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    World Summit Youth Award: Categories

    e-Contents and mobile phone applications may be submitted in the following six categories which are tied directly to the eight UN Millenium Development Goals. Three winners and up to three runners-up are selected in each category and recognized at the World Summit Youth Award Winners´ Events which take place in […]

  • Use your e-Power to put MDG’s into Action!

    Are you a young person up to 30 years of age? Are you involved in a youth initiative producing outstanding digital content? Then make sure to submit your project for the next edition of the World Summit Youth Award! The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) selects and promotes best practice in […]

  • The Role and Impact of Public-Private Partnerships in Education

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    The book offers an overview of international examples, studies, and guidelines on how to create successful partnerships in education. PPPs can facilitate service delivery and lead to additional financing for the education sector as well as expanding equitable access and improving learning outcomes. This study has been published by the […]

  • Developing Post-Primary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

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    Because of the remarkable progress that countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have made toward universalizing primary school completion (a Millennium Development Goal), many young Africans are completing primary schooling and many more will do so in the coming years. As they seek opportunities for further education, the pressure to expand places […]