News of UN agencies and organizations for the period from September to December 2023 is available in the third issue of the “UN in Russia” Bulletin.
This issue features an article about the inaugural “Teaching in the 21st Century” Teacher Competition, jointly organized by UNESCO IITE and NetDragon on the global teacher platform E-Library, and its winners. One of the esteemed rewards included a study tour to China, designed to facilitate knowledge exchange and the exploration of academic and EdTech innovations. The study tour was organized from November 27th to December 1st, aiming to enhance the exchange of pedagogical expertise among educators worldwide, while fostering collaboration in the realm of digitalized education.
The second article includes information about the International Round Table “From impact to assistance: current trends in personality-oriented transformative education”, held in October 2023 in the Republic of Kazakhstan under the auspices of UNESCO IITE. The partners of the event were the Russian Charitable Foundation “Investment to the Future” and the Kyrgyz National University named after J. Balasagyn. During the round table, the participants got acquainted with pedagogical practices aimed at developing education in the field of personal development, psychological well-being and health of children and adolescents, and discussed issues related to the formation of a safe, supportive and developing educational environment.
The e-version of the third number of the Bulletin (September-December 2023) is available in Russian language with a summary in English.