
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.


The Right to Pre-School Education

Global governance and ‘technologies of expertise’

Private Sector Actors and Approaches in Education

Improving the Protection of Persons with Disabilities during Armed Conflict

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

Internationalisation of Education and Development

Climate, Justice and Education

Advocacy in International Affairs Q&A

Internal Displacement: A Key Challenge for the International Community

Innovative Financing for Education and Development: Potential, Progress and Debates

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