External Event
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María Balarin will join the launch of the book The State and Education in Latin America: Fault Lines, Foundations, and Alternatives
María Balarin, Senior Researcher at GRADE, is one of the authors of the book The State and Education in Latin America: Fault Lines, Foundations and Alternatives, published by Brill and edited by D. Brent Edwards Jr., Mauro C. Moschetti and Claudia M. Díaz-Ríos. Beyond analyzing contemporary political processes, the volume examines the deeper state foundations […]
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María Balarin joins the launch of NORRAG Special Issue 10
Our Senior Researcher, María Balarin, will be a speaker at the launch of NORRAG Special Issue 10 “Education for Societal Transformation: Alternatives for a Just Future”, to which she is also a contributing author. NSI 10 focuses on an urgent question in the global education debate: Can education contribute to transforming societies while simultaneously facing […]
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Berlin: Vanessa Rojas will join the EU-LAC Multi-Actor Forum as part of the Bi-regional Pact on Care
Next week, Vanessa Rojas, Senior Researcher at GRADE, will join the EU-LAC Multi-Actor Forum in the framework of the Bi-regional Pact on Care. The event aims to bring together representatives from Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean to discuss progress in public policy, lessons learned, and innovative initiatives related to long-term care. As part of […]
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Santiago Cueto, María Balarin and María Fernanda Rodríguez will be speakers and discussants at the 70th Annual Conference of the Society for International and Comparative Education CIES 2026
Our Senior Researchers, Santiago Cueto and María Balarin, and María Fernanda Rodríguez, Adjunct Resarcher at GRADE, will be speakers and discussants at the 70th Annual Conference of the Society for International and Comparative Education (CIES). Under the theme “Re-examining Education and Peace in a Divided World”, this year’s conference will take place from March 28 […]
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Lorena Alcázar is participating in the Peer Learning Workshop on Care, as part of the Collaborative Action Research Fund
Lorena Alcázar, a Senior Researcher at GRADE, is in Montevideo to participate in the Peer Learning Meeting on Care, organized by the Global Alliance for Care (GAC). This event is taking place within the framework of the Collaborative Action Research Fund for Public Policy Innovations in the Care Economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, […]
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Vanessa Rojas attends the CELAC-Africa High-Level Forum in Colombia 2026
Our Senior Researcher and co-coordinator of the Collaborative Action Research Fund, Vanessa Rojas, is in Bogotá to attend the CELAC-African Countries Forum and Complementary Agenda, organized by Colombia’s Ministry of Equality and Equity. The event aim to connect the experiences accumulated in Colombia, as the recent progress in developing a National Care Policy, and within […]
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Liliana Miranda will join the International Meeting Literacy, Equity, and Future, held by the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
Our Adjunct Researcher Liliana Miranda will participate in the International Meeting on Literacy, Equity, and the Future, held by the Brazilian Ministry of Education. On the second day of the meeting, Liliana will participate in a panel discussion on diversity, inequality, and challenges to educational equity in relation to literacy policies. VIEW THE FULL PROGRAM […]
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Lorena Alcázar will be a speaker at a UNRISD event on the role of care systems in poverty eradication and social justice in LAC
Although care is increasingly recognized as a fundamental pillar of social development, significant challenges remain in how care and support systems are conceived, discussed, and implemented in poverty eradication and social justice agendas. In the context of the 64th session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD64), UNRISD brings together experts, policymakers, and civil society […]
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Santiago Cueto will be a discussant at a UNESCO event on methods for evaluating SDG 4.1.1
Our Senior Researcher Santiago Cueto will be a commentator in a virtual session organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) that will explore two scientifically sound methods for aligning the assessment data for Sustainable Development Goal 4.1.1 with the Global Competency Framework (GPF) and Minimum Competency Levels (MPL): Standard Setting and […]
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María Balarin spoke about educational policy in a context of state weakness at an UAB seminar
Our Senior Researcher María Balarin was a speaker today at a seminar organized by the Globalization, Education & Social Policies group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. María shared her presentation entitled “State weakness: A key factor in the analysis of education policy in countries of the global south.”
