UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development stays in the School of Education for the next four years

We're absolutely delighted that the UNESCO Chair in International Education and Development has been renewed for a further four years and remains in the School of Education under the leadership of Professor Juliet Thondhlana as Chairholder.

We have a long-standing relationship with UNESCO with the Chair in International Education and Development initially being established in the School of Education in 2005.

Aims and goals of the Chair

Aims

The Chair aims to bring together key stakeholders from academia, research, industry, government, private sector, and United Nations agencies and civil society to develop strategic and impact-driven transdisciplinary solutions to drive systemic and sustainable change within the Global North and South education and development ecosystem, with a particular focus on Africa and Asia.

Goals

1. Facilitate collaboration to strengthen institutional capacities of higher education, policy makers and civil society in the theory and practice of internationalisation of higher education under the banner of international education and development
2. Facilitate knowledge exchange on policy development and community engagement in IHE focused education and development via existing and new international networks
3. Identify and coordinate activities that will give colleagues working in diverse disciplines and different education levels/contexts opportunities to initiate and enhance research/teaching on international education and development through internationalisation (for example international partnerships/collaborations, international engagement (conferences/workshops), internationalising activities
4. Facilitate and support diverse forms of publications, innovative teaching and other creative outputs
5. Contribute to doctoral training and strengthening of supervisory capacity of international partners using virtual training and interactions, organising international workshops and seminars, facilitating North-South, South-South and South-North academic exchanges

Visit our UNESCO information about the work of the UNESCO Chair and the UNESCO Nottingham UNEVOC Centre.