Koya students to embark on media training program
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 engaging with new audiences. With Koya University playing a central role in the EPP project, these plans…
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 session covered both the theoretical background and practical applications of Adventure Therapy, with a focus on…
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 opportunities to collaborate with the EPP project. You can subscribe in seconds by clicking the link…
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 thrilled to see both passion and budding expertise emerge from the group throughout the week. The graduates met at the…
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 throughout the wider Middle East. Click the Resources tab at the top of the page to…
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 analytical frameworks for researching the peacebuilding role of education. During the first day the participants were introduced to the…
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 experiences and reflected upon ethical research practices in conflict-affected regions. A wide range of topics, including the ethical dimensions of research in conflict-affected contexts, the…
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 network of education researchers. Together with a core team of EPP members, potential…