Several professors, researchers and students work on SDG 4 at the Graduate Institute. The activities range from academic courses on education, to events and research projects on skills development policies and Information Communication Technology, and academic and policy-oriented publications. The Network for International Policies and Cooperation in Education and Training (NORRAG) serves as a hub of activity on education at the Graduate Institute.
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Research and Teaching in International Education and Development: New Paradigms and Perspectives in the Post-2015 Era
Leaving No One Behind: Establishing Inclusive Social Protection Systems in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis
Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A
Education as Humanitarian Response
Education and Development: Tools and Techniques for International Cooperation
NORRAG Becomes a Research Centre
Post-2015 and the Global Governance of Education and Training
Climate, Justice and Education
SDG4 Data Week: Understanding the Monitoring of SDG 4: Targets, Actors, Data and Resources
Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on Youth Transitions – In partnership with ILO and other partners
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Goal 4 aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education for all which, according to the UN Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform, will require “increasing efforts, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia and for vulnerable populations, including persons with disabilities, indigenous people, refugee children and poor children in rural areas”. The promotion of lifelong learning opportunities for all is another aspect of the goal. Read more about Goal 4