Education and International Development Special Interest Group

The Education and International Development Special Interest Group (SIG) is part of the Education Policy and Practice Research Group at Nottingham Trent University (UK). Our SIG brings together researchers and practitioners interested in the intersections of education, global development, and social transformation. This SIG is led by Dr Iryna Kushnir.

Our new webinar series explores critical issues in education and international development.

If you are interested in presenting, please contact Dr Iryna Kushnir (iryna.kushnir@ntu.ac.uk) and Dr Abdishakur Tarah (abdishakur.tarah@ntu.ac.uk).

• Webinar 1: Higher Education in Times of War and Conflict – 18 June 2025 at 11am-12:30pm BST

Speakers: Dr Liudmyla Zagoruiko (Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine) and Mr Said Ahmed Ali (East Africa University Puntland, Somalia)

• Webinar 2: Special Education Needs and Low-Resource Contexts – TBC

With funding from the British Academy, two SIG members – Dr Hua Zhong (Architecture) and Dr Iryna Kushnir – led a panel discussion at the British Academy ECRN Book Publishing Conference 2025 in London. Drawing on their experience editing the recent open access SIG book, they shared insights with Early Career Researchers on curating and publishing impactful edited volumes.

* This panel was developed and delivered as a collaborative initiative within the SIG.

We are proud to announce the publication of our open access edited volume: Kushnir, I., Sood, K., Sang-Ah Park, M., Zhong, H. and Serret, N., 2024,: Education and Sustainable Development in the Context of Crises: International Case Studies of Transformational Change.. Emerald Publishing.

We are currently working on a second book project.

*These and future publications are developed collaboratively within the SIG, rather than being a collection of individual member outputs.