UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (30 November – 4 December 2020)

 

NEW VIDEO TUTORIAL ON GENDER EQUALITY IN LEARNING CITIES

UNESCO has produced a video tutorial explaining how gender equality must be prioritized in learning cities to empower women through learning, eliminate gender-based discrimination and foster equitable, inclusive, resilient and sustainable cities. The video is available in the 6 UN languages. Learning cities advance policies and practices that foster sustainable development, notably through lifelong learning programmes that promote equity, cohesion and peace. The video tutorial is a part of the series ‘How to build a learning city’, which encourages the creation of thriving learning communities and provides cities with hands-on approaches to better implement policies and guiding documents.

PLAYLIST OF VIDEO MESSAGES AND 2020 GLOBAL EDUCATION DECLARATION

Watch your country’s education Minister or representative commitment to education on the 2020 Global Education Meeting playlist Watch the explanation video of the 2020 GEM Declaration and read the Declaration (available in numerous languages).

UPCOMING E-EVENTS

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->4 December: The neuroscience of learning: Relevance and prospects in the time of COVID-19: Seeks to contribute to closing the gap between scientific knowledge on learning and its application to education policies and practice. <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->8 December: Worldwide virtual launch of TIMSS 2019 results: First look at the results of TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2019 and present highlights from the TIMSS 2019 international report. COVID-19 and implications for learning assessment: Back-to-back following the launch of the TIMSS2019 results as a reminder to all of us of the critical importance of data, evidence and insights generated by large scale learning assessments in improving learning outcomes.

RESOURCES ON FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE GLOBAL CONVENTION

Last Wednesday (25 Nov), UNESCO organized the celebration of the First Anniversary of the Adoption of the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications regarding Higher Education. The virtual event counted more than 150 participants, including representatives from Norway and Nicaragua, the first two countries to ratify the Convention, among others. Check out the following resources in connection to the event: <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Recording of the event <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Concept note and agenda <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->A practical guide to recognition: implementing the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications Concerning Higher Education <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->What you need to know about qualifications recognition <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Social media assets for the digital campaign launched in connection to this event

LATEST NEWS

<!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->New UNESCO working paper on the impact of climate displacement on the right to education <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->UNESCO and The European Union (EU) have signed a new 5 million Euro agreement for the second Phase of the national TVET  Reform project. <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Corruption in education: Where does your country stand? <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->UNESCO laureate harnesses communities to ensure the education of hard-to-reach girls in Kenya <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Addressing anti-Semitism in schools: UNESCO and OSCE launch framework curricula for teacher trainers <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->Are countries ready to build learners’ resilience in times of crises? <!--[if !supportLists]-->·         <!--[endif]-->School-related gender-based violence impedes inclusive education of good quality

JUST PUBLISHED

Learning to become with the world: education for future survival Learning assessments in Sub-Saharan Africa: Teaching and Learning Educators’ Network for Transformation       The impact of climate displacement on the right to education   Inter-Agency group on TVET newsletter – November 2020   AI in education: change at the speed of learning      Cost Effective Approaches to Improve Global Learning – World Bank publication   Translate a Story: A book translation campaign to promote early age reading during COVID-19 crisis

210TH SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD

The first part of the 210th session of the UNESCO Executive Board is taking place from 2 to 10 December. The Board will open with a plenary session on 2 and 3 December, to be followed by the Committee on Conventions and Recommendations and NGO Committee on 4 December.

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