Upcoming Events – 2025

May-July

Survey to Identify the Institutional Strengths and Good Practices of Teacher Training Institutions in the South Asian Region

This initiative aims to assess the physical and human resource capacities of teacher education institutions and highlight successful practices and the attributes of 21st-century teacher educators

June

Workshop with Fulbright Fellow “Unlocking Potential: Empowering Teachers Through Language and Culture”

  • Audience: Teacher educators and teachers
  • Focus: Language, culture, and Fulbright opportunities

Output: Awareness and engagement with international teaching and research opportunities

July

Online Course on Educational Action Research

10 Weeks. Weekly sessions (1 hr./week)
Asynchronous materials and discussion forums
Final project: Individual or collaborative action research proposal

Aug-Sep

SEL National Rollout in Sri Lanka

Implementation Phase and Development of MIL program with SARO and IGNOU

  • Technical partner: UNESCO MGIEP & SARO, IGNOU
  • Activities: Training of trainers, mentoring, rollout in NCOEs and TTCs

Output: Trained SEL facilitators and initial classroom integration & , Developed MIL program

Oct

World Teachers’ Day program & Follow-up on SEL Implementation

World Teachers; Day Theme: According to the UNESCO them

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SEL – Monitoring & Mentorship Support

Coaching visits, reflective discussions
Initial impact capture (qualitative feedback and micro-evaluations)

Dec 19 & 20

Pre-Conference Workshop: “Publish or Perish” & Symposium on Educational Research in South Asia

  • Target: Young researchers and early-career educators
  • Content: Academic writing, peer review, ethics, journal selection

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  • Theme: Reimaging Education: Innovation, Inclusion and Impact
  • Parallel sessions: keynotes, poster presentations

Participants: Regional educators, researchers, policymakers