The Euro-Mediterranean Centre for Educational Research organised a Summer School for students enrolled in its EU-funded international Masters in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED).
The Masters, which is offered jointly with the Autonomous University of Barcelona and the University of Oslo, and in collaboration with the University of Amsterdam, is registering its third cohort of students, having attracted over 520 applicants from around the world just this year. Only 20 students are chosen annually, with around one third benefiting from an ERASMUS+ scholarship.
The current cohort, with students hailing from 16 different countries, participated in a Summer School in Malta between 12 and 16 June, and focused on the intersections between religion and education for development. Keynotes speakers included Dr Jean-Paul Baldacchino from the University of Malta, Professor Amy Stambach from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Professor Kathryn Rountree from Massey University (NZ), and Dr Mieke Lopes Cardozo and Dr H眉lya Kosar-Altinyelken, both from the University of Amsterdam.
Students graduating from this programme aspire to work with international aid agencies, such as UNICEF and Save the Children. The Summer School also prepares students to mobilise research tools that enhance transformative practice in the contexts they will be employed in.
