Fifteen projects from nine countries have been selected by the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) for
innovative and impactful approaches to today's most urgent education challenges
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) announced the 15 2017 WISE Awards finalist projects.
Each year, the WISE Awards recognize and promote innovative projects from around the world that are addressing global
educational challenges. The 15 finalists come from nine countries.
The projects tackle a number of pressing education issues including early childhood education, basic infrastructure for
schools, girls' education, coding and digital skills, access to books, critical medical care for children, boosting
mathematics, science and reading levels, stimulating critical thinking and creativity, making learning fun and inclusive
and enhancing teacher motivation.
The 2017 WISE Awards finalists:
•ANEER, Morocco
•Lights to Learn, Spain
•Open Book Publishers, UK
•REACH, Ghana
•42, France
•Science Bits, Spain
•Shams Generation, Qatar
•Tele-Education Project-SAME, India
•The Learner Guide Program, Tanzania/UK
•Ubongo Edutainment, Tanzania
Stavros N. Yiannouka, CEO, WISE, said: "The 2017 WISE Awards finalist projects have built effective, tested solutions to
global education challenges. Whether ensuring access to fundamental primary education or preparing young people for the
21st century workplace, each project is already transforming lives, and provides an inspirational model for other
communities to adopt. This is vital to our mission at WISE, dedicated to empowerment and collaboration."
A pre-Jury of international experts selected the 15 finalists, and the process was overseen by independent education
consultants from Parthenon-EY.
The finalists were evaluated according to strict criteria. They must be successful, innovative education projects that
have already demonstrated a transformative impact on individuals, communities, and society. They must be financially
stable, have a clear development plan and be scalable and replicable.
The six WISE Awards winning projects will be announced in September 2017 and celebrated at the eighth World Innovation Summit for Education, November 14-16, 2017, in Doha, Qatar. In addition to publicity and networking opportunities, each project receives
$20,000 (US).
Find out more about the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE): http://www.wise-qatar.org
Find out more about the WISE Awards: http://www.wise-qatar.org/wise-awards
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