Among billionaires engaged by problems in education policy, Bren is a rara avis.
The prize rewards the outstanding efforts of individuals, institutions, organisations or other entities engaged in activities on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), within a focus on one or more of the Priority Action Areas of the Global Action Programme on ESDA. Each entrant must be nominated: no personal applications are accepted.
In particular, experts from Ministries of Education, universities, research institutes, UNESCO Chairs, and various organizations and professional NGOs, all engaged in the promotion of quality education and intercultural dialogue, will be brought together.
Microsoft recognised the value of technology in the education system and had engaged "positively and purposefully" in what were complex and difficult negotiations, to get "an excellent deal for schools".
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The project started in 2008 and aims at developing a graduate-level education programme for professionals to be engaged in sustainable development in Africa.
You should have embargoed remarks in your in-box, but I will note in advance that you can look for the President to challenge the graduates to use their education to be engaged, active participants in American democracy.
While we recognize that there are no silver bullets in education, we are in the early stages of cultivating a global population of engaged, self-directed learners who will be ready for whatever the future may bring.
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Addressing STEM education in this way helps to keep students engaged, developing vital skills in those who might otherwise lose interest and find themselves unprepared when they move on to college.
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Education Secretary Michael Gove says the university will be "deeply engaged in developing a new maths curriculum".
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Instead, federal and state regulators are engaged in an increasingly public skirmish over how best to spend the money meant for investor education.
Sinn Fein Education Minister John O'Dowd and the finance minister Mr Wilson engaged in sharp exchanges as well, according to insiders.
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The point is simple: HP employees are engaged in ways that align with the needs of their communities from healthcare and education to sustainability and disaster response as well as in ways that help showcase the power of technology to positively change lives.
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"We should try to prevent unintended pregnancies by providing appropriate education to our youth, communicating that sexuality is sacred and they should not be engaged in cavalier activity, " he said.
The Organization will remain fully engaged in ensuring in closely monitoring activities implemented under and by this Chair in order to ensure its continuing commitment to education and peace.
Most recently, UNESCO has promoted gender-sensitive approaches to literacy research, engaged in innovative new partnerships with the private sector and focused on the integration of girls into national technical and vocational education and training (TVET) programmes.
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