UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (UNESCO IITE) took part in the Dialogue on the Integration of ICT in Education and Innovative Practices organized by the UNESCO International Institute… Read more Integration of ICT in education and innovative practices has been discussed in Addis Ababa
Overcrowded classrooms, inadequate teacher training, lack of professional development during their careers: all these factors have a negative effect on learning. World Teachers’ Day, celebrated annually on 5 October, focuses… Read more World Teachers’ Day: Quality education requires well-trained teachers
The Yidan Prize’s laureates this year are Northwestern University’s Professor Larry Hedges and edX’s founder and CEO, Professor Anant Agarwal. Both of them will be joined by approximately 350 world… Read more The Yidan Prize 2018 Announced Laureates
On September 4-7, 2018, the UNESCO IITE took part in the Regional Meeting of National Coordinators of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) of Europe and North America. The Regional… Read more UNESCO IITE session on “The Potential of ICT for Intercultural Communication and Education” at the Conference dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the UNESCO ASPnet
Over 50 policy makers and experts from Europe and Central Asia region and representatives of UN organizations met in Stockholm on August 30-31, 2018 to assess the progress made and… Read more UNESCO IITE presents new edition of International Technical Guidance on Sexuality Education at the European regional meeting on Sexual and Reproductive Health
The 2018 Dujiangyan International Forum was held on 30-31 August 2018 in Chengdu, China. The Forum was arranged by the Chinese National Commission for UNESCO, Chengdu Municipal People’s Government, and… Read more UNESCO IITE at the Dujiangyan International Forum 2018
Expert working group including the representative of the UNESCO IITE has completed the final document of the International conference “Tangible and Intangible Impact of Information and Communication in the Digital… Read more Ugra declaration “Information and communication in the digital age” has been adopted
At the invitation of the Russian Society “Znanie” and the Committee for Education and Science of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, the UNESCO IITE is engaged in the… Read more UNESCO IITE joined in efforts to develop the occupational standards for digital curator
It has been almost a decade since the first edition of the International technical guidance on sexuality education developed by UNESCO experts in cooperation with other UN agencies was released… Read more In the run-up to the 22nd International AIDS Conference UNESCO IITE presents Russian translation of the new International technical guidance on sexuality education
The importance of fostering media and information literacy as a vital set of competencies was stressed by the participants of the International Policy Dialogue on UNESCO Information for All Programme… Read more Media and Information Literacy was prioritized on the agenda of the International Policy Dialogue on UNESCO IFAP Priority Areas in the BRICS countries
In June 2018, UNESCO IITE supported the organisation of a training seminar in Cholpon-Ata (Kyrgyzstan) for education managers and professors of pedagogical universities. At the seminar academic staff of Issyk‑Kul, Osh,… Read more Training teachers to deliver healthy lifestyle lessons: UNESCO IITE advancing a large-scale project in Kyrgyzstan
UNESCO, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have released a joint publication on substance use: Good Policy and Practice in Health Education: Education sector responses to the… Read more UNESCO IITE review of substance use prevention education in Eastern Europe and Central Asia used for global recommendation by UNESCO HQ, UNODC and WHO