UNESCO - EDUCATION THIS WEEK (2 – 5 November 2021)

 

NOMINATION FOR THE CCNGO/Education 2030 Coordination Group (2022-2023)

The current CCNGO/ED 2030 Coordination Group was appointed by the Ninth Meeting of the CCNGO/ED in 2019, to serve until the Tenth Meeting of the CCNGO/ED 2030. The upcoming Tenth Meeting of the CCNGO/ED 2030 (December, online) is therefore due to establish a new Coordination Group. We invite interested CCNGO/ED 2030 member organizations to submit their candidature to become a member of the Coordination Group. We are inviting applications for two international focal points, five regional focal points, and two representatives of the CCNGO/ED 2030 at large nominations open until 15 November. Here: https://forms.office.com/r/g5Fx1WHxc1

GLOBAL EDUCATION MEETING

UNESCO will co-host, with the Government of France, the Global Education Meeting’s high-level segment at its headquarters in Paris and online (watch the event live), on 10 November 2021 from 2:30-6:00pm (Paris time). Meeting documents Concept note  Background document  The Paris Declaration: A Global Call for Investing in the Futures of Education The high-level segment will aim to create a global political momentum to raise the profile of education and its investment imperative. It will adopt the “Paris Declaration” to renew national and international leaders’ commitment to invest in education – domestically and internationally – and to accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 4 (Quality Education). During the meeting, the SDG 4 - Education 2030 High-Level Steering Committee will be officially launched. This renewed global cooperation mechanism will play a central role in monitoring Member States’ progress, international actors’ contributions as well as recommend priority actions for education. The event will be held at UNESCO Headquarters and online with interpretation in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian.

UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE

The UNESCO General Conference, taking place @HQ from 9 to 24 November 2021, features a rich array of education events, including the launch of the much-anticipated Report on the Futures of Education and the Global Education Meeting on 10 November.  Click here to see the list of all education events organized during the General Conference.

HIGHER EDUCATION

Invitation to the first in the series of UNESCO’s Higher Education Conversations, focusing on the Global Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education and the regional recognition conventions.  This first conversation will be held on Thursday, 4 November from 13:00 – 14:15 (GMT +2) on Zoom and opened by Ms Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education. It aims to bring together policy makers and higher education stakeholders dealing with recognition issues to enhance an understanding of the UNESCO higher education conventions and facilitate their implementation.  Download the programme Register More on the event

UPCOMING ED EVENTS

4 November International day against violence and bullying at school including cyberbullying, linked to this event: Special session on cyberbullying Global and regional higher education conventions – Higher education conversation series 3 – 5 November LAC Regional Forum on Education Policy: How to use information systems in education policymaking. To register 5 November COP 26: Together for tomorrow: Education and climate action Press release: Only half of the national curricula in the world have a reference to climate change, UNESCO warns 8 November UNESCO-IBE OECD Curriculum Overload: A Way Forward To register

LATESTS NEWS

Global Ministers Conference sets out priorities to address hate speech through education What you need to know about online violence including cyberbullying Global Education Ministers Conference, towards a shared action plan to counter hate speech UNESCO Learning City Award goes to ten cities with outstanding achievements in lifelong learning SDG4Youth Network: Positioning students and youth at the front and centre of SDG4 Learn the facts, think critically, take action: Stand together against hate speech UNESCO MGIEP partners with the Kalinga Institutes for the SEEK online course UNESCO joins pledges to strengthen global Holocaust education at Malmö International Forum Beyond skills: when the UNESCO TVET Programme for Vulnerable Youth writes success stories A reinforced UNESCO-EU partnership for Education  UNESCO MGIEP partners with the Heartfulness Institute for a global essay event on #KindnessMatters

JUST PUBLISHED

Getting every school climate-ready: how countries are integrating climate change issues in education Survey analysis report Inclusion in early childhood care and education : Brief on inclusion in education Situation Analysis on the Effects of and Responses to COVID-19 on the Education Sector in Asia Regional and national reports   Mindfulness-based social emotional learning in a hybrid education environment Guidelines on open and distance learning for youth and adult literacy

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