Education

UNESCO report rethinks education for the 21st Century

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Research at the forefront of the global race for sustainable development, says UNESCO report

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At UNESCO, Kazakhstan’s President Nazarbayev calls for intercultural dialogue to counter extremism

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UNESCO and United States promote education to prevent violent extremism

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UK student choice at the heart of new higher education reforms

UK government outlined ambitious proposals to put students at the heart of higher education on 6 November. The reforms are designed to boost teaching standards, support more people into university from disadvantaged backgrounds, and ensure better...

UNESCO report rethinks education for the 21st Century

Rethinking Education, launched internationally on 4 November at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France, is a reflection of the times. Inspired by the 1996 publication, Learning: The treasure within, also known as the ‘Delors report’, Rethinking...

Norwegian teachers’ union elects new president to take the helm

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New UEN President Steffen Handal

Professor of Biotechnology and Bioethicist Zabta Khan Shinwari of Pakistan is awarded 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize

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Nora HouguenadePakistani scientist Zabta Khan Shinwari, laureate of the 2015 UNESCO Avicenna Prize