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We're at the BAICE conference at the University of Sussex! If you're attending the event, join us tomorrow for an insightful panel on shaping the future of education in Uganda. Together with Open Development and Education Ltd. and Sightsavers we will explore the intersection between holistic curricula, learner-centred pedagogies and teacher development. 💡 📚 🎙Panel speakers, » Ellen Smith, Aga Khan Foundation » Richard Lacere, Aga Khan Foundation Uganda » Hannah Walker, Open Development & Education » Ronnie (Veronica) Stapleton, Sightsavers » Prof. Jo Westbrook, University of Sussex 📍 Join the session this Thursday at 9:30am-11:00am, Room 155: https://lnkd.in/eRDCDTVr

Grateful to have played a small part in this Open Development and Education Ltd. ➕ Omdena project on a super valuable area of research .... 📢 2023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records going back to 1850 🌎 🌡 ☀.... #climatechange 📢 What does this mean for education⁉.... 📚 #education #SDG4 #SubSaharanAfrica 📢 Temperatures in school classrooms are rising 🌡 ☀ ☀☀🌡.... 📢 ➖ negatively ➖ impacting on student learning environments/student attainment 📒 🔠 🔢 .... 📢 Awareness of ➕ the prediction of future indoor classroom temperatures🌡 can enhance learning environments ➡ student safety ➡ comfort ➡ student attainment 📚 🏫 .... 💡This Open Development and Education Ltd. / Omdena project took big steps towards a groundbreaking AI-driven predictive model using satellite imagery ➕ environmental data to estimate indoor classroom temperatures in Tanzanian schools.💡 💡Utilisation of the model ➕ subsequent interventions has the potential to make the school day of thousands of Tanzanian students more bearable ➕ increase their educational attainment ➕ future prospects.💡 A big thank you 🌟 to all the Omdena Challenge participants who worked diligently on this project; Duplex YOUNKAP NINA Zainab Akhtar Indri Adisoemarta Abhishek Dutta Viktoriia V. Anant Vats Vignesha J.Omkar Bhatkande Raza M. Utpal Mishra Denis Mwangi Adham Walid #SDG4 #SDG13 #Education #ClimateChange #SubSaharanAfrica #Tanzania #LearningEnvironments #Temperature #Educationforall #Future https://lnkd.in/esiyX86f

It was an honour to welcome esteemed guests to Jesus College, Cambridge to celebrate the HP Cambridge Partnership for Education EdTech Fellowship South and Southeast Asia fellows last night. As our residential academy with the fellows comes to a close, we reflected on the huge potential of education technology and of partnership with diplomatic and government officials, researchers, and leaders across all aspects of teaching and learning. Strengthening international ties is crucial for driving innovation and fostering global collaboration. We want to extend our sincere appreciation to H.E. the Ambassador of Indonesia; H.E. the High Commissioner of Singapore; H.E. the Deputy Ambassador of Vietnam; H.E the Deputy High Commissioner of Malaysia; the First Secretary of the High Commission of Pakistan and their teams for joining us and for their continuous efforts in enhancing bilateral relations and supporting opportunities for education exchange. Thank you: Indonesian Embassy in London High Commission Of Malaysia London Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Embassy of Vietnam in the United Kingdom High Commission For Pakistan Thank you to all our guests, and especially to the phenomenal fellows and contributors who made this week so impactful. Bhaskar Vira University of Cambridge Ipsita Dasgupta Mayank Dhingra HP Jane Mann 📷The South and Southeast Asia fellows: Anil Sabale, Aarti Sonmale, Duc Lan Do, Fatimah Hashim, Iwan Syahril, Joseph Emmanuel, Timotius Kuswanto, Lee Lin Yee, Preeti Hingorani, Ramana Saraswathi Perumal, Sindhu Prabhu Desai, Prof Sreekanth Yagnamurthy, and Waqas Afridi and colleagues from Cambridge and Open Development and Education Ltd.

In about 1.5 hours, we are telling the education data story in Africa while strengthening learning foundations for a brighter future. Would you want to know why connecting data, synthesising evidence & democratisation of evidence is important? Join Zizi Afrique Foundation's John Mugo as he speaks to that. Sign up: https://ow.ly/nta650SMUvT Learn about #UnlockingData: https://lnkd.in/eawAiAVM With eBASE Africa, Education Sub Saharan Africa (ESSA)