The seventh edition of the global competition - co-organized by The Wharton School and QS Quacquarelli Symonds, compilers of the QS World University Rankings _portfolio - is seeking pedagogical or technological innovations that improve:

 ·       Teaching delivery;

 ·       Learning outcomes;

 ·       Student employability

The competition is open to:

 ·       Individual academic faculty or teachers;

 ·       University departments, cross-departmental teams and cross-institutional teams;

 ·       Edtech startups and established edtech companies

 ·       Schoolteachers or school teams;

 ·       Not-for-profits and NGOs

Applicants can submit their innovations to 14 DIFFERENT AWARD CATEGORIES [1], including Sustainability - which is soliciting applications from educators whose pedagogy intersects with the achievement of the 17 UN Sustainable Development goals - and Best Distributed/Online Program for Nurturing 21st-Century Skills, which is seeking applications from high-quality online education courses.

The winners will be announced at the Reimagine Education Conference's climactic Gala Dinner, to be held on Friday 11th December at San Francisco's Hyatt Regency. The conference will also offer a range of myth-busting workshops designed to facilitate enhanced technology-driven pedagogy, networking opportunities for faculty passionate about teaching & learning innovation, and Connect 1-2-1 sessions between investors and edtech companies.

All applications can be made free of charge via the Reimagine Education online portal, and applicants have until SUNDAY 13TH SEPTEMBER, 23:59 UTC to complete their application.

Jack Moran, Reimagine Education Program Manager, said: "The delay and mitigation measures currently being adopted by the world's universities in response to the COVID-19 outbreak have foregrounded the importance of easily-accessible, high-quality technology-driven education. As students return home, as assessments move online, and as teaching moves onto digital platforms, the need for pedagogical innovation that is as scalable and sustainable as it is innovative has been laid barer than ever before. We particularly encourage submissions from those who are able to bring world-class university education to ever-greater audiences."