Events

ANGEL wants to help bring people together, and will publish details of our events, and those of member organisations, on these pages. If you have an event you'd like us to post, please be in touch with us.

ANGEL conference
04 June 2025

#ANGELConference 2025

The biennial gathering for those interested in research on Global Education & Learning, Education for Sustainability, and Global Citizenship.
Beyond Business as Usual
29 April 2025

Beyond Business as Usual (But Greener) Politics: Global Citizenship Education and the Principles of Degrowth and Interdependence.

Exploring approaches to global citizenship informed by “de-growth” and post-materialist perspectives as well as non-Western and decolonial scholarship.
Global Education & Learning in the Asia Pacific region
29 April 2025

Global Education and Learning in the Asia Pacific Region.

Bringing together academics, policymakers, and practitioners with an interest in Global Education and Learning who are working in or on the Asia Pacific region.
Activism HE
12 February 2025

Activism in Global Education: From Theory to Practice in Higher

Discussing the intersections of education, social justice, and activism. How can educators and researchers foster activist engagement in their work?
Young people as researchers of global issues
22 January 2025

Young people as researchers of global issues.

Interactive session that aims to provoke debate on approaches to involving young people in the design and process of researching global citizenship.
UNESCO Chair graphic
06 December 2024

Major event at University of Bologna focuses on Training Teacher for Global Citizenship Education.

Conference organised by the UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education (GCE) in Higher Education looks at educational practices and research experiences.
Conference crowd
28 November 2024

Shaping Tomorrow through Global Education

Organised by HAND Association in partnership with CONCORD Europe and in cooperation with GENE and the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe
GE in Ireland
12 November 2024

Global Education in Ireland: Critical Histories and Future Directions

3 contributors to this recent Bloomsbury book reflect critically on important aspects of the history of Global Education in Ireland
Discussion
10 October 2024

Event at University of Porto to discuss ‘Democracy(ies) and Development Education'.

What is the role of Development Education in the context of growing waves of authoritarianism, extremism and radical conservatism in Europe?
27 June 2024

ANGEL / TEESNet Partnership Group to gather at event at Coventry University.

Whole day event entitled 'Educating Global Researchers' hosted by the Centre for Global Learning.
Early career researcher network
07 June 2024

New Voices in Global Education & Learning 2024.

A new version of ANGEL's summer event focusing on new research and projects by emerging researchers.
People in a conference session
27 May 2024

A gathering of the ANGEL SIG on Teacher Education.

Theme: The DICE Project: a model for integrating GCE into primary teacher education in Ireland
Regis Malet webinar teaser
20 March 2024

The individual, social cohesion, and democratic citizenship in the age of educational capitalism. 

Join Régis Malet, from the Université de Bordeaux, for a brief presentation and discussion on this pressing topic for global education professionals. 
laptops
12 March 2024

New research on global education and learning.

Students of DERC's Global Learning MA present the exciting new research they have conducted.
05 March 2024

Book Launch: The Emergence of the Ethically-Engaged University

Discussion event for new Palgrave book edited by Emiliano Bosio and Gustavo Gregorutti, and contributions from Hans de Wit, Katherine Wimpenny, Lilian Ferrer, Yusef Waghid, David Killick, and Maria Manzon.
UNESCO webinar teaser
17 January 2024

New opportunities for action with the revised UNESCO Recommendation concerning education for international understanding, co-operation and peace and education relating to human rights and fundamental freedoms.

New revision replaces the 1974 Recommendation
13 December 2023

Transforming education through ecocentric critical thinking

Join Joffy Conolly from the University of Oulu in this webinar which challenges the dominant, human-centric narrative in education.
30 November 2023

Two important new books on Global Education & Learning

Attend in-person or online for the launch of 'Pedagogy of Hope for Global Social Justice' and 'Research in Global Learning'
22 November 2023

Global learning as a dimension of education for democracy

Join ANGEL members from the Universities of Bamberg and Tampere in this webinar which explores the relationship between Democracy Education and Global Learning.
JustEd webinar website
02 November 2023

Embedding a Justice Approach in Secondary Education. 

Presentation of the JustEd research project, including the chief output: a practical guide to embedding a justice approach in secondary education.  
Early career researcher network
27 September 2023

Launch of ANGEL Early Career Researcher Sub-Network.

Connect with fellow researchers, exchange ideas, and explore potential collaborations at this first network event.
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17 September 2023

Global Education Network (Africa) 12th International Conference

Long running event carries theme of 'Research, Technology and Quality Education for Sustainable Development' for 2023 event in Liverpool, UK.
28 June 2023

Global Citizenship and Sustainability Education for 'hopeful' futures: Colloquium for UK members.

Two-day colloquium, hosted at the University of Nottingham, School of Education (UoN SoE), and led by Professor Dalene Swanson, is a collaboration between UoN SoE, ANGEL UK and TEESNet. 
19 June 2023

ANGEL's Biennial International Conference 2023

The major international gathering that brings together academics, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners with an interest in research on Global Education & Learning, Education for Sustainability, and Global Citizenship.
01 June 2023

Guardians of the Future: International Organisations, Anticipatory Governance & Education

Susan Robertson (University. of Cambridge) discusses her research on the anticipatory practices deployed by UNESCO and the OECD.
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19 April 2023

New voices in Global Education & Learning.

A session of short presentations of exciting new research from ANGEL early career researchers
GCED Network Meeting Graphic
14 April 2023

A gathering of the ANGEL SIG on Teacher Education

Theme: S-Cool-Links: Uniting teachers for climate action. With Asmita Rajaram - VVOB (Belgium)
14 March 2023

Book launch: Global Citizenship Education in the Global South

Discussion event with inputs from 8 contributors to a wide-ranging new book edited by Emiliano Bosio and Yusef Waghid
08 February 2023

Teacher Education Special Interest Group: New research

Four short presentations on the theme: "Education for sustainable development with pre-service and in-service teachers"
25 January 2023

Rocking the boat: Do Development Education NGOs adequately critique neoliberalism?

Discussion around the provocative new report by Harm Jan Fricke, commissioned by the Centre for Global Education & Financial Justice Ireland
GCED Network Meeting Graphic
18 January 2023

A gathering of the ANGEL SIG on Teacher Education

Theme: Assessing global competence within teacher education programs. How to design and create a set of rubrics with a modified Delphi Method
07 December 2022

DERC webinar: We can do this! Education for survival

UK educators Stephen Scoffham and Steve Rawlinson lead a session providing analysis and critique of sustainability education approaches
24 November 2022

Exploring the links: Development cooperation & global citizenship education

Is the historical relationship between the development cooperation sector and global citizenship education still relevant today?
GENE logo
03 November 2022

European Congress on Global Education in Europe to 2050

Launch of major new Declaration regarding the role of education in contributing to international solidarity, human rights, global social justice, sustainability and peace.
01 November 2022

DERC webinar: Reflecting on Connecting Classrooms through Global Learning

Discussion inspired by new Ipsos MORI evaluation of the major British Council / FCDO project that aimed to promote & enact global learning
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28 September 2022

Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability Network Conference 2022.

Key event will this year focus on "Re-Imagining Teacher Education: Transforming Learning for a Just and Sustainable World".
BERA logo
06 September 2022

British Educational Research Association Conference 2022.

ANGEL to have a presence at the UK's largest annual educational research event, hosted by the University of Liverpool.
View of bologna
24 June 2022

Launch of UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education at the University of Bologna.

Join in person or online for the launch of this new Chairship, appointed to Professor Massimiliano Tarozzi, founding director of the International Research Centre on Global Citizenship Education.
Bertinoro hilltop
21 June 2022

International Summer School on Researching Global Education and Learning: Using literature. 

Apply now to be considered for a 4 day residential summer school hosted by the UNESCO Chair in Global Citizenship Education in Higher Education (University of Bologna).
young researchers
13 June 2022

ANGEL / TEESNet Partnership: Global Citizenship Education Research Panel.

Join an open gathering of Global Education and Learning research professionals to hear about new research in the field, and to network.
01 June 2022

Regional perspectives: Global education and learning in Latin America. 

A snapshot of the current state of global education & learning in Latin America, considered within the context of key current int'l debates.
Paulo freire.
19 May 2022

Paulo Freire Academic Conference. 

UCLA School of Education, the University of Southern California, and Soka University of America to host event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Paulo Freire’s life.
Andreiotti Seminar Teaser
10 May 2022

Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity’s Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism.

A research seminar from Vanessa de Oliveira Andreotti showcasing approaches to dealing with volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity in our challenging times.
Chocolate
01 March 2022

DERC Seminar: The Pedagogy of Chocolate. 

Exploring the use of chocolate as a teaching and learning resource in global learning and sustainability education.
09 February 2022

Cooperation between NGOs & schools: Conditions for success.

A discussion and exploration of current research on how to achieve successful and impactful NGO-school cooperation for Global Learning.
Protest
08 February 2022

Launch of Doug Bourn's new book, 'Education for Social Change'.

DERC Director leads a debate with leading thinkers on education for social change to mark the launch of his new book with Bloomsbury Academic.
19 January 2022

Special focus: Research on Teacher Education.

Event looking at current research in teacher education for global citizenship and sustainable development in Europe and beyond.
Ongevalle Seminar
02 December 2021

From Development Education to Global Citizenship Education: Evolving narratives in international development.

Seminar exploring how changing paradigms and practices in international development cooperation resonate with evolving trends in DE and GCE.
CCE Seminar
08 November 2021

Climate Change Education: Reflecting on COP26.

This event, part of the ANGEL Seminar series, will look at the present state of, and future of climate change education.
measuring tape
02 November 2021

Grounding PISA: a critique of the OECD measure of global competence.

DERC event featuring UCL Institute of Education doctoral student Heela Goren.
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02 September 2021

#ECER2021 online event.

Annual gathering of the European Educational Research Association to be totally online this year.
Book cover
22 June 2021

Event to examine key new global education publication.

DERC Seminar discusses issues raised by the new book 'Teaching for Social Justice and Sustainable Development Across the Primary Curriculum'.
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14 June 2021

Launch: A new European Declaration on Global Education to 2050.

ANGEL partners GENE is hosting a high-level political event on 14 June to launch this important 18-month process.
GLOCER conference logo
08 June 2021

4th Global Conference on Education and Research (GLOCER 2021). 

Major US event, now being held as online only event, includes strands relevant to ANGEL members.
ANGEL2021 teaser
25 May 2021

ANGEL Conference 2021: Pedagogy Of Hope And Global Social Justice. 

Bringing together researchers, policy makers and practitioners, our conference is the meeting place for Global Education professionals.
Bridge 47 logo
25 May 2021

Programme published for Bridge 47's  major online gathering, Imagine 4.7.

Bridge 47’s next big global event, Imagine 4.7, is happening on 25-27 May, online
DCMET logo
17 May 2021

UNESCO DCMÉT Chair Symposium.

Major week-long event from the UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education.
UNESCO
17 May 2021

UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development.

A key conference for those working on Education for Sustainable Development.
Book launch graphic
19 April 2021

Discussion event marks release of interesting new collection.

Lunchtime launch event brings together 4 contributors to this wide ranging new book examining perspectives on GCE in higher education.
Fairtrade graphic
30 March 2021

DERC Seminar: Fairtrade, global learning and business as (un)usual.

Next in this series of online seminars run by ANGEL partner organisation the Development Education Research Centre examoines work of Fairtrade Foundation.
RRSA
09 February 2021

DERC seminar to focus on rights-based approaches in schools.

Assessing the impact of rights-based approaches in schools: Unicef UK's Rights Respecting Schools Award.
Camp fire graphic
24 November 2020

Global BarCamp 4.7.

Civil society umbrella organisation Bridge 47 to run interactive participant led virtual event to provide a space for critical discussion on transformative learning and SDG 4.7.
Protest placard
17 November 2020

Next DERC seminar to focus on Education for Social Change.

The Development Education Research Centre's Douglas Bourn discusses his work on pedagogical approaches for education for social change.
Digest 2020 graphic
09 November 2020

Global Education Digest Offical Launch.

Launch of the new edition of ANGEL's multilingual bibliography of global education research and materials, now in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish.
NECE event logo
05 November 2020

Networking European Citizenship Education Conference 2020.

The annual event of the European platform for citizenship education examines: "Reconnecting in a post pandemic world. Citizenship education for democracy and sustainability."
Globes
22 October 2020

Webinar: Challenging the Theory-Practice Divide in the Context of Development Education Centres in England.

Research aims to address the lack of knowledge about conceptualisations of DEGL and the theory-practice relationship from the perspectives of practitioners.
IDEA
06 October 2020

IDEA Conference ‘Rising to the Challenge - Global Citizenship in 2020’.

Four days of keynotes, panels and workshops coordinated by the Irish Development Education Association.
Nepal school
24 September 2020

Virtual launch of new report on the current state of the Nepalese education sector.

The British Council and UCL Institute of Education are jointly publishing a report featuring writing by ANGEL members.
Teesnet logo
17 September 2020

TEESNet Conference 2020: Education as a Pedagogy of Hope and Possibility.

12th annual conference focuses on: ‘Education as a Pedagogy of Hope and Possibility: The Role of Teacher Education in Leading Narratives of Change'.
University of glasgow
24 August 2020

European Educational Research Association Conference 2020.

The next ECER conference will be held in Glasgow, UK, and will have the theme of "Educational Research (Re)connecting Communities". 
IAEE logo
03 July 2020

International Conference on Ethics Education. 

Please see this announcement from ANGEL members who are part of the International Association for Education in Ethics: 
Children in forest
16 June 2020

Webinar: Environmental education in early years teaching.

Online seminar with UCL researcher Adriana Burciaga González looking at interpretations of environmental education in Mexican preschools.
young researchers
11 June 2020

Early Career Researchers Online Conference 2020

The next Academic Network on Global Education and Learning Early Career Researchers Conference will now be held entirely online, hosted by the University of Oulu, Finland.
Conference crowd
31 May 2020

Philanthropy in Education: Reflections and Actions towards 2030. 

Conference adminsitered by NORRAG, the global membership-based network of international policies and cooperation in education, as well as the Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation.
Webinar logo
07 May 2020

Webinar on Global Citizenship Education.

Enabel, the Belgian Development Agency, and Global Education Network Europe are hosting a free international webinar on Global Citizenship Education.
Pollution
04 February 2020

Next in the DERC Seminar series to focus on environmental education.

Bridge 47 logo
11 December 2019

Bridge 47-run session on developing Global Citizenship Education partnerships. 

CGS
03 December 2019

Meet the authors at the launch of 'Critical Global Semiotics'.

IDEA
03 December 2019

IDEA to launch a Code of Good Practice for Development Education.

IAIE logo
11 November 2019

International Association for Intercultural Education Conference 2019: November 11-15, Amsterdam.

Bridge 47 logo
05 November 2019

“Envision 4.7” - an event to envision how SDG 4.7 is implemented in Europe. 

Backpacking in Bolivia
29 October 2019

DERC Seminar Series: "Development education for ‘the privileged’: exploring power and pedagogy in a gap year programme in South America".

NECE logo
24 October 2019

Networking European Citizenship Education Conference 2019.

24 – 27 October 2019, Glasgow
AFS logo
09 October 2019

AFS Global Conference 2019: Active Global Citizenship—and How to Educate for It.

BERA logo
10 September 2019

British Educational Research Association Conference 2019. 

Prayer flags
23 May 2019

DERC Seminar: Integrating Buddhist/Soka perspectives into Global Citizenship Education.

GLOCER conference logo
21 May 2019

Global Conference on Education and Research (GLOCER 2019).

May 21-24, 2019 at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus, USA.
ANGEL conference artwork
09 May 2019

ANGEL CONFERENCE 2019: Reflections and documents.

Information, including programme, feedback report, pictures and video, on ANGEL Conference 2019 - perhaps the largest ever academic conference solely focusing on global education.
Bridge 47 logo
09 April 2019

Bridge 47 event at International Civil Society Week. 

GLP logo
20 November 2018

DERC Seminar Series: "Teachers and the GLP: engagement and impact".

Europe
16 October 2018

Exploring global citizenship teacher education across Europe: A comparative analysis.

BAICE conference
12 September 2018

BAICE CONFERENCE 2018: Comparative Education and Development Alternatives

Teesnet logo
11 September 2018

Teacher Education for Equity and Sustainability Network (TEESNet) 11th Annual Conference.

mandela
05 September 2018

"Freedom in a fractured world: Sustaining the legacy of Nelson Mandela". 

EERA logo
04 September 2018

European Conference on Educational Research 2018.

Bokeh
20 August 2018

EUDAIMONIA Summer School - Understanding Humans in Change.

young people on smartphones
19 June 2018

DERC seminar series: Teaching ‘Generation Like’ about digital global citizenship.

Researcher
14 June 2018

Early Career Conference on Global Education and Global Citizenship.

Sinergias logo
05 June 2018

"Sinergias para a transformação social – colaboração e conhecimento".

Braganca
04 May 2018

INCTE – 3rd. International Conference on Teacher Education.

Speech bubbles
17 April 2018

Hear from young participants in the Future Youth Schools Forums.

globes
20 March 2018

"Global skills for a global society?" - part of the DERC seminar series.

Uppsala logo
15 March 2018

Theme: "Human rights, peace and sustainability in education".

global schools logo
11 March 2018

PERSPECTIVES ON GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP: A SHARED COMMITMENT.

11th – 13th March 2018 | TRENTO, Italy.
Cheery earth
06 February 2018

"Global Citizenship in practice" to be the topic of the next DERC Seminar Series.

Conference crowd
10 May 2017

"Research, evidence and policy learning for global education"

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Development Education Research Centre (DERC)
UCL Institute of Education
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London WC1H 0AL

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