Stefania Giannini’s Post

Today is the International Day of Education, a day established to celebrate and highlight the importance of education in our society. Read more: https://lnkd.in/d8raCig While having access to education is paramount and a basic human right, there are many people around the world, who do not have access to a school or a teacher. Millions of children are out of school and many more adults are #illiterate. Things are changing, as all over the world younger generations are more literate than their parents and grandparents but there is still much room for improvement. As for the #gendergap in #education, while it is closing – we can observe a significant change in the last decade, even in #European countries, it still exists. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gy45gCyP https://lnkd.in/dyhNCMw9. https://lnkd.in/dZzPf3Ba According to UNESCO, Today, 250 million children and youth are out of school, and 763 million adults are illiterate. When such a basic right is violated, it's time to transform education! This year's theme is education for lasting peace. Education gives us the tools to broaden our horizons, develop a better understanding of the world around us, to understand and accept others, thereby empowering us to serve as catalysts for #peace in our communities. Ensuring access to education for all is a responsibility we have towards each other as a global community and the International Day of Education is a day to reflect and to spark discussions on how to make this a reality. #EducationDay #educationday20 #accesstoeducation #EducationMatters #JournéeDeLÉducation #Evnia_CSR #ToStriveToSeekToFind #Evnia_Filotimo #education #educationforall #educationequity

Education can lay the preventative foundations by helping all learners realize their fundamental human right to accessible and equitable quality education. Click to read UNESCO's statement on 2024 #EducationDay #LearningForLastingPeace https://lnkd.in/eDChgGP6

As I end one of my educational chapters, I can't help but reflect on this journey. The happiness on my face the day I entered The United Nations for my first visit as a student is etched in my memory. I felt an awakening and a sense of responsibility. Virtues learned through my school life flashed before my eyes. It was a dream come true for someone from a tiny town where moving to an urban city is a celebration, let alone to a country abroad. I can't help but ponder why discussions around a student's life are often sidelined. Why do those aspiring to make an impact find themselves struggling, facing discrimination, and fighting through academic pressures? Education, once a beacon of enlightenment, now seems entangled in business intricacies. Policies, meant to support, sometimes become shackles, choking students rather than empowering them. Why haven't we addressed a global accreditation framework for equal and quality education? Students from developing nations risk everything for the allure of developed economies, only to fall prey to institutes waiting to drain vulnerable students who aspire to experience what a developed economic framework of education can offer. The dream is simple – to implement and design it for their own country or for lesser educationally developed nations. Is that too much of an aspiration?! Financial struggles force some to skip meals. Why don't we talk about ensuring no student goes hungry? Is the world we imagine detached from the reality of justice and equality? Now, navigating through a world of disorder in pursuit of diplomacy, I find myself questioning the stark contrast between the promised ideals and the harsh realities faced. What happens after the struggle? Seeking legal, moral, emotional help – it's a lonely journey, exhausting every resource. Somewhere along the way, we've all lacked cooperation – teachers, students, families, organizations, governments. The need of the hour is Teamwork. Together, we can ban and reject these barriers hindering the growth of our educational society. For students like me, caught between the desire for progress and the harsh realities, the question lingers: where should we go? Can any educator name a place that stands true to what a student deserves? 👩🎓 I'm still hopeful, at least with the student community that we can work together to create a wonderland – For Students, By Students. 👨🎓 #studentjourney #EducationReflections #TeamWork #globaleducation United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

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On 24 January we will celebrate the International Day of Education under the theme “Learning for lasting peace”. As the world is seeing a surge of violent conflicts paralleled by an alarming rise of discrimination, racism, xenophobia, and hate speech, our joint efforts to revert this disturbing trend in and through education are more urgent today than ever. An active commitment to peace is what we are all working towards. Education is central to this endeavor, as underlined by the new Recommendation on Education for Peace, Human Rights and Sustainable Development, resulting of a remarkable consensus among all 194 UNESCO Member States. This international instrument defines what needs to evolve in our approaches to education to achieve lasting peace, foster human development and promote dialogue. UNESCO and the Group of Friends for Education and Lifelong Learning are organizing a high-level panel and dialogue focused on this year’s theme at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. The event will mobilize Member States, UN agencies and programmes, UN-affiliated NGOs committed to education for peace, teachers and other education stakeholders and young people.   UNESCO is dedicating this year’s #EducationDay to the crucial role education and teachers play in countering hate speech. On this occasion, UNESCO will also organize a one-day online training (Master Class) for several thousand teachers from around the world on the deconstruction of hate speech, which will give them the tools to better spot, tackle and prevent hate speech incidents. You can access all the information and links to the events here: https://lnkd.in/deGRNYvV

Higher Education Day 🎓 💬🗣️ “We stand at a pivotal moment in history, where merely upgrading current systems won't suffice. We need profound change in our cultural, economic, political, and social practices, starting with higher education. Youth worldwide prioritize learning human values over traditional sciences, signaling a desire for deeper connections: they are looking for human connection again. Amid crises and social isolation, they call for a revival of shared values to foster dialogue and collective action. Education must evolve to integrate traditional wisdom with contemporary science to reduce our ecological footprint, and enhance collective well-being. If teachers should guide critical thinking, technology should promote meaningful human interactions.” Marine Hadengue Executive Director at Higher Education for Good Foundation and Director of Youth Talks #HigherEducationDay #Education #youth #youngpeople #community

Welcome to a transformative exploration of the role education plays in fostering lasting peace. 🕊️✨ Join us on a journey to understand how education becomes a powerful force against global challenges such as climate change, inequalities, discrimination, and conflicts. This video delves into UNESCO's vision and the concept note for the International Day of Education, celebrated on January 24, 2024. 📚 Key Points: The transformative nature of education for peace. Education as a long-term investment with increasing returns. The urgency of an active commitment to peace in today's global context. 🌐 Learn more about UNESCO's mission: [UNESCO's concept note](Link to UNESCO's concept note) 🗓️ Save the Date: International Day of Education: January 24, 2024 Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Location: ECOSOC Chamber, UNHQ, New York, United States of America Type: Non-governmental conference (In-person) Contact: Elisabetta Caporaso 🖐️ Raise Your Hand LIVE!: Host: Heela Yoon, GPE Youth Leader and peace activist. Date & Time: January 24, 2024, 9:30 am | 14:30 GMT Platform: YouTube (Live Broadcast) 🌍 Background: Education as a human right and its role in sustainable development. Challenges hindering universal education and the violation of the right to education for millions. 🌐 Transforming Education Summit: Addressing the global crisis in education with a focus on equity, inclusion, quality, and relevance. Seeking solutions to recover pandemic-related learning losses and transform education for a rapidly changing world. 📈 The Futures of Education: Sociological, ecological, and technological trends shaping education systems. UNESCO's commitment to revitalizing education as a public undertaking rooted in human rights, social justice, and cultural diversity. 🌐 Why International Days Matter: Understanding the significance of International Days in addressing global issues and advocating for change. ✨ Join us in the pursuit of education for lasting peace and a brighter future. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe to stay informed and contribute to the conversation! 🌟 #EducationForPeace #InternationalDayOfEducation #UNESCO #TransformativeLearning #GlobalChallenges #PeaceAndDevelopment #RaiseYourHandLive #TransformingEducationSummit #SustainableDevelopment #GlobalIssues #EducationMatters https://lnkd.in/dTKwAjBj

Education, a fundamental human right, continues to elude 250 million children worldwide. UNESCO's latest report, published on June 17, 2024, highlights the severe economic and societal costs of this educational gap, emphasizing the urgency for global action. #economicimpactofeducation #educationforall #educationinvestment #educationaldeficiencies #educationalgaps #globaleconomyeducation #outofschoolchildren #Qualityeducation #thxnews #UNESCOreport

Both 2023 and the beginning of 2024 have been marred by violent conflicts, rise in hate crimes, discrimination, bigotry, racism, xenophobia, effects of climate crisis, and lots more. These conflicts and challenges show glaring cracks in our societies and an opportunity for education to truly be a panacea aiding societies to rise above these seemingly insurmountable obstacles that are bringing down our common shared humanity and prospects of human flourishing. In the face of rising poverty, many see education as an enabler of prosperity, rightly so. However, education has a far wider, more crucial role in saving humankind from itself while enabling individual and planetary flourishing. It is not just enough for us to learn to become but we need to learn to be. To truly make education a transformative force in our societies, we must reimagine and reshape it, to align diverse aspects of education to foster an ecosystem that enables flourishing. On this International Day of Education, we urge all societal stakeholders including governments to push education beyond the existing literacies and foster essential skills like Social and Emotional Learning and Spirituality to build capacity of young people to overcome the challenges and issues of our times. Unlocking the transformative potential of education shall be our collective meditation for peace and love to triumph over adversities and conflicts. Happy International Day of Education. May our commitment to shaping education as a transformative force for our societies and our world propel us as champions of education for humanity. #internationaldayofeducation #education #Peaceeducation United Nations , UNESCO , UNESCO MGIEP , Global Citizenship Foundation

📣 New article in Nature Human Behaviour (Nature Portfolio) by me & Stefan Dercon: "Mind the gap between education policy and practice." We often pay close attention to policy making --> we need as much attention on policy **implementation** https://lnkd.in/eizinxxs Largest gaps in Africa. Bright spots in Latin America. Not correlated w/ GDP per capita necessarily, similar to patterns in learning outcomes. In a companion empirical component, we analyze policy-practice gaps further by policy, setting, & gap type: https://lnkd.in/eEna5Xch. We use detailed data on education policy plans from government officials and household-level data on services received in practice, building on impressive data generation efforts by The World Bank UNESCO UNICEF. Lots more work on this area is needed. The What Works Hub for Global Education (What Works Hub for Global Education), an ambitious new center combining researchers, policymakers, practitioners, & donors, will aim to understand & close policy-practice gaps to advance implementation science in education. The What Works Hub for Global Education is supported by a seed £30M investment by Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, including a consortium led by Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford + additional investments in Strategic Partners including the The World Bank, International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) The Learning Generation Initiative UNICEF Innocenti Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) Building Evidence in Education (BE²) British Council, and continues to grow and expand with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Jacobs Foundation - more to join the movement soon!