23 September 2020, Hong Kong SAR
The Yidan Prize Foundation announces the 2020 Yidan Prize laureates
Professor Carl Wieman, Ms Lucy Lake and Ms Angeline Murimirwa were awarded for their contribution to STEM and women’s education
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11 June 2020, Hong Kong SAR
Responses to COVID-19 and new insights in education revealed at AVPN Conference
Mr Andreas Schleicher gave a keynote speech on “Scaling Excellence in Education” at the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN) Virtual Conference 2020 today. Dr...
11 March 2020, Cambridge, UK
Yidan Prize Conference Series: Europe 2020 held at Cambridge
Yidan Prize Conference Series: Europe 2020 was held at Jesus College, the University of Cambridge. This year’s conference focused on two themes: education...
10 March 2020, Cambridge, UK
Founder of the Yidan Prize presents the award to Professor Usha Goswami at Cambridge University
Dr Charles Chen Yidan, founder of the Yidan Prize visited the United Kingdom this week to present the prestigious award to Professor Usha Goswami...
23 January 2020, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Founder of the Yidan Prize presents the award to Sir Fazle’s family in Dhaka
Dr Charles Chen Yidan, founder of the Yidan Prize visited Dhaka, Bangladesh this week to present the prestigious award. Sir Fazle Hasan Abed’s daughter...
14 January 2020, Hong Kong SAR
Yidan Prize Foundation releases WEFFI 2019
The Yidan Prize Foundation (YPF) released the Worldwide Educating for the Future Index (WEFFI) 2019, which was founded by YPF and the Economist Intelligence...
9 January 2020, Hong Kong SAR
edX launches MicroBachelors programs with the support of the Yidan Prize Foundation
edX announced the launch of its MicroBachelors Programs with the support of Yidan Prize Foundation.
19 September 2019, Hong Kong SAR
Professor Usha Goswami and Sir Fazle Hasan Abed KCMG named Yidan Prize Laureates for 2019
The two laureates will receive their awards at the Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony. Distinguished guests from around the world will witness this memorable...
31 May 2019, Singapore
Dr Charles Chen Yidan shines a bright light on the power of education
The SMU Visionary Series, presented by the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University (SMU), is an opportunity to hear from...
24 May 2019, Evanston, IL, US
Yidan Prize Conference Series: The Americas 2019
A diverse array of experts from leading universities, research firms and nonprofit organizations met at Northwestern University to explore how research findings may address...
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