Effectiveness of teachers: UNESCO-Hamdan Award ceremony, exhibition and concert

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Open to all, the award ceremony of the UNESCO-Hamdan prize for the effectiveness of teachers, 2013-2014 edition at 9:30am Tuesday 7 October 2014 at UNESCO House.
On the occasion of the Prize giving ceremony the Hamdan Foundation is offering in honour of teachers a buffet at 10:30am and a concert at 7:30pm on Tuesday 7 October - open to all.
An exhibition open from Monday 6 October to Wednesday 8 October will showcase the work of the foundation in salle des pas perdus at UNESCO House.
The UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize for Outstanding Practice and Performance in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Teachers is all about improving education quality through raising teacher standards. It was created in 2008 and is funded by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Awarded every two years, the Prize is worth US $270.000 and is divided between three winners. As well as aiming to improve educational practices around the world, it also gives priority to developing countries and to marginalized and disadvantaged communities.
The winners of the Prize are projects that have made an outstanding contribution, through their teacher-related activities, to enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.
Details
Type of Event | Prize-giving ceremony |
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Start | 07.10.2014 09:30 local time |
End | 07.10.2014 16:00 local time |
Date to be fixed | 0 |
Focal point | Adubra, Edem |
Organizer | |
Contact | ma.forzani@unesco.org |
Country | France |
City | Paris |
Venue | |
Street | 125 avenue de Suffren |
Room | Salle Pas Perdus, Room IV |
Permanent Delegation Contact | Permanent Delegation of the United Arab Emirates to UNESCO |
Major Programme | |
Language of Event | English, French, Arabic |
Estimated number of participants | 1000 |
Official Website | |
Link 1 | The UNESCO-Hamdan Prize for the Effectiveness of Teachers |
Link 2 | The UNESCO-Hamdan Laureats 2013-2014 |
Link 3 | Online registration to participate |
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