Education and development in the Global South is the main focus of CIE. Our aim is to undertake research and provide a knowledge hub, insights and findings related to the concerns of lower income countries in different parts of the world seeking to enhance their development. Over the last 20 years, CIE has grown to become one of the largest and most highly rated academic groups of its kind in the UK, with a reputation as a leader in its fields of study and as a centre of excellence.
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CIE offers a friendly, supportive and challenging environment in which to debate development issues, theoretical perspectives and methodological positions related to education and development. Its staff support the MA in International Education and Development (MAIED) and approximately 40 doctoral candidates on the International Doctor of Education and PhD in Education courses. See this short film in which two doctoral candidates describe their experiences of studying international education in CIE.
Download the CIE Newsletter: May 2013 [PDF 532.08KB]
Professor Máiréad Dunne talks about links between teaching and research and teaching programmes in a short film on the Teaching page.
CIE hosts a wide range of funded research projects which feed into its taught programmes and doctoral seminars. See Projects for more information on current and completed research projects.
The Consortium for Research on Educational Access, Transitions and Equity (CREATE) is based within CIE and is coordinated by Professor Keith Lewin. Details on the research programme and its publications, policy briefs and videos can be found at www.create-rpc.org or by clicking on the logo below.
Regular Events
The CIE group meets informally every Thursday during term time between 1 and 2pm in Essex House Reception. We discuss current issues and exchange views and news in a relaxed atmosphere. Often ex-students, faculty and associates return to talk about their ongoing work in education and development.
Research-in-Progress seminars take place on the first Wednesday of the month during term time and provide a space for doctoral candidates - as well as faculty - to present and discuss their research work with others.
CIE hosts regular invited seminars as part of the ESW Open Seminar Series which generally take place on Mondays during term time between 5 and 6.30pm. These events are available to join remotely and are also recorded for retrospective viewing. See Seminars: current term for details of upcoming events, for links to recordings of past seminars and also for details of upcoming Research-in-Progress seminars.
CIE Visitors in 2013
14th February: Professor Colleen McLaughlin, Head of the Department of Education, University of Sussex
21st February: Dr Lore Arthur, Senior Lecturer (ret.), Lifelong Learning, The Open University
14th March: Sunit Bagree, Policy Adviser (Education), Sightsavers
21st March: Professor Padma Sarangapani, School of Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, India
25th March: Dr Tritan McCowan, Institute of Education, University of London
11th April: Purna Shrestha, Global Advocacy and Research Advisor (Education), VSO
15th April: Dr Martial Dembele, Université de Montréal
30th May: Stuart Cameron, Consultant, Oxford Policy Management
6th June: Iftikhar Hussain, Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Sussex
24th June: Professor Simon McGrath, University of Nottingham
