UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK

 

15 February – 5 March 2021

LAUNCH OF IMAGINECOLE

Let’s kick off the month of March with the launch of a new regional platform imaginecole.africa.   Created by UNESCO and partners of the Global Education Coalition with support from the Global Partnership for Education, the platform provides educational resources to some 6.6 million French-speaking students, teachers and education staff  in 10 countries of Central and West Africa, and is a complement to already existing national learning platforms. A great advantage is that the platform includes spaces allowing students and teachers to download content as well as to upload and share learning resources. Read this Q&A to learn more (available in French).   A ministerial conference launching the platform will take place this Thursday with UNESCO’s head of Education, Stefania Giannini and representatives from CONFEMEN and France, among others.  Keep safe.

Education was selected by more than 15000 people around the world as one of the top solutions to solve major global challenges, such as discrimination, climate change and inequality. Click here to know more about the highlights of UNESCO’s World in 2030 survey results, prepared  by UNESCO.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS UNESCO-JAPAN PRIZE ON EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OPEN

Call for nominations of the UNESCO-Japan Prize on Education for Sustainable Development is now open. Deadline: 30 April 2021

FREE ONLINE COURSE TO EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AS AGENTS TO CHANGE

Do you know anyone interested in learning about "Education for Global Citizenship: Youth, Human Rights and Participation in Latin America and the Caribbean"? If so, encourage them to take part in UNESCO’s new 4-week online-course (in Spanish) to reflect upon the most urgent global challenges, identifying successful youth strategies and practices to transform communities and regions into peaceful, tolerant, safe and sustainable environments, based on the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms.

IBE DIRECTOR ON BBC AFRIQUE (IN FRENCH)

Listen to the Director of UNESCO’s  International Bureau of Education (IBE) and other education specialists talk about the importance of mother languages in Africa on the occasion of International Mother Language Day 2021.

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