President of Sierra Leone, His Excellency Julius Maada Bio, will join the Philanthropy Summit at the Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF) in Dubai on Friday...
The Varkey Foundation is hosting ‘The Assembly: a Global Teacher Prize Concert’ to thank teachers for their unsung work and spread the message of teacher respect...
Hugh Jackman announces top 10 finalists and thanks His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his patronage of the prize
The finalists for the Varkey Foundation were announced at globalteacherprize.org. India's Dr. Swaroop Sampat Rawal amongst the Top 10 at the prestigious stage.
In a special video message announcing the top ten finalists, philanthropist Bill Gates paid a powerful tribute to the work of teachers around the world.
The Varkey Foundation today announced the top 50 finalists for Global Teacher Prize 2018. Pradeep Negi from India is one of them. Koen Timmers of Belgium...
Far from being self-absorbed, young people across the globe have a strong sense of responsibility that extends beyond their country’s borders. For instance, in most countries,...
Dino Varkey, Chief Executive Officer, GEMS Education, said: “We have created a partnership which will benefit both the GEMS Nations Academy and Dubai American Academy communities...
The students at GEMS International School, Al Khail witnessed a powerful speech by Kailash Satyarthi – the recipient of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize alongside Malala...
Members of the first Refugee Olympic Team who took part in the 2016 Rio Olympics shared how they triumphed in spite of the refugee crisis to...
One GEMS Education school, nine GEMS students and two families from GEMS schools in the UAE have been recognised at the 19th Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid...
Day 2 of the Global Education and Skills Forum 2017 saw Bear Grylls, Hanan Al Hroub, HE Sheikh Nahyan, Sadhguru, Irina Bokova and other leading educators...
While technology and its role in redefining education was a resounding theme at the fifth Global Education & Skills Forum (GESF), a keenly contested debate had...
“Education is the key to the sort of change we want to see in our planet,” concluded Julia Gillard, “the global education movement is about trying...
The Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF) will see Oscars of Education (Global Teacher Prize) being awarded today, the second day of the event instituted by...
Thomas Friedman, the author of The World is Flat and The New York Times foreign affairs columnist, batted for old values, which he said “matters more...
The success of the Varkey Foundation’s US $1M Global Teacher Prize, now celebrating its third year of success, has inspired National Teacher Prizes in over 20...
A project to provide every UK teacher with a grounding in understanding mental health issues so they can spot problems early and help troubled pupils is...
A new expert group comprising 20 former Education Ministers and Heads of State, that will provide advice on global education issues to current governments, was launched...
Argentina has today been named as the first Latin American country partner for the annual Global Education and Skills Forum (GESF). The announcement was made at...
In a star-studded event featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Mahira Khan, Bear Grylls and other celebrities, Maggie MacDonnell of Canada was today awarded the Global Teacher Prize Winner...
Watch Sunny Varkey, founder of the Varkey Foundation give the opening address at the 5th Global Education & Skills Forum
An initiative of the Varkey Foundation, The Global Teacher Prize recognises outstanding contributions to the profession. We introduce the Top Ten Finalists. Which of these teachers...
The Global Education and Skills Forum (also known as the “Davos of Education”) meets at Atlantis, The Palm in Dubai, starting tomorrow. This year, through the...
The Global Teacher Prize is an annual one million dollar award from the Varkey Foundation to be given to a super-special teacher. One innovative and caring...
