We have announced the overall, category and regional winners of the QS Reimagine Education Awards 2024. The announcement, made at the awards ceremony of the annual conference held in London, heralds the 11th edition of this highly contested global competition.
The conference, sponsored by the American University of the Middle East, featured a prestigious lineup of speakers, including university chancellors, business school deans, chief learning officers, instructional designers, employers, policymakers, edtech innovators, investors, and sustainability champions. The Reimagine Education Awards honour pioneering pedagogical approaches that boost learning outcomes and employability, as well as effective methods of teaching sustainability, with a vision to equip over a billion learners worldwide for their future endeavours.
ZNotes: The Global EdTech Award winner
The Global EdTech Award, sponsored by AWS, was won by ZNotes. This award includes a valuable prize of US$25,000 in AWS Cloud credits. ZNotes is transforming education by leveling the playing field through its community-driven online platform. Offering free access to high-quality learning resources and peer-learning support, ZNotes has reached six million students worldwide.
Zubair Junjunia, Founder of ZNotes, said: “I am deeply honoured to receive this prestigious award. This milestone would not have been possible without my incredible team, mentors, and advisors who have been an integral part of this decade-long journey. To the millions of students who are at the heart of ZNotes, your belief in us inspires and drives our mission every day. Together, we strive to create a meaningful impact and make the world a better place.”
The Global Education Award winners
Smart Forests, a project from the Brazilian university FACENS and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s Engage, Empower, Excel: PolyU’s Smart Campus Innovation project are the joint winners of the Global Education Award, proudly sponsored by The University of Sydney. The award includes a cash prize of US$25,000, which is shared between the two winners.
Smart Forests
The Smart Forests Project unites students from four Brazilian universities across three regions in Brazil to develop sustainable solutions that protect forests and conserve biodiversity in the Amazon and Atlantic Forests. Vitor Belota, Head of Sustainability at FACENS University, commented: “Winning the Global Education Award is a transformative milestone for our project, which bridges students and local communities to promote sustainable development and protect the environment and its biodiversity. We hope this prestigious recognition will attract more partners, enabling us to expand the project, improve the lives of Amazon River communities, and empower more students to become changemakers and champions of sustainability.”
Engage, Empower, Excel: PolyU’s Smart Campus Innovation
The Engage, Empower, Excel: PolyU’s Smart Campus Innovation, is an omnichannel solution to enhance learning and teaching through the “EEE” principles: Engage, Empower, and Excel. By integrating existing digital resources with innovative tools like generative AI (AIReAS) for real-time feedback and RFID Smart Tags for personalised, immersive experiences, the solution addresses students’ expectations for instant feedback, visual engagement, and multitasking support. This inclusive approach fosters interactive learning, co-creation, and internationalisation, while leveraging evidence-based evaluation to guide students toward excellence.
Dr. Wai Chi Rodney Chu, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Applied Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University remarked: “As educators, our primary focus is our students. Through this project, we strive to enhance collaboration with them to co-create an inclusive and impactful learning experience that drives strong learning outcomes. We deeply appreciate the recognition from QS and are immensely grateful to our students for the insights and inspiration they continuously offer.
Congratulations to all of our winners. Submissions for the Reimagine Education Awards 2025 will open soon. Keep an eye on the Reimagine Education website.
