Launch of the UNESCO UNITWIN Network on Education, Epistemic Justice and the Knowledge Commons, Adelaide University, Adelaide, Australia.
The UNESCO UNITWIN Network on Education, Epistemic Justice and the Knowledge Commons (EpiNet) will support international research collaborations, policy engagement, teaching, student exchanges and knowledge-sharing partnerships designed to influence global education, research and social policy discussions beyond 2030.
The initiative aligns with UNESCO’s Futures of Education program, which rethinks how education systems, universities, and research organisations must evolve in response to technological disruption, climate change and increasing global uncertainty through to 2050.
EpiNet Co-Coordinator and researcher at Adelaide University’s School of Education and the Centre for Research in Educational and Social Inclusion, Associate Professor Prachi Srivastava, said EpiNet will play an important role in inter-regional partnerships to ensure more collaborative outcomes in times of global uncertainty.
With co-founding members including the host, Gulu University (Uganda), Participatory Research in Action (India), University of Bristol (UK), University of Calgary (Canada), and the University of Victoria (Canada), EpiNet will help advance research, training and development by encouraging international collaboration and knowledge-sharing across borders.
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