Background

Webinar

Wednesday, 13 May, 2026 - 13:00

Global Citizenship Education in national policy frameworks

This webinar, co-developed with the Global Education Time (GET) project, offers a comparative overview of how Global Citizenship Education (GCE) is currently reflected in policies across eight European countries (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, and Spain).


This event is the first in the new ANGEL Research to Policy Webinar Series, which focuses on key issues identified by policymakers through GENE’s policy learning processes — offering insights, evidence, and dialogue grounded in real policy needs.

It draws on research carried out within the Global Education Time (GET) project, and examines key opportunities and challenges in implementing GCE strategies and related public policies, highlighting both common trends and country-specific dynamics.

Speakers

  • Introductions and context setting: Doug Bourn (UCL Institute of Education), Liam Wegimont (GENE) and Ana Larcher (GENE)
  • Introducting the GET Project: Giordana Francia (CISP)
  • Session coordinator: La Salete Coelho, Researcher, Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo and CISP - Comitato Internazionale per lo Sviluppo dei Popoli

With the contributions of:

  • Elena Zygouri, Member of the Steering Committee of the NGDO Diamorfosis and Regional Director of Education of Western Macedonia, Kastoria, Greece
  • Luisa López, Researcher, Andalucía, Spain
  • Rafael Moreno Catalá, Researcher, Coopera, Northern Spain
  • Valerie Lewis, Research and Director at the “Take 1 SDG Programme”, Ireland

GET is a project co-founded by the European Union through the DEAR Programme.
 

ANGEL Research to Policy Webinar Series

This annual series, hosted by ANGEL but created in partnership with Global Education Network Europe (GENE), is designed with policymakers in mind, creating a shared space to bridge silos, connect researchers with policymakers, and support better, research-informed policymaking in global education.

The ANGEL Network

This event is hosted by the Academic Network for Global Education & Learning, the international forum examining the research on, and practice of Global Education & Learning.

ANGEL Network,
Development Education Research Centre (DERC)
UCL Institute of Education
20 Bedford Way
London WC1H 0AL

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