NORRAG NETWORK

Outro by NORRAG NETWORK

SDG 4: Quality Education is a fundamental human right and a transformative lever for achieving all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. From eradicating poverty to advancing gender equality, from promoting climate literacy to supporting peaceful societies, education is the connective tissue of sustainable development. Cooperation is critical—internationally and in Geneva—to harnessing the potential of education to achieve the SDGs.

To bring this message to life, NORRAG is curating a public exhibition at the Fab in Maison de la Paix in October 2025, designed to make these global efforts available to the public. A dedicated website is also available to a broader public beyond Geneva, and beyond July 2025 until 2030.

This episode of the KIX EMAP podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features, Albina Tsiatkovska, Director General for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Education and Science in Ukraine. In this episode, Albina discusses the challenges to education during the war and the actions taken by the Ministry of Education and Science to respond to the emergency needs and plan for the future.

This episode of the KIX EMAP podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Selin Turan. In the episode, Selin Turan discusses her education path and shares about War Child's KIX-supported research in Chad, Sudan, and Uganda on how education technology innovations can address challenges faced by children in conflict-affected countries.

This episode of the KIX EMAP podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Prof. Manjula Vithanapathirana of Sri Lanka. In the episode, Prof. Vithanapathirana discusses her shift from hard sciences to education, as well as the disparities between learner-centred methods and exam-focused systems in Sri Lankan schools. She also highlights the challenges in implementing teacher training modules and emphasises the significance of partnerships with local experts for tailored solutions.

This episode of the KIX EMAP podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Iwan Syahril, Director General of Early Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Secondary Education in the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology, Republic of Indonesia. In the episode, Dr Syahril discusses Indonesia’s education transformation process and the importance of strategic communication with key stakeholder groups. He also shares his experiences as an academic and civil servant working on education policy and his aspirations for Indonesia’s adhesion to the KIX EMAP community.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Chapman University (USA) features Dr. Ethel Agnes Pascua-Valenzuela, Education Advisor to ASEAN on the Future of Education in the ASEAN Socio Cultural Community Research and Development Platform and former director of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Secretariat. In the podcast, Dr. Pascua-Valenzuela talks about her journey from a science teacher in the Philippines to these high-level roles within the educational development space in Southeast Asia.

The KIX EAP Podcast promotes diverse voices in the education discourse, with guests from government, academia, or civil society. Our host Ryan Allen talks with senior educational intellectuals, authors and practitioners from countries in the Europe, Middle East and North Africa, Asia and Pacific region. Reach out to us if you know of anyone who could feature on the KIX EAP podcast.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Tricia Wind, the Program Leader for GPE KIX at the International Development Research Centre (IDRC). In the Podcast, Tricia Wind talks about the linkage between IDRC, GPE KIX and local stakeholders, the value of South-to-South learning and how to improve the impact and uptake of international development research.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen, Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Elizabeth Cassity, Senior Research Fellow in the Education and Development Program at Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER). In the podcast, Elizabeth Cassity talks about success and barriers related to her work in the Asia and Pacific region, how she uses qualitative research to get through to policymakers and practitioners, and the potential for knowledge exchange in the Pacific Island States.

This episode of the KIX EAP Podcast, hosted by Ryan Allen Assistant Professor, Soka University of America (USA), features Amélie Gagnon, demographer and Senior Programme Specialist (Data and Evidence) at the IIEP-UNESCO. In the podcast, Amélie Gagnon talks about bringing stats into education, data-driven decision-making, advising governments, educational planning for natural hazards, online education and the open access movement, among other reflections on improving education planning outcomes.