The UIS will be showing the way forward on measuring learning and equity in education through a series of presentations and panel discussions at the annual conference of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) taking place in Atlanta (USA) from 5-9 March.
Cette question est le point de départ d’une réunion ayant rassemblé des experts internationaux, des chercheurs, des conseillers gouvernementaux tout autant que des représentants d’entreprises et d’associations, à Montréal en mai 2016, à l’occasion du Colloque international sur la mesure des produits culturels numériques. Les actes de cette réunion sont maintenant disponibles dans un nouveau rapport publié par l’Institut de statistique de l’UNESCO conjointement avec l’Observatoire de la culture et des communications de l’Institut de la statistique du Québec.
Only 4 of the 15 countries in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have policies in place to support the development of science and technology, potentially a key economic driver in the region. In response, CARICOM established the Science, Technology and Innovation Committee (CSTIC) in 2014 to implement a Plan of Action. Priorities include the development of basic and fundamental infrastructure and building statistical expertise.
New Module to Map Assessments of Children and Youth in School and Out
The UIS has completed the first stage in a major upgrade of its Catalogue of Learning Assessments, which collects a wide range of data and information on learning assessments and serves to document countries’ efforts in monitoring and tracking learning.
Pour célébrer la Journée internationale des femmes, l’ISU met en évidence l’écart qui persiste entre les hommes et les femmes dans les études doctorales et la recherche.
On 11 February, the world will be celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science. There will be lots of articles and speeches about the famous “leaky pipeline”, a metaphor used to describe the constant flow of women leaving the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) throughout their studies and careers.
Le Québec a rejoint le projet pilote international placé sous la direction de l’UNESCO et de l’ISU visant à réduire l’écart entre les sexes dans les professions de la science, la technologie, l’ingénierie et les mathématiques (STEM). Le coup d’envoi officiel du projet sera donné le 1er février par un atelier au Bureau du ministère de l’Économie, de la Science et de l’Innovation à Montréal.
Representatives of the nine most-populated countries in the world will gather in Dhaka from 5 to 7 February to renew and align their cooperation in light of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) - Education 2030 Agenda.
The UIS is hosting a series of webinars to support the implementation of the SDG 4 - Education 2030 Agenda at the national, regional and international levels.
On 24-25 January, Buenos Aires will host the first regional ministerial meeting “E2030: Education and Skills for the 21st Century” within the framework of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Education ministers and representatives of multilateral organizations in the region will discuss how to align national education policies and priorities with the SDG 4 commitment to “ensure inclusive and quality education for all and promote lifelong learning”.