Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies |
Bi-Weekly Bulletin 1 May 2012 |
Dear INEE Members, Please find below the first INEE bulletin for the month of May 2012. This bulletin contains information and resources of interest and relevance to those working in the field of education in emergencies, chronic crises, and early reconstruction. We encourage you to share with us any helpful resources and information that you encounter for inclusion in future updates and on the INEE website. Please forward your suggestions with related attachments and web links to bwb@ineesite.org.
We hope that you will find this bulletin interesting and useful. Sincerely, INEE Secretariat |
CALL FOR SUBMISSION: Environmental Education and Awareness for Sustainable Development: Rio+20 | | (Green Cross International and Green Cross Russia) The Green Cross International (GCI) and the Green Cross Russia (GCR) are convening an International Conference on "Environmental Education and Awareness for Sustainable Development: Rio+20", which will be held in Moscow on 27-28 June 2012. One Seminar will be devoted to emergencies and environmental education. Specialists who are interested in contributing papers/reports for the above-mentioned Seminar on emergencies and/or interested in participating in the Conference can submit papers in English (they will be translated into Russian free-of-charge, and put on the Seminar's website: Oral translation into English will be available during the Conference. |
CALL FOR REGISTRATION: 2012 Summer Leadership Institute: Equity, Inclusion & Excellence Leading Inclusive Schools | | (Summer Leadership Institute) When: August 6-8, 2012 (9 & 10 for credit) Where: Syracuse University, US This interactive three-day school leadership institute will utilize the latest research, national presenters and key lessons from practice necessary to create equitable and excellent schools for all students. The institute places a particular focus on the inclusion of students with disabilities, special education, and issues of belonging and learning for all students. Who: Practicing administrators and school leaders, including principals, special education directors, curriculum directors, superintendents, teacher leaders, and educational leadership students. For more information, click here. |
CALL FOR APPLICATION: World Innovation Summit for Education Award 2012 | | (WISE Qatar) The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) was inaugurated by Qatar Foundation in 2009 under the patronage of its Chairperson, Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. WISE is an international, multi-sectoral initiative which fosters innovation and best practices in education. The annual WISE Summit brings together more than 1,000 practitioners, thinkers and leaders who share our conviction that education is a passport to social inclusion and the best means of confronting the challenges of the future. Applications for the WISE Awards 2012 will be accepted from April 1 to May 31. They will be evaluated under the general theme of Transforming Education. One of the Awards will be for a project that has best delivered innovative financing of primary education. This reflects the support of Her Highness Sheikha Moza for the United Nations Millennium Development Goal 2 on achieving universal primary education and it is designed to stimulate innovative projects targeted at achieving MDG 2. The winning projects will benefit from the recognition of leading experts as well as considerable international publicity. They will be celebrated at a Gala Dinner during WISE 2012, to be held November 13 to 15, 2012 in Doha. Each project will also receive a prize of $20,000 (US). For further information on the process and regulations, please visit the WISE website www.wise-qatar.org. |
PUBLICATION: Progress for Children: A Report Card on Adolescents | | (UNICEF) The report, for example, identifies sub-Saharan Africa as the most challenging place for an adolescent to live. The adolescent population of the region is still growing, and it is projected to have the greatest number of adolescents in the world by 2050. But only half the children in sub-Saharan Africa complete primary school and youth employment is low. The full report is available here. |
RESOURCE: Globalization and International Education | | (Robin Shields) Globalization and International Education introduces key international issues in education and considers the changes in education stemming from the rapid social, economic and cultural transformations associated with globalization. Grounded in a strong conceptual, theoretical framework, this accessible text will guide the reader through this evolving area.
For more information and to purchase this resource, click here. |
RESOURCE: UNESCO HIV and AIDS - Education Clearinghouse Newsletter March - April 2012 | | (UNESCO HIV and AIDS - Education Clearinghouse) To coincide with the new UNESCO and GNP+ publication "Positive Learning", this issue focuses on resources related to young people living with HIV and how the education sector can best support their needs. Also included are resources on gender, girls, and tertiary education, recent policy and strategy documents, and practical guides for implementing responses to HIV and AIDS. To access this resource, click here. |
TRAINING: Managing Gender-Based Violence Programmes in Emergencies: E-Learning Companion Guide | | (UNFPA) UNFPA has launched a companion guide to its free e-learning course for professionals who are working to address Gender Based Violence in humanitarian contexts. The e-learning course uses problems that practitioners currently face and case scenarios from real-life humanitarian contexts to guide learning. Integrated throughout the modules are videos, learning activities and quizzes that both engage the learner, and support participants' varying learning styles. The new companion guide not only covers all of the content in the e-learning, but also provides new case studies, sample tools, best practices, and activities. For more information, click here. |
TRAINING: Professional Certificate in Educational Planning | | (ICPS) When: 11 - 14 June, 2012 Where: London, UK The International Centre for Parliamentary Studies is proud to announce the Professional Certificate in Education Planning taking place from the 11th - 14th June in London.The certificate is accredited by the Chartered Management Institute, the leading body that awards internationally recognised management and leadership qualifications. This course will provide participants with an insight into issues of securing and planning financing and delivery systems towards 'Education for All'. This programme challenges participants to examine aspects of the planning process, including financing and gender equality issues, and the possibilities emerging from educational improvement. Participants will leave the week equipped to tackle the ongoing nature of planning and the process of self-examination, the confrontation of difficult choices and the establishment of priorities it encompasses. For more information, click here. |
INEE BLOG HIGHLIGHT | | Global Action Week Promotes Early Childhood Education (UNICEF) Early childhood care and education - a cornerstone of every child's development - is one of the most neglected 'Education For All' goals, and is unlikely to be achieved by 2015. This year, during Global Action Week, from 22-28 April, advocates are calling on world leaders to ensure that early childhood care and education take place right from the start for every child. To see full blog, click here. |
EiE NEWS | | 29 March 2012 - Students from seven refugee camps in eastern Chad take national Sudanese secondary school-leaving exams (RET) During the morning of 19th March 2012, the Sudanese Consulate, the national Education Delegate from the Ouaddaï region, and the UNHCR Head of Sub-Office Farchana officially opened the formal secondary school-leaving examinations. Full article in English and in French. |
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