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On October 8, UNESCO profiled the three UNESCO-Hamdan Prize winners announced in Paris on October 5: Gondar College of Teachers’ Education in Ethiopia, Indonesia’s Guru Belajar Foundation and the Teachers’ Academy Foundation, ÖRAV, in Türkiye. Their initiatives support teacher development. [1]
The prize provides a total of US$300,000, shared equally among three winners. Selection focuses on established projects with assessable results and practices that can be adapted elsewhere. The award supports ongoing work, rather than proposals alone. [2]
The bright side
The recognition brings resources and visibility to people developing learning materials and opportunities for teachers to learn from colleagues. [1][2]
One idea, in simple words
Teachers do not stop learning when they enter a classroom. On October 8, UNESCO described three projects awarded prizes in Paris on October 5. They come from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Türkiye. They help teachers create materials, work together and share experience. Imagine, as an example from the editors, a teacher discovering a clear way to explain a fraction and showing it to colleagues. [1]
The prize provides US$300,000, divided among the three winners. These are ongoing projects, chosen partly so others can learn from their work. Returning to our example, sharing a good explanation does not mean it will work in exactly the same way in every classroom. It needs to be tried and adapted. The prize supports that work: helping teachers continue to develop. [2]
A little discovery to keep
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Straight from the source.
- Innovative teacher development initiatives from Ethiopia, Indonesia and Türkiye win the 2026 UNESCO-Hamdan Prize UNESCO · 8 Oct 2026
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