What is the Value of Higher Education?
College degrees no longer guarantee gainful positions. In many parts of the world, graduate unemployment is hitting the crisis level. While data from the past decades shows that higher education has paid off well for most people, the rapidly changing labor market and the accelerating rise in tuition cause many to question the return on investment for […]
Who Should Solve the Skills Gap?
Mind the gap: all over the world, graduates struggle to find work yet millions of jobs are waiting to be filled. In face of this pervasive disconnect between job supply and job demand, business owners blame schools for not adapting what students are taught to the labor market’s needs, while school leaders complain that employers […]
Can Social Enterprise Lead Innovation in Education?
Current education systems are struggling to meet the rapid pace of change and the needs of millions of learners. By offering new thinking on old challenges, social entrepreneurs aim to fill the gaps left open by traditional actors, whether in terms of access, pedagogies or learning tools. Can social enterprises succeed where traditional actors have […]
Education for Peace and Development
On 26 May 2016, WISE is organizing a high-level gathering at IHEC Carthage in Tunis, Tunisia to focus on the role of education in fostering peace and development. Education can be a catalyst for peace. When young people are empowered with the right skills to build a future for themselves, they help lay the foundation […]
Building an Efficient, Creative Teaching Force
Quality of teaching is a key factor in determining the outcomes of an education system but teachers today face a broad range of often contradictory expectations. Recently, global think tanks, independent experts and leading international organizations published many in-depth research papers and surveys that delve into the everyday lives of teachers and examine the state […]
Educational Approaches for Refugee Integration
Refugee children are suffering outside of the war zone from lack of safety, food, healthcare, and education. With the increasing number of refugees globally, access to education is an important aspect to consider. Governments and international organizations around the world are making tremendous efforts to find more efficient and effective ways of fulfilling educational needs […]
Imagining the Future of Education
We have embraced the profound changes of the digital age and we are exploring the further dazzling disruption of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, yet education often remains unchanged and seems largely disconnected from these dramatic developments. Lifelong learning has become crucial. As technology replaces human roles, big data, artificial intelligence and smart living create new […]
Innovating for Equity in Education
An inclusive and fair system that makes quality education available to all is one of the most powerful ways to create a more just and equitable society. What type of innovation is best suited to ensure all learners achieve their potential, regardless of regional, socio-economic and cultural backgrounds? What are the practical lessons from the […]
Accelerating Innovation in Refugee Education
Conflict and war have triggered widespread dislocation of people on a scale not seen since the end of the Second World War. For many of them, education is the only hope to rebuild futures and pursue productive, meaningful lives. However, the growing complexity of emergencies means that conventional approaches to education may no longer be […]
Educating Global Citizens for the 21st Century
In times of disruption, the choice to become a member of an emerging world community is so important – now more than ever. To combat the rise in populism, we need schools to promote global citizenship, respect for diversity and critical thinking. To solve the planet’s hardest problems, we need education to advance a new […]