Deadline: 27-Sep-20
UNESCO has launched the 2020 Wenhui Award with the theme of “Educational Innovation in Response to Pandemic and Other Emergencies”.
The Wenhui Award was jointly created by the UNESCO Asia-Pacific Programme of Educational Innovation for Development (APEID) and the National Commission of the People’s Republic of China for UNESCO in 2010, to recognize and reward individuals or institutions that have made outstanding contributions to educational innovation in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Award shall be conferred on two individuals or institutions in the Asia-Pacific region for their outstanding efforts and achievements in educational innovation with regard to this year’s theme. The two winners will receive a Certificate of Excellence and a prize of US$ 20,000 each. Apart from the winners, honourable commendations may be granted to individuals or institutions that have demonstrated commendable innovative educational practices.
Wen in Chinese encompasses the meaning of culture, knowledge, wisdom, moral and ethics, and the desire for learning. Hui symbolizes the creative and radiant for ce of education that enables civilization and culture to flourish. Taken together, the name of the Award personifies the power of educational innovation in enabling individuals, institutions, societies and cultures to thrive and flourish. Over the past decade, 51 Awards and Honourable Commendations have been granted to individuals and institutions from 17 countries.
Eligibility Criteria
- Have demonstrated their ability to initiate innovative practices that help to increase access to information, promote learning and generate new knowledge in the education sector;
- Have verified the positive impact of their contributions to improving the access to education and the quality of teaching and learning processes;
- Have proven their commitment to enhancing the popularity and quality of education, and promoting the concept of inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning; AND
- Have confirmed that their innovative practices are current and relevant to the key trends of education in the 21st century.
Assessment Criteria
- Relevance (to Sustainable Development Goal 4 aiming to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all; to the key trends of education in the 21st century; to the Asia-Pacific region; AND to the specific theme of this year’s Award)
- Timeliness (initiated within the last 3 years, completed or ongoing by the time of application)
- Scale of benefit and impact (evidenced on the basis of specific indicators such as number of beneficiary countries in the Asia-Pacific region, number of beneficiary schools, number of beneficiary students, teachers, school leaders, and community members)
- Originality (how unique the innovation is)
- Engagement of partners from different sectors (public and private), if applicable
- Sustainability (i.e. the benefits and impacts can be sustained beyond the completion of the innovation project) and replicability (to other countries, educational institutions, and/or relevant stakeholder groups)
Assessment Process
- The final assessment of nominated applications is conducted by a Jury of multiple members who come from different countries in the Asia-Pacific region and have extensive expertise and experience in the education sector.
- The winners of the Award and the recipients of the Honourable Commendations will be announced by the end of November 2020, and the winners will be invited to the Award Ceremony in due course.
For more information, visit https://bangkok.unesco.org/content/wenhui-award-2020
