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When education defies the odds: Higher education in Myanmar amid the ongoing political unrest

by Lin Wai Phyo | Feb 4, 2026 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Education and Conflict, Higher Education and Skills

Following the 2021 coup d’état, Myanmar’s higher education has been mired in political unrest. Public universities eventually resumed their operations, yet the attendance is relatively low, with students and academics living under the thumb of stringent control and surveillance. Read More

Inclusive education in Jordan and Lebanon: Progress made, gaps revealed and the road ahead

by Maha Khochen-Bagshaw | Feb 3, 2026 | Education and Disabilities

Inclusive education is often spoken about as a goal—but what does it actually look like in practice? And how far have countries really come in turning policy into meaningful classroom experiences for children with disabilities? Read More

From universal frameworks to relational futures: A decolonial reflection on international education

by Kate Matzopoulos | Feb 2, 2026 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, SDGs

Walking through the sessions at the UKFIET education conferences, it’s hard not to notice a pattern. Regardless of the focus of the presentation, many of them begin and are framed by the same reference point — the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Over time, this repetition begins to feel… Read More

Learning together to prevent violence in education: Reflections from UKFIET 2025 conference

by Steven Kaindaneh | Jan 29, 2026 | 2025 UKFIET Conference, Learning

My aim for attending the conference was to share findings and lessons from a recently concluded study on school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV) from the perspectives of children with disabilities in Sierra Leone. My second objective was to learn from what other researchers and practitioners were doing to understand violence in… Read More