22 July 2022
Action Shoot: CAMFED and PhET
As part of my recent trip to Tanzania, I had the privilege to experience the impact of two Yidan Prize laureate organizations on the...
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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.
30 April 2022
#YidanReadingList: Books that our laureates read more than once
Do you read books more than once? Many find re-reading books helps discover insights that were missed at an earlier point of life.
23 April 2022
#YidanReadingList: Books that have inspired our laureates
Ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, we asked our laureates to share books that have inspired them personally.
20 April 2022
Teacher Magazine: Leading education—10 questions with Dr Rukmini Banerji
Our 2021 laureate Rukmini talks about the urgent tasks facing schools and teachers during the pandemic.
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