# José Vasconcelos World Award of Education

The José Vasconcelos World Award of Education is granted by the World Cultural Council as a recognition to renowned educators, to experts in the field of teaching, and to legislators of education policies who have significant influence in enriching the culture of mankind. This award has been presented biennially since 1988.
The qualifying jury is formed by several members of the Interdisciplinary Committee of the World Cultural Council and a group of distinguished educators.
The World Award of Education grants a Diploma, a Commemorative medal, and US$10,000.
The award is named after José Vasconcelos.

## Award recipients

| Year | Recipient | Recipient's Institution | Field of Research | Ceremony Host | Ceremony Site | Ceremony Host Country | Ceremony Date | Ref. |
| 2018 | Malik Mâaza | University of South Africa | Nanoscience, Nanotechnology | City University of Hong Kong | City University of Hong Kong | China | 8 November 2018 | [1] [2] [3] |
| 2016 | Kalevi Ekman | Aalto University | Design Factory | Riga Technical University | National Library of Latvia, Riga, Latvia | Latvia | 14 October 2016 | |
| 2014 | Federico Rosei | INRS, University of Quebec | | Aalto University | Otakaari 1 Building, Aalto University, Espoo | Finland | 17 November 2014 | |
| 2012 | Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht | Stanford University | Literature, Philosophy | Aarhus University | The Main Hall, Aarhus University, Aarhus | Denmark | 18 April 2012 | |
| 2010 | Christian Azar | Chalmers University of Technology | Environmental education | Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México | Aula Magna Adolfo López Mateos, UAEM, Toluca | Mexico | 8 December 2010 | |
| 2008 | William G. Bowen | Princeton University | Higher education | Princeton University | Richardson Auditorium, Alexander Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey | United States | 11 November 2008 | |
| 2006 | Marlene Scardamalia | University of Toronto | Social Education | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | Sala Manuel M. Ponce, Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City | Mexico | 28 October 2006 | |
| 2004 | David Attenborough | BBC | Educational Broadcasting | University of Liège | Amphithéâtres de l’Europe, University of Liège, Liège | Belgium | 8 November 2004 | |
| 2002 | Jeannie Oakes | University of California, Los Angeles | Science Education | Trinity College, Dublin | Examination Hall, Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin | Ireland | 14 November 2002 | |
| 2000 | Zafra M. Lerman | Columbia College Chicago | Science Education | University of the Witwatersrand | Great Hall, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg | South Africa | 1 November 2000 | |
| 1998 | Robert Yager | University of Iowa | Science Education | Victoria University of Wellington | Hunter Building, Wellington | New Zealand | 19 November 1998 | |
| 1996 | Roger Gaudry | University of Montreal | Education Administration | University of Oxford | Voltaire Room, Taylor Institution, Oxford | United Kingdom | 23 November 1996 | |
| 1994 | Joseph O´Halloran | Canberra University | Mathematical Pedagogy | CODATA, ICSU, UNESCO | Le Manège Convention Center, Chambéry | France | 19 September 1994 | |
| 1992 | Elliot Eisner | Stanford University | Art Education | National Research Council (Canada) | Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa | Canada | 1992 | |
| 1990 | Lev Shevrin | Ural State University | Pedagogy, Children's Mathematics Education | Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich | Cupola Room, ETH Zürich, Zürich | Switzerland | 1990 | |
| 1988 | Gilbert De Landsheere | University of Liège | Empirical Education, Teacher Education | Instituto Politécnico Nacional | Palacio de Bellas Artes, Mexico City | Mexico | 19 November 1988 | |
| 1985 | Dolores Hernandez | University of the Philippines Diliman | Mathematics education and Science education | Royal Institute of Technology | Kollegiesalen, Stockholm | Sweden | 21 November 1985 | |