The State of Higher Education During Times of National Conflict: The case of Syria

Today we are speaking with Oudai Tozan, who is originally from Syria and moved to the United Kingdom in 2015 where he is now a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge. The topic of our discussion today is the state of higher education in Syria before and after 2011 when the conflict started, which Oudai embeds in the context of Syrian higher education in the second half of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st century. Oudai Tozan previously co-founded and managed the International Syrian Association for Education Development. He has taught courses on sociology, migration and mobility, and research methods. He recently launched the Syrian Researchers and Academics Network, UK, which aims to bring together Syrian researchers interested in working on topics related to Syria. Show Notes: Tozan, O. (2023). The impact of the Syrian conflict on the higher education sector in Syria: A systematic review of literature. International Journal of Educational Research Open, 4, 100221. Center for International Higher Education Webinar: The Role of Academic Diaspora in Times of Global Crisis (Youtube link) Milton, Sansom. (2019). Syrian higher education during conflict: Survival, protection, and regime security. International Journal of Educational Development, 64, 38-47. Buckner, Elizabeth. (2013). The seeds of discontent: examining youth perceptions of higher education in Syria. Comparative Education, 49(4), 440-463. DOI: 1080/03050068.2013.765643. Syrian Researchers and Academics Network - UK (SRAN-UK) Contact Information: Oudai Tozan: Twitter SRAN-UK: Twitter Donation Resources: Aftermath of Earthquake in Türkiye and Syria: List of resources from the Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies Molham Team AHBAP Association