 read the full statement
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October 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
For decades, the Global South has been framed through a “deficit lens.” It’s time to challenge that. Join our hybrid panel to explore strength-based approaches, resilience, and innovative solutions.

📅 29 Oct 2025 | 18:30 CEST
🌍 Online & Auditorium A2, Maison de la Paix
🔗 Register: buff.ly/wM6Qo8P
October 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
On World Development Information Day, we ask the big question: How do we stop AI from deepening inequality?

Find answers to this question on our publication that brought together 29 experts from 5 continents

Link: buff.ly/sVcoAW6

#DigitalEquity#InclusiveTech #TechForAll #LeaveNoOneBehind
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
“Education systems must not merely reflect societies but actively shape them: addressing inequalities, building social cohesion, and fostering resilience.”

Read this week's blog post on a transformative approach to education for peace from a child’s rights perspective.

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October 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join our hybrid panel Challenging the Deficit Model to explore how strength-based approaches can reshape policy, celebrate community resilience, and reframe global narratives.
📅 29 Oct 2025 | 18:30 CEST
🌍 Online & Auditorium A2, Maison de la Paix
🔗 Register: buff.ly/wM6Qo8P
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Millions of children still lack access to quality early learning. Could outcomes-based financing (OBF) help close the gap? Join us on 21 Oct for a webinar exploring OBF in ECCE—with insights from projects in design, implementation, and completion.
👉 Register now: buff.ly/ALvJcFu
October 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
On #WorldStatisticsDay, we’re highlighting our book:

📘 Achieving Equitable Education: Missing Education Data and the SDG 4 Data Regime

It explores where education data is missing — and why that matters for equity, policy & progress under #SDG4.

#WorldStatisticsDay #EduSky
October 20, 2025 at 9:01 AM
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is a powerful reminder that education is one of the most effective tools we have to reduce poverty. In fact, it has accounted for 40% of the decline in global poverty since 1980.

📚 Learn More: buff.ly/CRQ5O3n

#EduSky #PovertyReduction
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Don’t miss it: The first public webinar of the Collective Learning Initiative (CLI)!
📅 21 Oct | 10:30–12:00 BST
🎙 Hear directly from programmes
💡 Learn big-picture trends + practical lessons
🌍 Connect with a global community shaping the future of ECCE financing
🔗 Register today: buff.ly/ALvJcFu
October 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
In this week’s blog post, Sajid Ali, Aisha Naz Ansari, and Khadija Gul explore the 2021 School Clustering Policy — aimed at improving access & quality in remote schools by linking them to stronger Cluster Hubs.

Clustering holds promise — if it’s done well.

Read more 👉 buff.ly/bNGCStu
#edusky
October 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
“Teachers are front-line architects of the HDP nexus, operationalising it at multiple levels: classroom, community, system, and policy.”

Read the full article by Christopher Henderson and Alison Joyner 📝 buff.ly/RRskFBL #WorldTeachersDay
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Last week at #BuildingBridges2025, we co-hosted an event on Investing in Futures, exploring how to make education more investable, impactful & inclusive.

Key takeaways:

🔹 Align evidence, practice & capital
🔹 Unlock innovative finance
🔹 Keep education high on the global agenda

#EduSky
October 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Reposted by NORRAG
And the evening was reserved for the “Faire voter les jeunes : une question de moyens ?” debate + roundtable with Et pourquoi pas ?, moderated by Nicolas Duvoux.

And a big thanks to @norrag.bsky.social for giving a preview of their exhibition.
October 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Excited to share that NORRAG contributed to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ report on the rights of the child and the human rights violations of children in armed conflict.

The contribution “Enjoying the Right to Education: for all Children, in all Contexts” is available
Enjoying the Right to Education: for all Children, in all Contexts - NORRAG -
NORRAG contributed to the report of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Rights of the child and the human rights violations of children in armed conflict (A/HRC/60/51), mandated by Human…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How do students in public schools engage with the SDGs? 🌍

On this week’s blog post, Shreyan Acharya shares how a student-created magazine became a tool for civic learning, leadership & global citizenship. 📘✨

Read more: buff.ly/3ZfHdKA
#SDGs #EduSky
October 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Missed our summer exhibition? We’re back with our Geneva Exhibition Tour

Check out our exhibition:

"International Cooperation in Education in Geneva"

🗓️ Dates:
📍 The Fab, Maison de la Paix – Oct 6–13 & 17–31
📍 UNHRC Social Forum – Oct 30–31
📍 Youth Activist Summit – Nov 17–21

#EduSky
October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Refugee teachers are vital but often overlooked. This #InternationalTeachersDay, see NORRAG’s latest policy insights to support them.

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#RefugeeTeachers #EduSky
October 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Find out about what Honourable Mentions of the 2025 NORRAG Prize examined in their MA thesis:

🎓 Sara Ferrari on women’s leadership & education in rural India

🌍 Alina Saif on Global Citizenship Education in South Korea’s curriculum shift

Read: buff.ly/pomxFkU
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#EduSky
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM