Since February 2024, CICED experts have regularly continued participating in the work of the UN NGO Major Group to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2023. The group seeks ways to enhance participation and intensify the involvement of non-governmental organizations in processes directly or indirectly related to the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). Annually, the…
Since February 2024, experts from CIAM have continued to regularly participate in the work of the main group of UN non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. The group aims to strengthen the engagement and involvement of NGOs in processes related to the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF),…
Despite the widespread popularity of criteria-based assessment methods, there are some who are disappointed with them. The complexity involved in understanding the principles, evaluating, and interpreting makes it no less formal than traditional non-criterion-based methods. This means that, despite the significant increase in labor costs, it is equally ineffective. As an expert in HR technology,…
On November 14th, 2023, Boris Daniilovich Elkonin, a prominent figure in Russian psychology and developmental pedagogy, passed away. In honor of this notable scholar and practitioner, we held a roundtable discussion on his legacy. Oksana Ostroverkh, a colleague of Boris Daniilovich in the Draft Project at the Krasnoyarsk Gymnasium “Univers”, shared her memories on how Elkonin’s ideas have influenced primary education. She highlighted the concept of separating the learning space into a “Draft” (a space for children’s testing) and a “Clean” (a space for effective learning). Boris Daniilovich considered “trial” and error work…
To all those who are interested in the way ratings are compiled in education in the Russian Federation, we would like to draw your attention to the recently published collection titled “Ratings in Education: from One-time Practices to Cultural Solutions”, which was published under the auspices of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation. The…
By2022, two-thirds of Russian universities had adopted documents on implementating an internal education quality assessment System (IEQAS). However, the quality and applicability of these local regulations remain at a low level. Researchers Nadezhda Knyaginina and Yevgeny Puchkov analyzed documents on the IEQAS from 361 universities and presented the results of their work at a seminar…