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Dr Rukmini, Professor Eric Hanushek awarded Yidan Prize 2021
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Dr Rukmini, Professor Eric Hanushek awarded Yidan Prize 2021
Dr Rukmini, Professor Eric Hanushek awarded Yidan Prize 2021
Dr Rukmini, Professor Eric Hanushek awarded Yidan Prize 2021
UPDATED : ஜன 01, 1970 05:30 AM
ADDED : அக் 05, 2021 12:00 AM
The world’s highest education accolade was offered to Dr Rukmini Banerji and Professor Eric A. Hanushek for Education Research and Yidan Prize for Education Development after a judging process, conducted by an independent judging committee of recognized education experts.
The Yidan Prize Foundation is a global philanthropic foundation, with a mission of creating a better world through education.
Yidan Prize was incepted in 2016.
Dr Rukmini Banerji, Chief Executive Officer of the Pratham Education Foundation, is awarded the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Development for her work in improving learning outcomes.
With the support of the Yidan Prize, Dr Banerji plans to strengthen and expand Pratham’s work with young children so that strong foundations can be built early in a child’s life. Dr Banerji believes this will contribute significantly towards the goal of seeing “every child in school and learning wellâ€.
Professor Eric A. Hanushek, Paul and Jean Hanna Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution of Stanford University, is awarded the 2021 Yidan Prize for Education Research. His work focuses on education outcomes and the importance of teaching quality and has transformed both research and policy internationally.
With the Yidan Prize funding, Professor Hanushek is planning a research fellow program in Africa, supporting analytical capacity to shape education policies from a local perspective.
Each laureate will be awarded HK$30 million (approximately US$3.9 million), half of which is a project fund – enabling a series of innovative and progressive education projects to scale up and support millions of learners globally.
Now in its fifth year, the Yidan Prize has attracted many high-quality nominations, with projects reaching and positively impacting learners globally, representing diverse perspectives, cultures and geographies.
Nominations for the 2022 Yidan Prize will be open from 19 October 2021 until March 2022.
Meanwhile, the 2021 laureates will be formally recognized at the Yidan Prize Awards Presentation Ceremony and the Yidan Prize Annual Summit held on 5 December 2021.
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