Please click on the thumbnails below to download any of the reports, the most recent being listed first. You do not need to register or submit any personal details to download but if you wish to know more about participating in GOLA meetings then please contact us by email.
14th June 2023
Skills Transformation through Digital Learning
20th March 2023
How artificial intelligence is impacting online learning. Responding to Chat GPT, Bard and new open AI resources
15th June 2022
Higher Education: Skills, E-Learning, Innovation & Vocational
7th April 2022
Higher Education: Skills, Digital Learning, Quality & Post-Covid Policies
9th March 2022
Education Technology: Improving Instruction and Teacher Development
9th February 2022
Education Technology: Governance & Regulation For Quality Learning
2nd March 2022
Digital Higher Education: Innovation, Research, Employability & Future Skills
1st December 2021
Trusted Online and Blended Learning: Robust Policy, Quality Pedagogy and Digital Skills
17th November 2021
Education Technology: Ensuring Equity, Access, and Inclusion
27th October 2021
Education Technology: Knowledge Generation and Creation for Skills Development
29th September 2021
Addressing Learning Recovery: Strategies for Numeracy & Literacy
25th August 2021
Education – Entrepreneurship – Employability: The critical role of innovation in higher education in closing the skills gap in the MENA region
24th February 2021
Teacher Training and Development: Policy, Practice and Capacity Building
10th February 2021
Remote Learning to Provide Sustainable Equity and Access in Higher Education
25th November 2020
MENA Special – Skills and Innovation for Jobs of the Future
18th November 2020
Coherent and Resilient Education Systems Post-COVID: Championing Proactive Policy Making
28th October 2020
Building Teacher Capacity and ICT Training for Blended and Online Learning
17th September 2020
Africa Special – Skills & Innovation for Jobs of the Future
12th August 2020
From Learning Loss to Long-Term Resilience: Implementing Curriculum & Assessment Reform
22nd July 2020
Digital Safeguarding for Learner Well-Being & Achievement
9th July 2020
Policy, Planning, Financing & Collaboration
1st July 2020
Accelerated Recovery: Improving Outcomes with Blended Learning
24th June 2020
Teaching, Pedagogy & Assessment – Actions & Policy Recommendations
17th June 2020
School Re-Openings & Policies for Resilient Education, Post COVID-19
28th April 2020
Practical ICT for Education Policies: Short-Term Solutions & Long-Term Frameworks
2nd April 2020
Global School Closures – Meeting the Challenges for Educators
Thank you to all the senior officials and experts who have contributed to the GOLA meetings with their opening or closing statements. In some cases, these statements have been accompanied by presentations. We are pleased to make these available for download, please click on the image or name of the speaker for your copy.
March 2022
Instructional and Teacher Development
Mayank Dhingra, MEA Senior Education Leader, HP
February 2022
New Frontiers in Governance and Regulation for Quality Learning
Christine Nasserghodsi, Managing Partner, Mirai Partners
Governance and Regulation for Quality Learning in an Age of Digital Acceleration
Mrs Abiola Seriki-Ayeni, Director General Education Quality Assurance, Lagos State, Nigeria
December 2021
Transforming Education in MENA Region Through Skills Development
Anthony Tattersall, Vice President EMEA, Coursera
Egyptian Higher Education – Step Forward During and After Covid-19
Prof Abeer Elshater, Consultant for Egyptian Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research
The Arab Code Week
Dr Mohamed Jemni, Director of ICT, ALECSO
Towards Accredited and Quality Online Learning
Dr Hamdan Alamri, Professor of Learning Design & Technology, King Saud University
Leading Out of Adversity: Policies for Post-Covid Pandemic
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt
November 2021
UNESCO GEM Report Consultation, Closing Comments on Access, Equity, and Inclusion
Richard King, Director of sub-Saharan Africa, Education Development Trust
2023 UNESCO GEM Report Concept Note on Access, Equity, and Inclusion
Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
October 2021
2023 UNESCO GEM Report Concept Note on Technology and Education
Manos Antoninis, Director, Global Education Monitoring Report
Education Technology for Content & Knowledge
Scott Smith, Vice President Government, Odilo
September 2021
Technology to Support Adaptive Individualised Instruction
Juan Baron, Senior Economist & Lead for Adaptive Learning, The World Bank
Measuring the Impact of Covid on Learning in Rural Kenya
Richard Marett, Chief Executive Officer, Whizz Education
August 2021
A Smart University in a Smart City
Prof Aawatif Hayar, President Hassan II University Casablanca, Morocco
Closing the Employability Gap in MENA
Anthony Tattersall, Vice President EMEA, Coursera
February 2021
Evidence Based Teachers’ Professional Development
Dr Berika Shukakidze, Head of National Centre for Teacher Professional Development, Georgia
Remote Online Learning Experiences
Prof Cheryl Foxcroft, Deputy Vice Chancellor Teaching and Learning, Nelson Mandela University
Students’ Access to and use of Learning Materials
South Africa DHET, Survey Report 2020
Remote Learning for Sustainable Equity & Access in Higher Education, Experiences from Nigeria
Prof Yakubu Ochefu, Secretary General, Committee of Vice Chancellors of Nigerian Universities
Enhancing Student Engagement in a Digital Learning Environment
James Gray, Chief Executive Officer, Kortext
November 2020
Reinventing the Role of Technology in Education: Now and into the Future
Taha Khalifa, CCG Sales Director EMEA, Intel
Skills & Innovation for Jobs of the Future – Ajman X
Sheikha Noora Humaid Rashed Al-Nuaimi, Director Ajman X
Innovation Skills for Job Creation
Veerappan Swaminathan, CEO, EDM8KER
October 2020
Supporting the Education Sector in Mitigating the Impact of COVID19
Mayank Dhingra, Senior Education Business Leader, MEA, HP
Building Teacher Capacity for Hybrid & Online Learning
Dr Christine Nasserghodsi, Co-Founder, Mirai Partners
September 2020
Skills for Innovation
Norberto Carrascal, Education & Public Sector Director, EMEA, Intel Corporation
Approaches to Integrating Skills
Veerappan Swaminathan, CEO Edm8ker & Advisor to Singapore PMO
August 2020
Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) in Kenya
John Kimotho, Director Educational Media, Kenya Institute for Curriculum Development
July 2020
Safeguarding: Secure Students = Better Outcomes
Justin Reilly, CEO Impero Software
Student Well-Being in the Digital Age
Dr Mohamed El Guindy, Information Security Expert, UNODC & British University Egypt
Schooling Disrupted – Schooling Rethought: How the COVID-19 Pandemic is Changing Education
Andreas Schleicher, Director for the Directorate of Education & Skills, OECD
Findings on Learning Loss
Dr Junaid Mubeen, Director of Education, Whizz Education
June 2020
The Challenges Faced by Teachers
Andria Zafirakou, 2018 World Teacher of the Year