EDUCATION THIS WEEK

 

EDUCATION THIS WEEK (14 – 25 February 2022)

HAPPY MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY

Happy Mother Language Day 2022! Today we celebrate linguistic diversity, which is increasingly threatened as more and more languages disappear. Did you know that globally 40% of the population does not have access to an education in a language they speak or understand?   We need to preserve the differences in cultures and languages to foster tolerance and respect for others.   You can help spread this important message by sharing the social-media pack prepared for this Day in English, French and Spanish, including GIFs. You are of course welcome to translate the messages in your mother tongues and share with your networks. Below two key articles you should read in relation to the topic: Why mother language-based education is essential New right to education report reveals measures taken by countries to expand linguistic diversity in education

SHARE YOUR INPUTS ON THE SDGs – DEADLINE 11 MARCH

The 2022 United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (2022 HLPF) will be held from 5-7 and 11-15 July 2022. On the theme “Building back better from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while advancing the full implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, the meeting will review progress toward the following Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): •    4 on quality education, •    5 on gender equality, •    14 on life below water, •    15 on life on land, and •    17 on partnerships for the Goals. The forum will take into account the different and particular impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic across all Sustainable Development Goals and the integrated, indivisible and interlinked nature of the Goals.   The global online consultation is open until 11 March 2022. All stakeholders are invited to contribute concise and focused input for each SDG under review. More information here

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION SUMMIT 2022

Last November the UN Secretary-General announced he will convene a Summit on Transforming Education (TES) to take place in New York in September 2022. The Summit is proposed in ‘Our Common Agenda’, as part of the focus on better representing young people and future generations. UNESCO is hosting the Summit Secretariat, preparing and coordinating the pre-Summit that will take place end of June this year, as well as the main event in September. You can watch the first TES information briefing to Member States by the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the UNESCO’s Assistant-Director General last Friday. More here

HIGH-LEVEL STEERING COMMITTEE SHERPA MEETING

On 23-24 February your representative, Helen Dabu, CCNGO Coordination Group member, Secretary-General of ASPBAE will attend the first High-Level Steering Committee Sherpa Meeting. The inaugural HLSC Sherpa Group meeting will: Provide an overview of the strengthened Global Education Cooperation Mechanism (GCM) and the High-Level Steering Committee’s (HLSC) roles and responsibilities and roadmap for 2022-2023 Inform on progress on the operationalization of the Committee's three Functional Areas (Evidence, Data and Monitoring, Financing) Identify a set of strategic thematic focus areas to mobilize global cooperation Inform on Transforming Education Summit (TES) and its alignment with the Global Education Cooperation Mechanism  Discuss the HLSC contribution to the High-Level Political Forum thematic review of SDG 4 Present a proposal for the Inter-Agency Secretariat's core tasks, responsibilities and operational modalities  More information here

JOURNAL OF LIFELONG LEARNING: CALL FOR REVIEWERS

The International Review of Education – Journal of Lifelong Learning (IRE) is seeking to expand its roster of regular reviewers. IRE is the longest-running international and comparative education journal in the world. It publishes empirical, theoretical/conceptual and policy-related articles from a variety of disciplinary orientations related to lifelong learning, with a focus on adult and non-formal learning and education. The IRE team invites emerging and established scholars who work in the broad area of international education and/or lifelong learning from a range of disciplinary perspectives to send us their statements of interest. Please share with your networks and click here to learn more.

LATEST NEWS

Educators in India to attend a training workshop on preventing antisemitism Why mother language-based education is essential New right to education report reveals measures taken by countries to expand linguistic diversity in education Víctor Carilaf y el proyecto Kimeltuwe: la enseñanza del mapuzugún a través de las redes sociales (in Spanish) Friends for Education call for modernized education systems ‘Higher education saved my life.’ Interview with Wilfredo Laracuente, former prisoner at Sing Sing Correctional Facility (New York, USA) One Ocean Summit: UNESCO calls on countries to include ocean education in school curricula by 2025 Ingeniosas, ciencia y tecnología para todas: “Aspiramos a que la educación en Ciencia, Tecnología Ingeniería y Matemáticas (CTIM) con mirada de género sea considerada de manera transversal en todas las comunidades educativas” A new social contract for education: Science & evidence Inaction by government fueling exploitation and inequity in education in Uganda We must commit to inclusive education for people with disabilities Life and learning in slums: is there a plan? For-profit provision is not compatible with compulsory education A growing consensus on banning profit-making and commercial practices in education Myth 5: Parents make choices about schools based on how good they are A growth mindset for governments: #InvestinTeachers

ED EVENTS THIS WEEK

Global Education Cooperation Mechanism - Sherpa Group Meeting Reimagining the Futures of Higher Education towards 2050 Learning to build back better futures of education: Lessons from educational innovation during the COVID-19 pandemic