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Applications now open for Executive Education course on Innovative Financing for Education

NORRAG invites education and finance professionals to apply now for the new Executive Education course on Innovative Financing for Education

This fully-online course is offered by NORRAG in partnership with the Geneva Graduate Institute, IIEP-UNESCO and with support from the Jacobs Foundation. Apply now to get equipped with solid skills to understand, analyse, evaluate and design Innovative Financing for Education.

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Course Instructors:

Innovative Financing for Education (IFE) mechanisms are being designed and implemented in various forms across the world. In this course, participants will learn, through real-life case studies and cutting-edge research, about various innovative financing approaches conceptualised and implemented within education.

Schedule: 3 March – 30 June 2023; 3 interaction hours per week

Format: Interactive fully-online course

Course language: English

Instructors: International experts in IFE

Audience: Actors working in the field of education and finance – Investment firms, government agencies including ministries of education and finance, foundations, donor agencies, intermediaries, non-profit organisations, international and local NGOs, development sector, corporate social responsibility, among others

Accreditation: Successful participants will receive an Executive Certificate of Advanced Studies in Innovative Financing in Education (15 ECTS)

Cost: CHF 9,600 (Some scholarship places available with support from the Jacobs Foundation)

Application deadline: 1 February 2023. Apply early to be considered for the scholarship!

The course is open to all, please spread the word and share with your network!

The NORRAG IFE Team

For more information about the course, please write to: ife@graduateinstitute.ch

Learn more about Innovative Financing for Education here: https://www.norrag.org/ife