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Data on female university leaders – new University World News article
I promised more from our new book chapter on gender and education in Central Asia and here you have it! As part of our exploration of the available data on gender and education, co-author Lyazzat Shakirova and I decided to look for statistics on women in leadership roles in the region. This could help increase… Read more
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Current and emerging issues in gender equality in education in Central Asia – new book chapter
New publication alert! I’m delighted to have a co-authored chapter out in the new title, Gender and Education in Central Asia, ably edited by Aliya Kuzhabekova, Naureen Durrani and Zumrad Kataeva. There’s much to celebrate here, including the fact that this is the first book to be published (in any language) on gender and education… Read more
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Remodelling research in Kazakhstan
Happy new year to one and all! I hope 2025 is a good one for you and for the world – and I hope I don’t regret saying that come December… In the world of Central Asian higher education, Kazakhstan continues to remodel, reform and reorganize. Here are just a couple of recent examples of… Read more
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Central Asia activity round up and two hot higher education trends
Hello and welcome back to the blog! It’s been a busy few months – whoever said that academics get the summer off has clearly never encountered the 24/7ized nature of today’s higher education… I’ve been teaching, researching, conferencing, preparing for my second year at McGill, and more during the northern summer (‘holiday’) period! Central Asia-wise,… Read more
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International students are under attack: What can we do?
Together with my research team at McGill, we’ve got a new article out in this week’s University World News. It reflects on the ways international students are being attacked, both literally and metaphorically, and the five macro factors causing a rise in anti-international student sentiment. We also suggest some possible ways forward anchored in a… Read more
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New article! Destruction, construction, reconstitution: The dynamics of structural reform and the creation of new higher education institutions in the former Soviet space
Hot off the press and available open access is my latest journal article, titled Destruction, construction, reconstitution: The dynamics of structural reform and the creation of new higher education institutions in the former Soviet space. The article examines reforms in higher education in the aftermath of the Soviet collapse, focusing on the creation of new… Read more
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Emma Harden-Wolfson 