The keynote speech will shed light on Ambedkar’s time in New York, and his educational and intellectual relationship with his teacher from Columbia University, John Dewey. It will also highlight Ambedkar’s appropriation of Deweyan concepts and methods to forge a new vision of pragmatism. 

On 21 February 2023, the Geneva Graduate Institute inaugurated the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Education Policy, created to strengthen policy research in education with the vision of amplifying the voices and promoting knowledge from the Global South.

Professor Gita Steiner-Khamsi is the first Chair holder and Professor Chanwoong Baek has been appointed as the Co-Chair.

Learn more about the Chair.