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 education experts to judge the applications for participation and nomination 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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