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Spring is a season of growth, transition, and new beginnings. As the academic year progresses, GLOBED students continue to advance in their studies and professional journeys. Cohort 10 students are approaching the final stage of their programme, while Cohort 11 prepares to embark on an exciting new academic adventure in Barcelona. Meanwhile, alumni and current … Continued

The GLOBED programme celebrates its 10th anniversary by inviting researchers, practitioners, policymakers, alumni, and partner organisations from around the world to participate in an open international conference to be held on 1–2 October 2026 at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). The event will provide a space for exchange and reflection on key developments in … Continued

Winter School 2026 has already begun, with Cohort IX reuniting in Greece once again. This year, the focus is on 'Education, conflict and resistance in an era of new authoritarianism'. A variety of activities and workshops are scheduled from Monday 2nd to Friday 5th March at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. Read the … Continued

December is a month of endings: the semester and the year both come to a close. E10 students must say goodbye to Barcelona, but new opportunities await. Cohort 9 Globedians have already completed their internships and fieldwork and will now begin working on their final theses. In addition, the selection process for Edition 11 begins … Continued

GLOBED Newsletter for July - September months is now available! With the Graduation of Cohort VIII and the arrival of the new Edition 10 students, September has been a month of many emotions and activity. You can read about it in this newsletter, where you will also find other information about our professors' Consortium Meeting … Continued

The latest edition of the GLOBED Newsletter, covering the months of April to June, is now available. This issue presents a comprehensive overview of recent developments within the programme and highlights key moments from the academic community. In it, you can learn about our new Cohort X, who will commence in September; follow the progress … Continued

                              The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degree in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) has received more than 1750 applications of students interested in joining the 10th Edition (2025/27) with scholarship. This is the highest number of applications ever received since … Continued

The University of Cyprus successfully hosted the GLOBED Winter School for the Cohort 8 edition. This year, the focus was set on Gender, Intersectionality, and Education, introducing the main concepts and debates around the topic. The lectures, carried out for recognized experts, allowed pupils to reflect and deepen their knowledge on the role of gender … Continued

📍 University of Cyprus 📅 24 – 28 February 2025 The GLOBED Winter School is a pivotal milestone for Edition 8 master's students, taking place after the taught study units and internships,k. It serves as a dynamic space for students and lecturers to engage in deep discussions on a specialized topic—this year, focusing on gender, … Continued

The UAB has been awarded by the European Commission for its trajectory and the results achieved throughout the twenty-year history of the Erasmus Mundus programme. The award was presented during the programme's 20th Anniversary Conference, "Beyond Borders and Boundaries: 20 years of Erasmus Mundus", held on 27 and 28 May in Brussels. The UAB takes … Continued

The master’s programme on Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) has been selected to receive another round of funding under the Erasmus+ framework, until the year 2029. That means that those students applying along the next four intakes will have the possibility to opt for the Erasmus Mundus scholarship as well. On behalf of the … Continued

We have received the disheartening news of the unexpected passing of our esteemed colleague and former GLOBED lecturer, Professor Ronald Sultana, with profound sadness and surprise, leaving us devastated. We received the unexpected news of his untimely departure on Friday, November 24. He was a professor of educational sociology and comparative education at the University of … Continued

On the annual International LGBTQ+ Pride Day, I'm excited to give you a glimpse into the field work of my thesis as part of the GLOBED master. It explores the strength and determination of LGBTQ+ civil society and social movements in Brazil. My thesis, titled The ups and downs of gender and sexuality education in … Continued

We are excited to bring you the latest update from our partner University, the School of Education at the University of Glasgow, PGT program. Our Edition 6 and Edition 7 cohort students recently gathered for a remarkable evening at the School of Education PGT Summer Ball, creating memories that will last a lifetime.Held at the … Continued

According to a survey administered in December 2022, 90% of GLOBED graduates found a relevant job or enrolled in a PhD programme in the field of Education and Development during the first year after graduation. The survey respondents, students graduated in 2021 and 2022, not only were able to find a job in a related … Continued

The University of Cyprus could finally welcome the GLOBED Winter School, after two editions of online and hybrid events due to the pandemic. The event, this time framed under the title Empires of knowledge in education? Postcolonial patterns and decolonial possibilities, is one of the peaks of the programme, where a lot of learning, reflections … Continued

Students interested in pursuing the GLOBED master's degree along the 2023 to 2025 academic years can already submit their application through the UAB platform. If this is the first time that you apply for graduate or ungraduated studies at this University, you will have to create an account first (NIU). For those who already have … Continued

Ana Raquel Fuentes and Oumaima el Ghoulbzouri were responsible for putting into words what the past two years had meant not only for them, but for the 24 students of the fifth cohort. The Edition 5 Globed Graduation Ceremony took place on the 9th of September 2022, in Barcelona, and below there is a small, … Continued

GLOBED students spend several months conducting research in their country of choice. Let's follow along with José Carlos, Arianna and Nimra to find out more about their fieldwork experiences. José Carlos Reaño fieldwork consists of semi-structured interviews with teachers and principals in schools in different regions in Peru. His goal is to find out about … Continued

The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master's Degree in Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) has received a total of 812 applications of students interested in joining the Edition 7 (2022/24) with scholarship. This is the highest number of applications ever received since the beginning of the programme in 2015. The last highest figure until today was … Continued

Like almost everything you organise in advance since the outbreak of the pandemic, designing the last Winter School was also not an easy thing to do. Although the initial idea was travelling to Cyprus, both the government and the university did not recommend travelling there by the end of February 2022. However, the situation was … Continued

On Friday 17th December, the first intergenerational career workshop took place, bringing together students and alumni since the very first edition and until the newest one. In total, around 40 students between the Edition 1 (2015/17) and 6 (2021/23) attended the online meeting on Zoom. Since this was the very first time that the six … Continued

Due to technical problems resulting from the cyber attack on UAB servers, the current GLOBED call for applications is still closed. In January 2022, the applications' system is yet out of order, thus the call for applications for Erasmus Mundus scholarship candidates has been further postponed, and will be eventually from the 1st of February … Continued

The 23 students from the 6th cohort went on a trip to Girona, in the north of Catalonia, as part of the Welcome Week. The trip made possible to get to know the colleagues better and explore a city steeped in history, legends —and TV shows. An enthusiastic tour guide from AGT International walked with … Continued

Bona tarda, good afternoon (dean, students, families and friends, colleagues from the Fac of Pol Sc and Sociology). Welcome to this graduation ceremony, a ceremony that is more important than ever and that, as we will try to argue in this speech, has acquired new symbolism and meaning in the context of the ongoing health … Continued

  Daniela Hernández Silva, student of GLOBED fourth cohort, was one of the four winners at FreshEd Flux, a series where graduate students turn their research interests into narrative-based podcasts. In the first episode of Flux, "Defying the Odds in Rural Colombia?", Daniela takes listeners on a journey to a faraway place in the Colombian … Continued

The spring days seem to be here to stay, also in Glasgow and Bremen. The academic paths in the UK and in Germany are very different though, and while the students at the University of Glasgow finish their commitments by May, those students who have chosen the University of Bremen for the courses of the … Continued

The Erasmus Mundus Master on Education Policies for Global Development (GLOBED) is preparing a flexible blended learning approach for the coming academic year. Due to the new circumstances resulting from COVID-19, the first semester of GLOBED Intake V, which should take place at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), will be prepared also on-line, in … Continued