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Nominations open for UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education 2026

As an NGO in consultative partnership with UNESCO, ICDE can endorse or nominate candidates from ICDE Institutional Members for prestigious UNESCO awards.

Deadline for submission to ICDE: 24 May 2026

Deadline for submission to UNESCO: 29 May 2026

The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the Use of ICT in Education recognizes innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to expand educational and lifelong learning opportunities for all, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Goal 4 on education.

Theme of the 2026 edition: Reimagining creativity and critical thinking with artificial intelligence. It aims to surface and amplify evidence-based practices across diverse contexts that demonstrate how teachers and learners are engaging with AI systems in ways that encourage critical thinking, imagination and creativity.

Once you complete the form below, and if your project is chosen by ICDE, we will send you a nomination letter that you will include in your application to UNESCO.

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Candidate details

Both individuals and institutions can be nominated for a UNESCO Prize. ICDE can nominate individuals who represent or are affiliated with an ICDE Institutional Member.
Name(Required)
The nominee must be affiliated with a current ICDE Institutional Member.
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Please provide a summary description of maximum 1,000 characters.
Please indicate any affiliations to other organizations or institutions (for example, a country office of a larger organization)

Nominated Project

Please explain the project’s objectives, methodology and key results in max. 1,000 characters.
Indicate start and expected end date. Please note that only projects having been running for at least one year will be considered.
Indicate the funding source(s), current and planned.
Please describe the major achievements and impact of the project
The contexts in which teachers and learners use AI to harness critical thinking and creativity
How teachers integrate AI tools to encourage learners to engage critically and creatively with AI
How students use AI to question, interrogate, explore, write, problem-solve or create. How students grapple with difficult questions and resist the temptation to offload their thinking. How AI affects motivation, participation, collaboration, and critical thinking.
How critical thinking and creativity with AI are assessed. Qualitative or quantitative evidence, such as student work samples, reflections, and peer feedback
Describe the follow-up plan of the project, indicating information such as scale-up strategy, target groups, duration and budget, in maximum 900 characters.
Provide up to 10 links, with a brief description. For any documents that are not available online, email attachments to icde@icde.org. Please include your project name in the subject line.
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