Category: Aid and Finance

The demise of international education: Three scenarios for reincarnation

by Andy Brock | Oct 2, 2025 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Aid and Finance

Summary: The crisis of aid funding is leading to predictions of the demise of international education. In the belief that the only way to predict the future is to create it, three possible futures are presented here – all possible separately, or in combination. Our conclusion is that quick and… Read More

Correspondence between UKFIET members and the UK government following announcement of education aid cuts.

by UKFIET | Jul 7, 2025 | Aid and Finance

During oral evidence to the International Development Committee on 13 May 2025, the UK Government confirmed that education and gender are likely to face significant cuts in...

UK aid cuts in 2027 will mean 2.2 million fewer children in school and learning globally

by Emma Wagner | Mar 25, 2025 | Aid

New analysis from Save the Children shows the devastating impact the new UK aid cuts could have on global education. In 2027, the UK government plans to cut its ODA budget from 0.5% to 0.3% of GNI. Read More

De-mystifying the black box of results-based financing programmes: What works?

by Divya Nambiar and Phalasha Nagpal | Mar 27, 2024 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Finance

Oxford Policy Management’s symposium titled, Results-based financing (RBF) in the education and skills development sectors: Perspectives from academia, policy, and practice, at the UKFIET 2023 conference, addressed the a number of questions. Read More

Cost-effective education interventions for learning impact – what have we found and where are the gaps?

by Kwame Akyeampong and Abelardo de Anda Casas | Nov 2, 2023 | Finance

In May 2023, the Global Education Evidence Advisory Panel (GEEAP) published its third report: 2023 Cost-Effective Approaches to Improve Global Learning, (often referred to as the ‘Smart Buys’ report), an update to its earlier 2020 ‘Smart Buys’ report. Read More

Seeking sustainable solutions in refugee education: who pays?

by Ruth Naylor | Oct 24, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Aid and Finance

Inclusion of refugees in national education systems is seen by UNHCR, and many others, as the most sustainable solution for protecting refugees’ right to education. But when a low-income country is faced with a sudden influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees, accommodating them in national schools can be a… Read More

Planning, finance, technology and data: Highlights from UKFIET 2023 conference sub-theme

by Sally Rosscornes and Ellen Smith | Oct 2, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Finance

Under the ed-tech banner, there were many compelling presentations highlighting examples such as educational technology-enabled teacher professional development interventions, the rapid adoption of technology during Covid lockdowns, the novel use of machine learning algorithms to predict higher education student dropout, the role of ed-tech in the growing shadow education phenomenon… Read More

Results-based financing in the education and skills development sectors: The evaluator perspective

by Phalasha Nagpal and Divya Nambiar | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 UKIFET Conference, Finance

The education and skills sectors command a significant share of funding from international organisations, national governments, philanthropies, and foundations. Read More

Planning, finance, technology and data – interview with convenors of UKFIET conference theme

by Sally Rosscornes and Ellen Smith | Feb 15, 2023 | 2013 UKFIET Conference, Finance

Interview with theme convenors of one of six 2023 UKFIET conference themes, ‘Planning, finance, technology and data’: Sally Rosscornes, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning, and Ellen Smith, Aga Khan Foundation. Read More

International Education Day 2023: Prioritising education through investment

by UKFIET | Jan 24, 2023 | Aid and Finance, Learning

The fifth International Day of Education will be celebrated on 24 January 2023 under the theme “to invest in people, prioritise education”. Read More

Remedial education to support learning loss threatened by cuts to development aid

by Lindsay Brown | Jan 23, 2023 | Aid, Learning

The data is in: The COVID-19 global pandemic has been one of the most destructive events for student learning across globe, with the worst effects among the most vulnerable students – those in low-income and/or conflict-affect contexts. Globally, 1.5 billion students in 188 countries were unable to attend school in-person. Read More

Adequate resourcing is needed for states to fulfil Human Rights obligations

by Maria Ron Balsera | Dec 9, 2022 | Aid and Finance, Finance

On the eve of the international Human Rights Day, this blog highlights the necessity for adequate financing to ensure that human rights can become a reality for everyone. Education is a fundamental human right for everyone. Yet this right is still not a reality for millions and is violated every… Read More