29 September 2022, Hong Kong SAR
Welcoming our 2022 Yidan Prize laureates
It’s our great privilege to nurture a global community of education changemakers—and to introduce to you our 2022 Yidan Prize laureates.
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29 September 2022
Financial Times: The transformative impact of teachers
It takes big ideas and bold action to overcome global educational challenges and create a better future.
22 September 2022
Here’s how our 2021 laureates are shaping the future of education
The Yidan Prize laureates are at the center of our mission—to create a better world through education. And our strong community of education changemakers...
22 July 2022
Action Shoot: CAMFED and PhET
The teachers, students, and education leaders we met on this trip were remarkable. CAMFED and PhET are giving them the tools to work at...
17 June 2022, Nairobi
CNBC Africa: Advancing STEM learning in Africa
Zachariah Mbasu, PhET Ambassador, talks about advancing science and math literacy in Africa.
15 June 2022, India
IndiaSpend: ‘To Recoup Learning Loss, Schools Should Focus On Catch-Up, Not Curriculum’
Our 2021 laureate Rukmini urges schools to set curriculum aside and focus on building foundational literacy and numeracy skills as young children return to...
9 June 2022
Brookings: The power of community as a catalyst to tackle disrupted learning
Our 2021 laureate Rukmini Banerji joins Asif Saleh from BRAC to discuss the power of community in tackling disrupted learning, and ensuring educational success...
20 May 2022
Dr Christopher Thomas joins the Education Commission Asia as their new global commissioner
Our Director of Partnerships, Dr Christopher Thomas, is joining the Education Commission Asia as their new global commissioner to further facilitate partnerships in the...
12 May 2022
PhET Interactive Simulations launches new Fellowship program to promote STEM education in Africa and Latin America
PhET Interactive Simulations launches its inaugural PhET Fellowship program, supported by the Yidan Prize Foundation as part of 2020 laureate Professor Carl Wieman’s project...
1 May 2022
The Hindu Business Line: Pandemic has hit learning, numerical abilities of children
Our 2021 laureate Rukmini talks about the learning gaps students face as schools reopen and ways to overcome it.
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