Interviews were conducted last week to search for new members of a soon-to-be expanded media and communications team at Koya University. A new Reporter and Media Officer will join the university to promote news and events, while creatively...
Koya University hosts seminar on learning experiences
Earlier this month the EPP team organised a one-day workshop on learning experiences for EPP researchers at Koya University. During the first session the group were introduced to the concept of Adventure Therapy by guest speaker Matt Low. The...
Monthly newsletter has arrived
Our very first monthly e-newsletter has reached subscribers. The Monthly Insight will be landing - direct to your inbox - on the last Thursday each month. We'll be including regular features, such as Meet the Researcher, and be sharing...
EPP hosts seminar on quality research methods
A research fellow from the Education, Peace and Politics research group (EPP) has delivered a weeklong training session with recent university graduates. Karwan Mustafa Saeed, a lecturer at the Faculty of Education at Koya University was...
First podcast now live
In the very first episode of the EPP podcast, we dive into the goals of the project with co-founders, Dr Sherko Kirmanj and Professor Kelsey Shanks. The conversation also covers some of the challenges facing education in conflict-affected countries...
Understanding theories in education research
The Koya and Mosul research groups attended a second workshop last month in the pedagogy center at Koya University. This workshop was the third in a series that focused on education and peacebuilding, introducing the theoretical and...
Insightful trip for PhD research group
Members of the PhD research group were invited to a workshop at Ulster University in Northern Ireland last month. The workshop theme was: Understanding Research Ethics in Conflict-Affected Contexts. The group shared...
Work underway to form Iraqi-Kurdistan research group
A seminar to identify members of the Kurdistan research group has been heralded as a success. As part of the Education, Peace and Politics (EPP) scheme, a specific research group studying education in the Kurdistan region of Iraq will join a wider...
Training workshop a success
A training workshop organised by the Education, Peace and Politics (EPAP) team in Erbil last month was described as a ‘great success’ as researchers from across Iraq discussed different methods and challenges facing academia. The training was...
Resource website for teachers launched
An education website developed by members of the EPP team has been described as ‘wonderful’ as it is launched to teachers nationally. The Iraqi Schools Project was created as a resource centre for teachers in the country. It features teaching...