19 December 2024

Transforming Maths Learning in Bhutan

A 10-week pilot in Bhutan using the AI-powered Eduten learning platform has delivered impressive results. Grade 5 students in the pilot outperformed their control group peers by 11.2 percentage points in numeracy skills and 4.6 percentage points in arithmetic fluency. The pilot engaged 952 students with Eduten, a ...
10 September 2024

HolonIQ Back to School Summit

Thomas Davin, UNICEF’s Global Innovation Director, joined leading education executives, policymakers, philanthropists, and investors at the annual 'Back to School' Summit in New York to explore the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence and its impact on the digital transformation of global education. As t...
10 July 2024

Playing With Technology

As part of the broader "Tinkering with Tech" initiative, this event gathered 50 educators from 20 educational centers across northern Honduras to equip them with the tools to bring 21st-century skills to their students. Guided by experts Michelle Borda and José Scodiero, the program was driven by the UNICEF Global...
09 July 2024

Empowering Educators in the Digital Age

The Superstar Teacher Toolbox is a comprehensive resource developed by UNICEF's Global Learning Innovation Hub, designed to help educators effectively integrate digital and mobile technologies into their teaching. This series addresses the growing need for guidance in using tech-based educational tools, offering p...
24 May 2024

Raising the Next Generation of Leaders in Bhutan

In Bhutan, a transformation is taking place to empower the nation’s youth to become champions of social impact. Through the social innovator accelerator UPSHIFT , now active in 47 countries worldwide, Bhutanese children, adolescents, and young people are honing 21st-century skills to drive positive change in their...
24 April 2024

Shaping the Future of Learning

Around the globe, a silent crisis unfolds, jeopardizing the futures of millions of children. Despite the universal right to education, too many children and young people lack access to adequate learning opportunities. Globally, 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low and middle-income countries are unable to read a sim...
25 January 2024

EdTech for Good

Is it possible to transform education into an exciting adventure for all children? In the Tashkent region of Uzbekistan, children gather around a screen in an unconventional scene: instead of watching a movie or a football match, they’re deeply engaged in the process of learning mathematics and improving their nu...
25 January 2024

UNICEF Global Learning Innovation Hub

The global learning crisis has deeply intensified, with 70 per cent of 10-year-olds in low and middle-income countries unable to read a simple statement. At the same time, the world is undergoing a digital transformation marked by an exponential surge in the availability and diversity of educational technology, or...
15 January 2024

FunDoo: Train for life, one skill at a time

FunDoo is a digital life coach equipping young people with 21st century and employability skills, and preparing them for their future. By 2030, about 825 million children are expected to leave school without basic secondary-level skills. With a prevailing global skills shortage, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic a...
03 November 2023

FinCeed Forum 2023

At the FinCEED Forum 2023, the UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub engaged with a community dedicated to fostering positive change in education. Notable highlights included an "Ask the Expert" session that introduced the Superstar Teachers Toolbox, designed to equip educators with practical tools for integrating techno...
17 October 2023

10th ADB International Skills Forum

In recent years, a surge of edtech solutions has emerged, prompting critical questions about how to identify the most effective tools that prioritize user-friendliness. The UNICEF Learning Innovation Hub addressed these questions at the ADB Skills Forum, where experts discussed strategies for the safe and effectiv...
29 September 2023

Scaling UPSHIFT into Education Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the global learning crisis, erasing  about two decades of global progress towards ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for children and young people. Now is the time for urgent action to transform education systems for this ...