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Innovation in technology and curricula is fundamentally transforming education
Technological innovation is changing the way educational materials are generated, the manner in which educational content is distributed, the way learners engage with materials and the processes used to evaluate educational outcomes. Technology companies such as...
Climate, Nature and the Business Case for Resilience
Climate and nature have often been treated as separate conversations. Climate has largely been framed around emissions, transition planning and physical risk. Nature has followed a different path, focused on biodiversity, water, land and ecosystem health. In practice,...
The Losing Battle Against Global Warming
The world community must adopt innovative initiatives urgently to promote the cause of global cooling with support of enlightened nations, social service organisations & climate activists. The 30th International Conference (COP30) on Climate Change was held in...
Higher Education at heart of global transformation
new UNESCO report has been described as a new “social contract” for higher education which reaffirms its role in “navigating change, generating prosperity and wellbeing”, and making the world “more sustainable, peaceful and just”, according to UNESCO Assistant...
Education in 2026: How skills, industry, and technology are redefining Indian universities
Indian higher education is undergoing a significant transformation by 2026, prioritising skills, adaptability, and real-world relevance over degrees alone. Universities are integrating AI, fostering industry collaborations, and embracing interdisciplinary learning to...
From scores to skills: Reimagining education for the future
What does it take to be a successful student? For too long, the answer has been the as usual: get the highest marks. But as we look forward to 2026, it’s crystal clear that our world is changing faster than our classrooms. To prepare our future generations, it’s...
COP29: What does the $300B mean for the global south?
This was the last remaining window for the North to step up, pay its fair share, and restore some semblance of trust in the multilateral process. They have failed. As the conference ended in the wee hours of November 24, close to 36 hours beyond the scheduled closure,...
Universities must reimagine their role in higher education
Higher education in India is at the threshold of a profound transformation. It is becoming increasingly apparent that universities, as they exist today, may struggle to endure unless they evolve in response to the shifting socio-economic conditions. This shift is...
Pact for the Future – UN Summit 2024
In this time of profound global transformation, the Pact for the Future has missed a critical opportunity to commit to reversing the dire education crisis facing children in lower-income countries. Global Partnership for Education welcomes the Pact’s statement of...
UN unveils tool to track universities’ SDGs performance
Higher education institutions worldwide are being encouraged to focus on achieving global sustainability targets with the help of a new United Nations-sponsored reporting and measurement resource. Read more…..
The World today needs the young, not the fossils
Business can help bring an intergenerational spirit to meet the 2030 Targets In a few weeks, negotiators, politicians, businesses and activists from around the world will descend on Dubai for COP28, this year’s annual global climate summit. The meeting will conclude...
Generative AI: ChatGpt is reshaping jobs, not killing them
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) is a prominent topic in today’s modern world. ChatGPT, a subset of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, is a component of AI. The significance of innovation is escalating each day, with generative AI, like ChatGPT, exemplifying...