
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.


Leaving No One Behind: Establishing Inclusive Social Protection Systems in the Face of the COVID-19 Crisis

The Global Targeting of Education and Skill: Policy History and Comparative Perspectives

Decolonising the Curriculum and Racism in Academia

Post-2015 and the Global Governance of Education and Training

Internationalisation of Education and Development

The Right to Pre-School Education

Education as Humanitarian Response

Global Interdisciplinary Policy Research Conference on Youth Transitions – In partnership with ILO and other partners

Climate, Justice and Education

Education and Skills Post – 2015: What evidence, whose perspectives?

2030 DFS | Sports, Technology and Innovation
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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