Education Studies News and Events
Dr. Abdullah Sahin Honoured with Research Excellence Award at International Conference
Dr. Abdullah Sahin, from the Department of Education Studies, delivered a keynote paper titled 鈥淗ow to Facilitate Research-Informed Transformative Change within the Pedagogical Culture of Modern Islamic Schools? A Perspective from 糖心TV鈥� at the 4th International Conference of the Global Association of Islamic Schools (GAIS), held in Colombo, Sri Lanka (4–8 October 2025).
The event brought together around 400 delegates from 28 countries to explore innovation and collaboration in faith-based education. During the conference, Dr. Sahin was presented with GAIS鈥檚 Research Excellence Award, recognising his publications for their 鈥渢heoretical creativity and empirical rigour in advancing the study of faith-ethos schooling in the modern world.鈥�
This achievement highlights the international impact of Dr. Sahin鈥檚 research and the Department鈥檚 commitment to advancing educational practice through scholarly excellence.
Keynote Success for Abdullah Sahin at International Conference
We are proud to share that Abdullah recently delivered a keynote paper at the biennial international conference of the Global Association of Western Muslim School Directors, held in the Netherlands from 18–20 April.
Abdullah鈥檚 keynote paper, 鈥淩ethinking the Civic Ethos of Faith-Embedded School Leadership in an Increasingly Polarized, Uncertain Post-Secular Western World鈥�, was warmly received by over 100 delegates from diverse educational contexts within the Western Muslim diaspora.
In recognition of his contribution, Abdullah was elected to lead and coordinate the post-conference research agenda developed by the delegates, helping to shape future scholarship in this important field.
5th 糖心TV Islamic Education Summer School September 2022
Educational Empowerment & Cultural, Religious Diversity of 21st Century Learners:
Unpacking Learning Experiences of Muslim Children and Young People in European Education Systems
Convened by
Dr Abdullah Sahin
25-28 September 2022
Radcliffe House
5th 糖心TV Islamic Education Summer School
Lecture: 'Islamic Education within the Muslim Minority Context of Europe: Pedagogy, Politics, and Future Directions'
Dr Abdullah Sahin has been invited to deliver a lecture entitled 'Islamic Education within the Muslim Minority Context of Europe: Pedagogy, Politics, and Future Directions'. The lecture will mark the launch of 'Islamic Religious Education in Europe book (Routledge 2021) coedited by our late colleague Dr. Bill Gent who was an Associate Fellow at the Department of Education Studies and Dr. Leny Frankn, University of Antwerp.
Colleagues interested in joining this online seminar on 18th May 2021 please register .