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In 2012, the former Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova, and the former President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, launched this institute. Initially, a two-member team operated out of the UNESCO office in New Delhi. The team has expanded to over 35 members and works out of its independent office in central New Delhi. [1]
It helps UNESCO's Member States to manage their educational system and to achieve the Education 2030 Agenda. The International Institute for Educational Planning offers training in educational planning and management, but also explores fields such as statistical tools for educational planning, strategies and policy options, projects, budgets ...
Rising With Kindness was the theme of the fourth International Youth Summit which started in 2018 [1] and was organised as a three-day residential seminar by Heartfulness in association with UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) and AICTE to spread awareness of practices for self, society, and environment.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO / j uː ˈ n ɛ s k oʊ /) [2] [a] is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
Duraiappah has been the director, UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) since 2014. [2] [15] During his directorship the institute has developed The International Science and Evidence based Education (ISEE) Assessment, [16] [17] LIBRE, [18] theTalking across Generations on Education (TAGe) [19] dialogue platform, the Knowledge Commons [20 ...
In UNESCO usage, a recommendation is a formal international instrument accepted by the member states of UNESCO (UNESCO, 1981). As is generally the case with international instruments, the Recommendation is soft law , that is, the enforcement of the norms and standards within the Recommendation is through the force of moral persuasion.
The Indian National Commission for Cooperation with UNESCO was established in 1951, when the constitution was approved. The establishment of the Commission followed two years (since 1949) of work of the interim National Commission. [6] The Commission acts as a liaison between the Government of India and UNESCO. [2]
Largest repository of education data: The UIS is the repository of the world's most comprehensive education database. [citation needed] More than 200 countries and territories participate in the UIS annual education survey, which is the basis for calculating a wide range of indicators, from female enrollment in primary education to the mobility of higher education students.