News and Updates
Oslo press briefing with Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Education Commission Chair Gordon Brown
At the July Education Commission meeting in Oslo, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and Commission Chair Gordon Brown held a press briefing to discuss the Commission’s work and how education gives citizens the “qualifications to participate and be included in their society.”
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Improving education for a better world: perspectives from international students studying in the U.S.
Citing different education challenges and strategies, Edmonds Community College consultation participants joined in agreeing “education is the single most important thing in changing someone’s life, enriching the broader community, and bringing hope for a better world.”
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Why we need to invest in developing local language literacy teaching programs for African schools
Following their consultation report, Professor Heikki Lyytinen at the University of Jyväskylä explains why teachers need to have “the right training for teaching literacy in local African languages.”
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Education Commission Oslo meeting: global crafting for a learning generation, by Baela Raza Jamil
Reflecting on the outcomes of the Oslo Commission meeting, Commissioner Baela Raza Jamil discusses securing the promise of universal education and how the Education Commission hopes to rise to that challenge.
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The Education Commission at the Xin Philanthropy Conference
Alibaba Executive Chairman and Commissioner Jack Ma convenes the inaugural Xin Philanthropy Conference in Hangzhou, China to discuss, among other topics, moving toward global education. Joining Mr. Ma will be Commission Chair Gordon Brown who will speak at a plenary session and on the education panel.
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Five questions and answers from the Education Commission consultation at the UNESCO Asia-Pacific expert meeting on school finance
Bringing together 47 attendees from 12 countries, the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Expert Meeting on School Finance explored the Education Commission’s consultation questions ranging from education financing to technology in the classroom.
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Working together, we have a real chance to make global education a reality, by Erna Solberg
Norwegian Prime Minister and Education Commission Co-convener Erna Solberg explains how the international community can make significant progress toward the promise of global education if “decision-makers step up to the plate, together with teacher unions, international organisations, the private sector, civil society and others.”
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How to transform an education system, by Jakaya Kikwete
Drawing upon the Tanzanian experience, Commissioner Jakaya Kikwete, the former President of Tanzania, makes the case for expanding government investment and international support “to fulfill the promise of universal primary and secondary education.”
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A chorus of voices for the education #youthchallenge
Nearly 400 young people from 61 countries submitted 30-second videos to the Education Youth Video Challenge. Check them out and help choose the winner of the People’s Choice Award by voting for your favorite video. Voting closes on July 15, 2016.
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Oslo Education Week: Leaving no one behind in education
Olav Hereid Seim, the Education Policy Director in the Global Initiatives Section at the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reflects on the 2016 Oslo Education Week, recommendations for the Education Commission and the need to leave no one behind in education.
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