Global Quest Underway to Identify Education Visionary

Nominations open for the 2012 WISE Prize for Education 
    

Doha, Qatar, February 20, 2012
The search has begun for an individual – or group – to become the next Laureate of the WISE Prize for Education. This is the first global prize to recognize world-class contributors to education at a similar level to other major prizes for science, literature, peace or economics.

WISE Global Summit puts multi-sectorial collaboration at the forefront of education innovation

WISE 2011 offered increased evidence that education reform will progress faster, when stakeholders from multiple sectors connect, share and exchange ideas and innovations - setting the roadmap for WISE 2012

WISE launches its first publication at Doha Summit

Insights of an innovation expert illustrated by creative photography

“Innovation in Education: Lessons from Pioneers around the World”


Doha, Qatar – November, 2 2011. The first publication commissioned by the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has been launched at this leading international initiative’s third annual Summit in Doha, Qatar. 

INAUGURAL WISE PRIZE FOR EDUCATION GOES TO BANGLADESHI FAZLE HASAN ABED

Education underpins development for 138 million poor 
 

Sir Fazle Hasan Abed, founder of BRAC, has been awarded the world’s first major prize for education by His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar 

WISE Awards 2011: Six Winning Projects Announced Recognizing On-The-Ground Innovations in Education

Doha, Qatar, September 27, 2011: A Jury appointed by The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has announced the winners of the 2011 WISE Awards – the third round of these awards. The following six projects have been selected under the theme Transforming Education: Innovation, Investment and Inclusion because they are deemed to be efficient, replicable, locally adaptable, measurable and economically sustainable.

WISE Awards 2011 Now open for submissions

Innovative educational projects from all regions of the world and from all educational sectors may now be entered for the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) Awards 2011 at
www.wise-qatar.org .The submissions deadline is 31 May 2011.

Jury named for WISE Prize for Education

Five prominent international figures will select the winner of the world’s first major international prize for education.

The WISE Prize for Education was announced by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, at the conclusion of the second World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha, Qatar, in December 2010. The first Laureate will be named at WISE 2011 in November.

The Jury members are:

• Dr James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress, USA

Global Summit concludes with a strategic focus on 21st century challenges in education

Establishment of WISE Prize for Education with an award of US$500,000 Innovations in education to be shared and expedited. 

Call for establishment of a taskforce to restore Haiti’s education capabilities. 

Launch of WISE publication and platform to accelerate sharing of worldwide education innovations. 

Impact and potential of innovative trends highlighted at Global Summit on Education

On the final day of the World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE, over 1,200 international education leaders assessed the innovation opportunities presented for and by education, and explored how best to ensure a positive environment for innovation in all its forms to flourish. They also considered how innovation has impacted on education in recent decades.

Global Summit concludes with a strategic focus on 21st century challenges in education

Establishment of WISE Prize for Education with an award of US$500,000 Innovations in education to be shared and expedited.
Call for establishment of a taskforce to restore Haiti’s education capabilities.
Launch of WISE publication and platform to accelerate sharing of worldwide education innovations.
 
The WISE 2010 Summit, which was held in Doha, Qatar, from December 7th to 9th, was today formally concluded by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, following three days of collaborative engagement on the future of education.