Staying that extra minute or so: presence, reality and inheritance in international education
As an educator, I have learned that my time is rarely my own. Instead, it weaves around students and their moments of uncertainty.
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Category: Higher Education and Skills
When education defies the odds: Higher education in Myanmar amid the ongoing political unrest
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.
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Are our partnerships really opening doors for refugee students, or just moving the borders?
‘Nothing about us without us’, a principle invoked in many struggles for social justice, only works if we mean it. When we talked with people from refugee backgrounds and those working with them for our research (‘It’s not just opening the doors’: Challenges and possibilities for refugees’ access to higher…
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LITSEMBA RISING: Learning from a peer-driven intervention to prevent sexual harassment in higher education in Eswatini
When we launched LITSEMBA RISING, a peer-driven sexual harassment prevention programme at the University of Eswatini (UNESWA), we did so with the conviction that change must come from those at the heart of the problem – the students themselves.
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Navigating intersectionality: Female academics’ leadership trajectories in Pakistani universities
Global debates often emphasise the systemic barriers that restrict women’s advancement to leadership in higher education. While these challenges are very real, my findings show that women’s stories are more complex.
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The impact of No-AI writing on academic integrity
Universities worldwide are grappling with the challenge of maintaining academic integrity in the modern era. Although responsible usage can make AI an asset in learning, uncontrolled deployment of writing produced by machines risks destabilising trust, deteriorating competencies and destabilising the basis of tertiary education.
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Who is least visible in research in education and development, and why does it matter?
This blog examines the implications of invisibility in education and development research drawing on insights from a scoping exercise commissioned by UKFIET to explore the visibility, research opportunities and intellectual influence of education researchers in the global South.
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The Syrian Academic Diaspora and Higher Education: A Historic Moment to Seize
In December 2024 a 54-year brutal dictatorship in Syria came to an end, opening the chance for a historical shift in Syria’s political, social and economic future. Although the future in Syria remains uncertain, higher education is central to that future, it has the potential to promote peacebuilding by addressing…
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A Historic Opportunity: The role of Higher Education in Syria’s Post-Dictatorship
Following the collapse of Assad’s regime, Syria faces the challenge of navigating through a new beginning: one fraught with uncertainties yet brimming with possibilities. This moment not only marks the end of a dictatorship but also offers Syrians a chance to rethink the systems that shape their society.
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International Students and Their Lasting Impact on Global Development
The UK has long been a global leader in education, but by concentrating on immediate benefits, we risk losing sight of the broader, long-term influence of international education.
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The role of universities in supporting young people to become effective peace builders: The experience of Hawassa University in Ethiopia
Hawassa University, in collaboration with international organisations (including the EU. the British Council and USAID), has focused on three main interventions that enhance capacity of the students and enable them to take up an active role in peacebuilding activities, within the university as well as in their respective communities.
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Bridging the STEM gap in higher education in Bangladesh: Exploring female underrepresentation in STEM subjects
UNESCO reported in 2017 that women’s participation in STEM education globally is only 35%. Their participation in STEM education in Bangladesh is one of the lowest in South Asia. In most low-income countries, men still outnumber women in accessing higher education including Bangladesh.
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