Yidan Prize

The Yidan Prize (/ji: ‘dan/) is a prize founded in 2016 by Chen Yidan for "contributions to education research and development". The prize is financed and governed by a HK$2.5 billion (about US$320 million) independent trust.[1][2][3][4]

Yidan Prize Medals

Previous winners

2017

The first prize winners were named in September 2017 as Carol S. Dweck and Vicky Colbert.[5] The award ceremony took place during December 2017 in Hong Kong.[6][7]

2018

The two 2018 winners were Anant Agarwal[8][9][10] and Larry Hedges.[10][11][12]

2019

Professor Usha Goswami and Sir Fazle Hasan[13]

Prizes

The Yidan Prizes consist of a medal, a cash prize of HK$15 million and a project fund of HK$15 million to each of the two winners. It is supported by a US$320 million endowment.[14] Prizes are awarded at the annual Yidan Prize Summit in conjunction with an education conference.[15]

Adjudication process

Nominations may be submitted by universities, government agencies, and think tanks[16] and are reviewed by a committee involving Kōichirō Matsuura, Andreas Schleicher and Qian Tang.[15][17]

Worldwide 'Educating for the Future' Index

In 2017 the Yidan Prize Foundation released a "Worldwide 'Educating for the Future' Index"[18] (researched by the Economist Intelligence Unit)[19] comparing the education in 35 developed and developing economies (ranking by 16 indicators of education policy, "teaching environment" and "socio-economic environment"),[20] placing New Zealand and Canada in the top two places.[21]

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References
  1. "Chinese billionaire offers biggest education prize - BBC". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  2. https://ie-today.co.uk/Article/carol-dweck-and-vicky-colbert-win-largest-education-prize
  3. "Chinese billionaire seeks ideas from Canadian universities for education prize - The Globe and Mail". www.theglobeandmail.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  4. "Yidan Prize for Education Research and Education Development announced at MIT - MIT News". www.news.mit.edu.com. Retrieved 2017-09-22.
  5. https://ie-today.co.uk/Article/carol-dweck-and-vicky-colbert-win-largest-education-prize
  6. University, Stanford (2017-09-19). "Stanford psychologist recognized with $4 million prize | Stanford News". Stanford News. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  7. Flannery, Russell. "Stanford, Colombia Educators Win Tencent Co-Founder's First Yidan Prizes". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-08-14.
  8. https://www.chronicle.com/article/It-s-Time-for-Colleges-to/244539
  9. http://news.mit.edu/2018/anant-agarwal-mit-professor-edx-ceo-wins-yidan-prize-0918
  10. http://www.atimes.com/article/yidan-prizes-announced-for-supporters-of-education-sector/
  11. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-15/the-billionaire-who-quit-tencent-to-pledge-his-money-to-teachers
  12. https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/education/yidan-prize-names-2018-laureates-1537173830
  13. 2019 Yidan Prize Laureates Announced, Tech & Learning, September 19 2019
  14. "Stanford professor wins inaugural $4 million Yidan Prize". Times Higher Education. 2017-09-19. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
  15. http://www.atimes.com/article/yidan-prizes-announced-for-supporters-of-education-sector/
  16. https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38639891
  17. https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1974288/2030-vision-5-ways-worlds-educators-must-adapt-new-machine-age
  18. http://www.thestandard.com.hk/section-news.php?id=187659&sid=4
  19. https://enz.govt.nz/news-and-research/ed-news/new-zealand-is-world-leading-in-preparing-students-for-the-future/
  20. "The Worldwide Educating for the Future Index - A Blueprint for Change". www.edweek.org. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
  21. https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/new-zealand-top-world-preparing-students-future
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