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A large group of more than 30 academics from Penn GSE and University of Guadalajara pose for a group photo with the Ben Franklin statue on Penn’s campus.

Penn GSE, University of Guadalajara extend partnership to enhance literacy and civic engagement
October 31, 2024

The institutions’ memorandum of understanding is being renewed following a literacy and community engagement research conference held at Penn Oct. 14–15.

A large group of more than 30 academics from Penn GSE and University of Guadalajara pose for a group photo with the Ben Franklin statue on Penn’s campus.

Penn GSE, University of Guadalajara extend partnership to enhance literacy and civic engagement

October 31, 2024
A speaker delivers a talk about AI & education in front of a screen featuring a robot teaching a student on an iPad

Penn GSE explores equity in global AI education research project

October 8, 2024
Clusters of dots representing data, most of which are connected by a network of lines.

Innovative Learning Analytics online master’s program advances education

August 27, 2024
Fabiola Lara stands wearing a medical mask with a woman artisan outdoors in Oaxaca, Mexico, holding and examining a pile of threads, with more threads hanging behind them.

GSE Alum empowers communities with artisanal crafts and education

August 20, 2024
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Professors Alan Ruby and Matt Hartley in Kazakhstan.
Ten years of Penn GSE fieldwork in Kazakhstan

For over a decade, Penn GSE faculty have advised Kazakh officials and education leaders in creating new, autonomous universities designed to help the central Asian country move to a more knowledge-based economy. The relationship has expanded, and Penn GSE experts are now also advising Kazakh efforts to modernize its primary and secondary teaching force. 

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Featured Research

Digital Seeds/Semillas Digitales

Semillas Digitales (Digital Seeds in English) is a research-based initiative that collaborates with local stakeholders to improve education in coffee-producing communities in Nicaragua through holistic teacher support and technology integration.

Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Penn AHEAD)

The Alliance for Higher Education and Democracy (Penn AHEAD) is dedicated to fostering open, equitable, and democratic societies through higher education.

Literacy.org: National Center for Adult Literacy/International Literacy Institute

The National Center for Adult Literacy (NCAL) focuses on research, innovation, and training in adult education and technology. The International Literacy Institute (ILI), established by UNESCO and Penn in 1994, provides leadership in research, development, and training in the broad field of international literacy and educational development, with an emphasis on developing countries.

International Educational Development Program (IEDP) Speaker Series

Penn GSE's International Educational Development M.S.Ed. Program (IEDP) offers a year-long International Speakers Series that brings leaders from across the development spectrum. Over recent years, leaders have come from such organizations as the World Bank, Unicef, UNESCO, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Aga Khan Foundation, World Vision, Vanderbilt University, and Columbia University Teachers College.

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