Deadline- 31 October 2013
Nominations are accepted for UNESCO-Hamdan bin Rashid Al-Maktoum Prize offered for outstanding contribution made by the applicants. Winners will have the opportunity to win prize of up to US $270.000 which will be divided between three winners.
It intends to attract high-level international educationexperts to judge the applications for participation andnomination in accordance with the criteria and principles adopted in the statutes on the basis of credibility, fairness and impartiality.
Objectives-
- To contribute to the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals as proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly on 8 September 2000 and the Education for All Goals
- To raise the profile of teachers internationally and enhance awareness of teacher issues
- To develop the quality of teacher-related practices by rewarding, supporting and disseminating outstanding teacher-related practices in developing countries and marginalized communities
- To highlight the pioneering role of the United Arab Emirates in promoting education quality and to extend the successful past experience of the pre-existing Hamdan Award at the global level
- To enhance the profile of UNESCO and its programmes and priorities
- To support lesson sharing and dissemination of successful practices regarding teachers
Eligibility & Criteria-
Candidates may be organizations, international or national non-governmental organizations (NGOs), institutions or local, national or regional communities applying for the Prize. Candidates cannot be individuals.
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