II International Symposium on Education in Emergencies

Bogotá
2027

Name: II International Symposium on Education in Emergencies – Bogotá 2027
Start: 2027

Late 2027

After Dakar, in Africa, the symposium comes to Latin America: a hybrid meeting, in four languages, bringing together research, humanitarian practice and education policy.

Host Universidad de los Andes

II International Symposium on Education in Emergencies

Colombia's experience of conflict, peace processes, displacement and reconciliation makes Bogotá a particularly meaningful place to continue the dialogue on education in crisis contexts.

In August 2026, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Chocó, the country’s strongest in a decade, affected more than 1,000 schools, according to UNICEF, adding a natural disaster to a context of conflict.

The second edition again brings together researchers, humanitarian practitioners, civil society and communities, this time hosted by Universidad de los Andes.

Aim: to create an interdisciplinary space to critically reflect on the role of education in building peace in crisis contexts.

Host
Dates: Late 2027
Format: Hybrid
Languages: ES · EN · FR · PT

Thematic axes (provisional)

Central theme: Education for Peace. The theme and axes are provisional: their final wording is being decided by the organising team in Colombia (Universidad de los Andes).

1
Critical peace education
limits of the liberal peacebuilding paradigm and community-based and Global South approaches.
2
Education in peace processes and transitions
memory, reconciliation and the reintegration of children and young people affected by armed conflict.
3
Peace education, curriculum and conflict-sensitive pedagogies
collective trauma, psychosocial well-being and safe learning environments.
4
Multi-level governance of education in emergencies
tensions between global agendas and local priorities.
5
Learning ecologies in contexts of climate crisis and environmental collapse
6
Artificial intelligence, digital ethics and educational inequalities in fragile contexts
7
Hybrid education and flexible learning models in emerging and protracted crises
8
Non-state actors, NGOs and public-private partnerships in education governance
implications for the triple nexus.
9
Education, global citizenship and social transformation in fragile contexts
10
Contemporary global crises, multipolarity and the future of the international architecture of education in emergencies

What the symposium will deliver

Expected outcomes

Proceedings with ISBN and DOI, and a special issue of Voces y Silencios. Revista Latinoamericana de Educación, the Universidad de los Andes journal.
A final report in four languages, with conclusions and recommendations.

Inclusion and safeguarding

Travel grants for researchers and practitioners from crisis-affected contexts.
Interpretation in four languages for plenary sessions.
A safeguarding and child protection protocol, accessible materials and connectivity support for online participants in crisis settings.

Key dates

1
Call for proposals
Research papers, accounts of practice and fieldwork.
Coming soon
2
Registration
Take part in person in Bogotá or online.
Coming soon
3
Symposium
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá.
Late 2027