CUE Meetings
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Roundtable Meeting
Lessons in Shared Growth: Business and Entrepreneurship Education for Women in Developing Countries
Presider:
Gene B. Sperling, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeakers:
Dina Habib Powell, Director, Global Corporate Management, The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Linda D. Rottenberg, CEO and Co-Founder, Endeavor Global, Amanda Ellis, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist, International Finance Corporation,, World Bank GroupThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Education for Children of Conflict Roundtable Series: Iraq, Education, and Children of Conflict
Panelists:
Safaa El-Kogali, Senior Economist, Human Development Department, Middle East and North Africa Region, The World Bank, Angelina Jolie, Co-Chair, Education Partnership for Children of Conflict, Jolie-Pitt Foundation, George E. Rupp, Member, Commission on Iraqi Refugees, International Rescue Committee, International Rescue CommitteePresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsDue to war and sectarian violence, many Iraqis have fled their homes and are now living as refugees in neighboring countries or as internally displaced persons in Iraq. Children make up about half of the four million people uprooted from their homes, and there is no doubt that their education is falling through the cracks. The World Bank's Safaa El-Kogali, who recently met with the Iraqi Minister of Education, the Director General of Planning, and other senior officials, is working with the government on capacity-building initiatives to meet the needs of internally displaced children. George Rupp, President of the International Rescue Committee, recently returned from a trip to the region, where he met with top government officials from Syria, Jordan, Iraq, and the United States, as well as with Iraqi refugees in Syria and Jordan. Angelina Jolie traveled to Iraq in February to learn more about the situation of displaced children and to raise awareness about their humanitarian needs.
Transcript: Iraq, Education, and Children of Conflict
Video Highlights: Iraq, Education, and Children of Conflict
April 8, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Education for Children of Conflict Roundtable Series: Education Strategies for Children of Conflict
Speakers:
Allison Anderson, Director, Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies, Lyndsay Bird, Education Advisor for Fragile States, Save the Children, UK, Janice Dolan, Education Advisor, Save the Children, UK, Yolande Miller-Grandvaux, Senior Education Advisor, US Agency for International Development, Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign Relations, Deirdre Watson, Education Advisor, Department for International Development, UK, Rebecca Winthrop, Senior Education Technical Advisor, International Rescue Committee>> Overview: Education in Conflict Areas, Fragile States, and Emergencies
>> Bridging Trust Gaps in Financing Conflict and Post-Conflict States
>> Financing for Education in Fragile States
>> Education and Fragility: Towards a New Paradigm
March 11, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Ministers of Education Roundtable Series: Rwandan Minister of Education Jeanne D'Arc Mujawamariya
Speaker:
Jeanne D'Arc Mujawamariya, Minister of Education, Republic of RwandaThe Center for Universal Education was honored to host our first female Minister of Education as she discussed the current state of education in Rwanda, specific reforms she is implementing, honest reports of challenges faced, and progress toward achieving the Education For All goals.
March 4, 2008
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Roundtable Meeting
Beyond Primary: Making the Case for Universal Secondary Education
Speakers:
Joel Cohen, Co-Director, Universal Basic and Secondary Education Project, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Melissa Binder, Associate Professor, University of New MexicoPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently published the book Educating All Children: A Global Agenda that considers the challenges of achieving universal basic and secondary education globally. In addition to co-editors, David Bloom, Joel Cohen and Martin Malin, leading experts who contributed to the book include Aaron Benevot, Paul Glewwe, Michael Kremer, and Melissa Binder. The research suggests that achieving universal primary and secondary education is not only urgently needed but also feasible with commitments of economic, human, and political resources by the international community.
Co-editor Joel Cohen, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, joined us to speak about why universal secondary education is important. Professor Melissa Binder, author of the chapter on the cost of providing universal secondary education, also presented her findings.
>> Binder Presentation
>> Cohen Presentation
December 18, 2007
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Roundtable Meeting
Reaching Millions Through Education: Expansion of the BRAC Model
Speaker:
Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairperson, BRACPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is on the record.
Speaker:
Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State for International Development, Department of International DevelopmentPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign Relations
This meeting is on the record.
Speakers:
Karega Mutahi, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Republic of Kenya, George Godia, Education Secretary, Ministry of Education, Republic of KenyaPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center for Universal Education, The Council on Foreign Relations
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Roundtable Meeting
Ministers of Education Roundtable Series: Javed Ashraf, Minister of Education, Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Roundtable Meeting
Global Campaign for Education Roundtable: UNESCO's Global Monitoring Report Announcement
Speakers:
Nicholas Burnett, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Michelle Neuman, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy and Director of the Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Global Campaign for Education Roundtable: Leaving Microsoft to Educate the World
Speakers:
John Wood, Founder and CEO, Room to Read, Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign Relations
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Roundtable Meeting
A New Vision for Education in Afghanistan
Speaker:
Hanif Atmar, Minister of Education, Islamic Republic of AfghanistanPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Global Campaign for Education Roundtable: The 2006 Education for All Global Monitoring Report - Literacy for Life
Speaker:
Nick Burnett, UNESCOPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Global Campaign for Education Roundtable: Educating the World's Children - Patterns of Growth and Inequality
Speakers:
Bidemi Carrol, Academy for Educational Development, Annababette Wils, Academy for Educational DevelopmentPresider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Global Campaign for Education Roundtable: School Fee Elimination and Holistic School Reform
Presider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Study Group Meeting
Study Group on Religious Schools and Universal Education - Session I
Presider:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Center for Universal Education, Council on Foreign RelationsThis meeting is not for attribution.
Roundtable Meeting
Educational Challenges in Kenya
Presider:
Gene B. Sperling, Senior Fellow for Economic Policy; Director, Center for Universal EducationSpeaker:
George Saitoti, Minister of Education, KenyaEducation in Kenya: Challenges and Policy Responses
April 28, 2004
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Roundtable Meeting
Prospects for U. S. Support of the World Bank’s Education for All Initiative
Presider:
Gene B. Sperling, Council on Foreign RelationsSpeaker:
George Ingram, Basic Education Coalition
Contact John Neffinger at 202-518-3414 or jneffinger@cfr.org
September 18, 2002
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Roundtable Meeting
Towards Universal Education: Making a Promise, and Keeping It
Presider:
Mark Malloch Brown, Administrator, United Nations Development ProgrammeSpeaker:
Gene B. Sperling, Director, Forum on Universal Education
Contact: Olivia Carballo at 212-434-9668 or ocarballo@cfr.org
May 8, 2002
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