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Academic presentations

In the past eight years, I've presented my work at academic conferences, societies, and universities across the world. This has given me a wonderful opportunity to visit a lot of beautiful places.

Invited lectures, presentations, and panels

2024

What does and international studies with and for young people look like? Roundtable organised by Helen Berents at British International Studies Association conference, Birmingham, June.

2023

Engaging youth in local peacebuilding activities. Guest lecture at University of Duhok, Iraq, May.

2023

Developing a quality, equitable, and inclusive education. Guest lecture at University of Duhok, Iraq, May.

2023

The importance of learning cities and whole-community approach to supporting chronically ill people and their families. Panel organised by Henrique Lopes (Scientific coordinator of the Forum) at 7th World Forum for Lifelong Learning, Egypt, March.

2022

Education strategies and capacities of cities in Bangladesh, The Philippines, and Rwanda to achieve SDG4, with Mike Osborne. Panel organised by UNESCO-IIEP at Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2022

UN agencies and goals. Guest lecture for “International actors and global education policies.” MSc course taught by Dr Matthew Thomas. University of Glasgow, October.

2022

Cities, education, and Agenda 2030, with M. Osborne, D. Uribe, V. Manirakiza, M. D. Reyes, & S. Roy. Panel organised by UNESCO-IIEP at PASCAL Conference 2022, Finland, October.

2021

Education and Indigenous peoples. Guest lecture for “International and comparative education.” MEd/MSc course taught by Prof. Michele Schweisfurth. University of Glasgow, March. [online]

2020

Indigenous education and development in Taiwan: challenges for transition from colonialism and authoritarianism to a just society. Comparative and International Education Society, Indigenous Knowledge and the Academy SIG, December. [online]

2020

Honouring local Indigenous peoples' knowledges and culture and its implication for teaching for global sustainability and peacebuilding. Guest lecture for “7409EDN: First Australians and Diverse Cultural Identities and Communities.” Postgraduate course taught by Dr. Eun-Ji Amy Kim. Griffith University, Australia, October. [online]

2020

UNESCO’s work on building sustainable peace in Asia-Pacific. Guest lecture for “CCGL9022 Globalisation in question: human and economic consequences.” Common core course taught by Dr. Nutsa Kobakhidze. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April. [online]

2020

Peace, conflict, and education: UNESCO’s work from 1945 to the 2030 Agenda. Guest talk for “Education policies for global development.” Erasmus Mundus international master programme course taught by Dr. Oscar Valiente. University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, February.

2019

Engaging with Indigenous and ethnic/religious minority groups. Guest lecture for “Themes and approaches in the field of comparative education” MEd course taught by Dr. Magda Nutsa Kobakhidze. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September.

2019

Educational approaches to preventing violent extremism. Panel organised by E. Christodoulou at Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2018

Preventing and countering violent extremism in New Zealand and Abroad: Approaches and critiques. Panel organised by D. Couch at the University of Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand, November.

2018

Indigenous peoples in Taiwan. Guest lecture for “China’s ethnic groups: Assimilation or pluralism?” Common Core course taught by Prof. Gerard A. Postiglione. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, October.

2018

Doing research with marginalised populations. Guest lecture for “Research methodology” MEd course taught by Dr. Magda Nutsa Kobakhidze. University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, September.

Conference presentations

2024

What do young people learn about peace in schools? Evidence from Belarus and Russia. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, March.

2023

Visions of Peace: How youth in Scotland define peace and justice and their role in sustaining peace and achieving justice, with S. Anderson. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, February.

2022

Learning for global health in cities - Community resilience and the strengthening of learning systems, with M. Osborne & R. Bhandari. PASCAL Conference 2022, Finland, October.

2022

Community-driven peacebuilding through education: Insights from a critical-digital arts-informed project, with E-J. A. Kim. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2022

Neighbourhood inequalities and perceptions of quality education: comparative insights from 14 cities in Africa and Asia, with M. Schweisfurth. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2021

Exploring educational opportunities across neighbourhoods in urban centres: insights from Bangladesh, India, and Tanzania, with M. Schweisfurth. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April. [online]

2021

Education policies and Indigenous languages shift in the Russian Federation: the case of Karelian and Mari languages, with D. Khanolainen & E. Semenova. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April. [online]

2019

Internationalisation of higher education in an East Asian context: A Hong Kong experience, with S. Paterson, L. Jackson, L. Jordan, C. Pemberton, & G. Arat. American Educational Research Association. Canada, April.

2019

Indigenous education in Russia: Current educational policies vs. public views, with D. Khanolainen & E. Semenova. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2019

Experiences of international research students in a high-ranking research-intensive Asian university, with L. Jackson & G. Arat. Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, April.

2018

What’s haunting Taiwan’s efforts to re-shape education for Indigenous peoples? Discussion of historical legacies and their impact on the country’s Indigenous policy and law. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. Aotearoa New Zealand, December.

2018

Reframing education to prevent violent extremism. Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. Aotearoa New Zealand, November.

2018

Indigenous identities and education in Taiwan in the age of transitional and historical justice. Comparative Education Society of Europe, Cyprus, May.

2018

“Welfare colonialism”: Indigenous critique of education in Taiwan. Comparative Education Society of Asia, Cambodia, May.

2018

Indigenous perspectives on education in Taiwan. 5th Cross-strait, Hong Kong and Macau Comparative Education Forum, Taiwan, April.

2018

Designing alternative educational spaces to revive Indigenous communities in Taiwan. Comparative and International Education Society. Mexico, March.

2017

Taiwan’s Indigenous perspectives on multicultural education reforms. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia. Australia, December.

2017

Women empowerment in different socio-cultural settings: Intersectionality of multilevel factors, with G. Arat. Hong Kong Association of University Women. Hong Kong, December.

2017

Building education for sustainable development in Indigenous communities in Taiwan. Oceania Comparative and International Education Society. New Caledonia, November.

2017

Assimilating, integrating, or separating: What do Indigenous people in Taiwan want and need for their children? Comparative and International Education Society, United States of America, March.

2016

Defining a ‘culturally sensitive’ education for Indigenous students. Philosophy of Education Society of Australasia, Fiji, December.

2016

Integration of Indigenous children into the mainstream education system: Arguments for and against. National Institute of Education, Singapore, October.

2016

Culture as a foundation of sustainable development. XVI World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, China, August.

2016

Indigenous education: Which way to go? The University of Birmingham, United Kingdom, July.

2016

A critical, comparative analysis of Indigenous education theories and their potential to develop just learning communities. Comparative Education Society of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, April.

2016

Moving from moral to political: Three principles derived from John Rawls’s ideas of justice that have a potential to transform global citizenship, with Liz Jackson. Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, Oxford, April.

2016

What can non-Indigenous teachers do to create a culturally responsive classroom for Indigenous children? 7th Annual COE Graduate Student Conference, The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States of America, March.

2016

Postcolonial and Indigenous perspectives as answers to schooling of Indigenous children in Taiwan. Comparative Education Society of Asia, Philippines, January.

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