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  • Education 2.0 in Egypt: Research & Documentation Project

    by Elizabeth WorkmanOct 24, 2023 11:45 am

    Recent years have witnessed significant educational reforms in Egypt through the Education 2.0 initiative (often abbreviated EDU 2.0) that looks to expand skills-based learning and digital learning methods. University of Illinois Professor of Education Linda Herrera has worked with Dr. Tarek Shawki, Minister of Education and Technical Education (2017-2022) to not just chronicle the monumental educational reform, but also create an archive of primary source materials about this transformation that intends to benefit students, instructors, researchers, and stakeholders in the education sector.

  • Global Studies Consortium at Aarhus University in Denmark, September 21-23, 2023

    by Steven W. WittOct 24, 2023 11:15 am

    From September 21 - 23, 2023, the Center for Global Studies participated in several days of conversation and discussion with fellow members of the Global Studies Consortium at Aarhus University in Denmark. 

  • Globalizing Curricula: The 2023 International Studies Research Lab

    by Workman, ElizabethSep 18, 2023 4:30 pm

  • Policy Brief: Closing the Education Gap for Indigenous Peoples by Adriene Lane, M.Ed.

    by Janet HusunukpeAug 3, 2023 10:30 am

    “Indigenous Peoples have less access to quality primary and secondary education than other groups, due to the lack of education that respects their cultures and languages. Minority languages, which are spoken by Indigenous Peoples, are often not used for official purposes, including in education. Students whose home languages differ from those taught at school have lower test results and reading scores. Early mother tongue education improves students' performance in their second language and other subjects, and is more cost-effective than second language instruction.” - Adriene Lane.

    To view the full Policy Brief by Adriene Lane, click here.

  • University of Illinois’ CGS and CEAPS partner with Heartland to globalize education on campus by Zach Petrea, July 2023

    by Zach PetraJul 18, 2023 1:45 pm

  • Surveying the Coming Storm: Works on Nationalism Prior to WWII

    by Libby CaveJul 7, 2023 12:45 pm

    With the benefit of hindsight, modern scholars can identify unbridled nationalism as a leading cause of World War II. However, it is crucial to explore whether scholars of the time foresaw the impending storm caused by nationalist movements in the first half of the 20th century and if they could have predicted the grave, mass-scale atrocities that unfolded. To shed light on the perspectives of scholars from a century ago, the IAS library has curated a Hathi Trust collection titled "Surveying the Coming Storm: Works on Nationalism Prior to WWII."

  • Successful Global Intersections Spring Project Awardees

    by Tonini, Donna CatherineApr 24, 2023 10:45 am

  • CGS Congratulates its Affiliates and Recipients of LAS Dean’s Awards and Faculty Honors

    by Janet HusunukpeApr 14, 2023 4:45 pm

  • IGI SPRING 2023 CAREER DAY

    by Janet HusunukpeApr 5, 2023 3:15 pm

  • Impressive Illinois presence at the CIES Conference in Washington D.C. in February

    by Tonini, Donna CatherineMar 22, 2023 9:30 am

    At the CIES Conference in Washington D.C. in February.