OMAN – A NEW DESTINATION FOR E-LEARNING
According to latest research conducted by Docebo, Middle East e-learning market to grow 8.2% yearly until 2016. Global and regional education suppliers are raising their stakes in the Middle East as the region’s e-learning market sees revenues rising to $560.7 million by 2016 amid a very competitive growing size of the self-paced e-learning market. Oman […]
2015 #EFA #Gender Report: Less than half of countries have achieved gender parity in #education
A new Gender Report compiled by UNESCO’s EFA Global Monitoring Report (GMR) for International Day of the Girl Child, shows that fewer than half of countries – of which none in sub-Saharan Africa – have achieved the goal of gender parity in both primary and secondary education, even though all were supposed to achieve it […]
The 2nd Higher #Education Leadership Forum #MENA
Where Leaders of Higher Education Meet 9th– 11th November, 2015 | Dusit Thani, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Under the Gracious Patronage of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth, and Community Development UAE The MENA Higher Education Leadership Forum (MENA-HELF) is the region’s premier dynamic network established with the […]
Global Citizens Strong Support for Ambitious Paris Agreement
Launch of World Wide Views Global Citizen Consultation Results Report on Climate and Energy Strong Public Support for Political Leaders to Commit to Ambitious Climate Action Now The COP 21 Paris Agreement Needs to Open a Credible Path to Limit Global Warming to No More than 2 Degrees Celsius Citizens worldwide have given their leaders […]
3rd Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival
Jury of the 3rd Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival unveils main challenges in the evaluation and selection process Challenges arise during its efforts to select winners of the SICFF Awards FUNN, the Sharjah-based foundation dedicated to promoting media arts for and among children and youth in the UAE, has announced that the jury of the 3rd edition […]
Cartas de Federico Mayor Zaragoza al Presidente Barack Obama y a las ONG de las Naciones Unidas
Ante procesos potencialmente irreversibles no caben aplazamientos: en cuestiones de medio ambiente y de dignidad humana pueden alcanzarse puntos de no retorno. Sería una irresponsabilidad histórica permitir que la habitabilidad de la Tierra se deteriorara. Y no remediar el drama humano de los refugiados e inmigrantes. Y no detener la locura del llamado Estado Islámico. […]
Nomination call for UNESCO-Hamdan Prize 2015-2016
The fourth edition of the UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers has opened the call for nominations. The prize is awarded every two years and it recognizes initiatives that contribute to improving educational practices around the world, with priority given to developing countries and to marginalized and disadvantaged […]
Higher Education MENA
Dates: 19 – 22 October 2015 Event URL: http://www.highereducationmena.com Venue: The Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, Dubai, UAE Twitter: #HigherEd Description: The Middle East is rapidly positioning itself as an emerging global hub for excellence in international higher and further education. In order to maintain this trajectory, universities and colleges are under increasing pressure to innovate – […]
Sustainable Development Goals for 2030: The Land Beyond Borders for our Planetary Youth
Interconnecting dreams in the land beyond borders. Photo in Vitsa, Greece. Spanish version Around the world, young people of both sexes look to the future, and question current socio-economic models that are based on the irrational exploitation of natural resources. While it is true that capitalist systems have brought enormous material benefits, their functionalist view subordinates […]
Los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible de 2030: una tierra más allá de las fronteras para nuestra juventud planetaria
Interconectando sueños en la tierra del más allá de las fronteras. Foto en Vitsa, Grecia. Versión inglés En todo el mundo, los jóvenes de ambos sexos miramos hacia el futuro y nos cuestionamos los modelos socio-económicos actuales que se basan en la explotación irracional de recursos naturales. Si bien es cierto que el sistema capitalista ha […]
