BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.3//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:313@ukfiet.org DTSTART:20220201T140000Z DTEND:20220201T140000Z DTSTAMP:20211210T165729Z URL:https://www.ukfiet.org/events/innovative-financing-for-education-sympo sium-learnings-and-future-research-and-practice-agendas-2/ SUMMARY:Innovative Financing for Education Symposium: Learnings and future research and practice agendas DESCRIPTION:1 &\; 3 February 2022\, 2pm GMT\nThis event will bring toget her education experts from diverse contexts to share their experiences wit h research and practice on innovative financing for education\, take stock of what has been learned so far and engage in discussions on the ways for ward in making sure IFE contributes to equitable and quality education for all. The outcomes of the COFER Innovative Financing in Education(IFE) and Development: Case Studies and Multi-Media Material for eLearning project\ , which has been partially funded by the Swiss Universities Development an d Cooperation Network (SUDAC)\, will be presented to reflect on the learni ngs to date. The project has produced multiple materials\, including but n ot limited to\, a systematic literature review\, multiple in-depth case st udies\, short case studies and nine animated videos to teach about differe nt innovative financing mechanisms.\nThe two-day symposium will cover the evolving understanding of IFE and its various mechanisms\, with a particul ar focus on impact bonds on the second day. The event will also feature ca se studies from distinct contexts in the Global South\, such as Argentina\ , Ethiopia\, India\, and Nepal. Additionally\, avenues for future research on the topic will be explored along with upcoming research activities. Di scussions with the audience will feature as an important aspect of the eve nt. Register for the online event on 1 and 3 February 2022 at 15:00-17:00 CET.\nREGISTER HERE\nThe symposium will feature experts from NORRAG (Switz erland)\, University of Fribourg (Switzerland)\, Zurich University of Teac her Education (Switzerland)\, Universidad Nacional de General Sarmiento in Buenos Aires (Argentina)\, Tata Institute of Social Sciences in Mumbai (I ndia)\, University of Cape Town (South Africa)\, Volta Capital\, UBS Optim us Foundation\, as well as other renowned experts in the field.\nBrief Age nda:\nDay 1 ‘Innovative Financing for Education – What have we learnt? ’ (February 1st\, 2022)\n\n Introduction and welcome – Prof. Gita-Stei ner Khamsi (NORRAG and Teachers College\, Colombia University)\n Introduct ion to the SUDAC-COFER project – Cathryn Magno (UNIFR)\n Brief descripti on of innovative financing for education – Arushi Terway (NORRAG)\n Case study presentations:\n Zaya Learning Labs – Marina Avelar (NORRAG)\n Sk ills and Knowledge for Youth Project (SKY) – Markus Maurer (Zurich Unive rsity of Teacher Education)\n LEAP Student Financing Project – Joseph Di Silvio (Volta Capital)\n Reflections on the field of innovative financing for education – Aleesha Taylor (Herald Advisors)\n Future research and capacity building agendas – Arushi Terway (NORRAG)\n\nDay 2 ‘Use of Im pact Bonds as Innovative Financing for Education’ (February 3rd\, 2022)\ n\n Brief welcome and introduction – Moira Faul (NORRAG)\n Recap of day 1 and introduce impact bonds – Marina Dreux Frotte (NORRAG)\n Case study presentations:\n Proyecta Tu Futuro project – Felicitas Acosta (UNGS) a nd Tomas Esper (Teachers College\, Columbia University)\n India Education Outcomes Fund – Archana Mehendale (TISS)\n Lessons learned on the use of Impact Bonds in education – Sieste Wouters (UBS Optimus Foundation)\n F uture research projects on innovative financing for education – Arushi T erway (NORRAG)\n Closing reflections – Nicholas Burnett (R4D)\n\n \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ukfiet.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/1 2/IFE-event-Feb-22.png CATEGORIES:Symposium END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR