WISE Emerging Leaders
Empowering the next generation of education innovators, this innovatio brought together over 80 young leaders from 33 countries. Through immersive learning experiences and coaching, participants developed the skills to drive systemic change in education.
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ALL-IN (Agile Leaders of Learning Innovation Network)
Established in 2017, ALL-IN united global experts to champion high-quality school leadership. This community of practice focused on research, design, and advocacy to prepare education systems for future challenges.
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Learning Ecosystems Living Lab
Pioneered a collaborative approach to reimagining education systems beyond simply the classroom. By connecting practitioners, experts, and policymakers, this initiative fostered innovative solutions for creating dynamic learning environments.
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Empowering Leaders of Learning (ELL)
In partnership with Qatar’s Ministry of Education, ELL equipped school leaders with the skills to improve student outcomes. The innovation emphasized instructional leadership as a catalyst for systemic improvement.
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WISE Learners’ Voice
This fellowship innovation gave young people a platform to shape the future of education. By engaging students with global education challenges, Learners’ Voice cultivated informed, articulate youth ready to drive meaningful change.
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WISE Awards
The legacy of the WISE Awards has grown to span a global network of innovators in, early childhood education, edtech, life-long learning, climate action, social emotional learning, education in emergencies, higher education, 21st Century skills, informal learning and many more.
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WISE Innovation Hub
The Innovation Hub spearheaded efforts to redesign education for the 21st century. Focusing on competency-based learning and learner agency, this initiative supported schools in their transition to more personalized, future-ready models of education.
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WISE AWARDEES
Since 2009, the WISE Awards has acknowledged six successful and innovative projects addressing global educational challenges each year. WISE has received more than 5,300 applications from over 151 countries. Today, 90 projects have been awarded, from a wide variety of sectors and locations for their innovation, positive contribution and ability to adapt and scale.
Browse our Innovators Directory to learn more about the finalists and winners.
WISE Prize Laureates
The WISE Prize for Education Laureates are inspiring role models for all those concerned with building the future of education as the foundation for a more secure, prosperous, and sustainable world. Established in 2011 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the WISE Prize for Education was the first distinction of its kind to recognize an individual or a team for their outstanding and lifelong contribution to education. The WISE Prize for Education helps to raise the status of education by giving it similar prestige to other areas for which international prizes exist – such as literature, peace, and economics.
Founder and Board Member, Educate Girls
Safeena Husain
CEO & Co-founder, Teach For All
Wendy Kopp
Founder & CEO Emeritus, High Tech High
Larry Rosenstock
Founder & President, Ashesi University
Dr. Patrick Awuah
President, Executive Director, Afghan Institute of Learning
Dr. Sakena Yacoobi
Founder and President, Camfed
Ann Cotton
Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Vicky Colbert
Co-Founder and President, Pratham
Dr. Madhav Chavan
Founder and Chairperson of BRAC
Sir Fazle Hasan Abed
Previous Jury and Committee Members
WISE has worked closely with an established panel of education experts to support the selection of the WISE Awards & WISE Prize winners each year. Panels are comprised of active members of the WISE community with pivotal roles in the education sphere largely as policymakers, government officials, founder board members, and more.
Find out more about members of the WISE Awards and WISE Prize panels from recent years here.
Chief Minister & Chief Innovation Officer, Government of Sierra Leone
David Moinina Sengeh
Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCO
Stefania Giannini
President, Nazarbayev University
Shigeo Katsu
Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Vicky Colbert
Board Member & Chief Executive Officer, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Authority
Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida
Executive Director of the Board of Trustees, Kühne Foundation
Jörg Dräger
Professor of Practice, Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE)
Emiliana Vegas
CEO, Education Above All Foundation
Fahad Hamad Hassan Al-Sulaiti
Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Abeer Al-Khalifa
Co-Founder, Dream a Dream
Vishal Talreja
Director and Co-Founder, Center for Engineering in Education
Anthony B Maddox
Co-Founder & President, NewGlobe
Shannon May
Founding CEO & Board Advisor, United World Schools
Tim Howarth