
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.


Decolonising the Curriculum and Racism in Academia

Walking the SDGs in Europe, from theory to action

Education and Development: Tools and Techniques for International Cooperation

An Expert Look at Public-Private Partnerships in Education

How the COVID Pandemic Is Shifting International Knowledge Production from Global to Local

Education as Humanitarian Response

SDG4 Data Week: Understanding the Monitoring of SDG 4: Targets, Actors, Data and Resources

Advanced Development Macroeconomics: Empirical Research

Philanthropy in Education: Setting the Stage for Analyzing Global Trends, Regional Differences and Diverse Perspectives

The Right to Pre-School Education

Action Days for the SDGs – SDGs and Impact Investing
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View moreGoal 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