Message from the ProSPER.Net Secretariat

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Greetings from the ProSPER.Net Secretariat! Closing out what has been quite a year, there is no doubt we have learned and gained from the many situations the year has presented us with. We look forward to continued collaboration within the network, joint projects, and bringing further capacity-building opportunities to you in 2021. To all member institutions and your communities, we would like to wish you a Happy Holidays!

Over the break, should you have any news, open calls, upcoming events, or publications you wish to share via this bulletin, please complete this form and email your submission to the ProSPER.Net Secretariat at ProSPERNet@unu.edu (submissions close on the 15th of each month). 

Please note that the ProSPER.Net Secretariat will be closed during the UNU's official vacation period (24 December, 2020 - 1 January, 2021). We will process your requests and emails when we return in the New Year.

Sincerely,
ProSPER.Net Secretariat

Open Calls

Futures of Education: Share Your Views on Non-discrimination and Equality of Opportunities

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education, UNESCO is launching a global conversation on how the right to education around this Convention can evolve. Share your thoughts, ideas and reflections on how the right to education can embrace new areas to respond to emerging challenges, and their implications for ensuring quality education for all here.

Publications

UNESCO Videos: Debating the Futures of Education

UNESCO has produced a series of videos on “Debating the Futures of Education" to raise important issues that need to be discussed as we all work together to shape the futures we want. Viewers are encouraged to discuss and share their thoughts on the questions posed in the videos. The series is part of the Futures of Education initiative which aims to generate a global debate on how knowledge and learning can shape the future of humanity and the planet.

Videos available to view are:

• What needs to be learned at school with teachers and other students?

• Are our views more shaped by what we learn online than what we learn in schools?

• The new normal – what needs to be different than before?

• How can education really contribute to solving the climate crisis?

Join the discussion on social media using the hashtag #FuturesOfEducation, share a link to one of the videos, or find out more information about the Futures of Education initiative here.

This is a publication of UNU-IAS ProSPER.Net Secretariat. The bulletin is a great way to share your activities, events and news as a ProSPER.Net member with the rest of the network. Feel free to send us any information you may deem relevant for the rest of the community by completing this form and emailing it to prospernet@unu.edu. We look forward to your inputs! Visit ProSPER.Net regularly for up-to-date news and event information.