Education Studies News and Events

Dr. Abdullah Sahin, from the Department of Education Studies, delivered a keynote paper titled “How to Facilitate Research-Informed Transformative Change within the Pedagogical Culture of Modern Islamic Schools? A Perspective from Warwick” 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’s Research Excellence Award, recognising his publications for their “theoretical creativity and empirical rigour in advancing the study of faith-ethos schooling in the modern world.”

This achievement highlights the international impact of Dr. Sahin’s research and the Department’s commitment to advancing educational practice through scholarly excellence.