Bringing Birmingham to You: Kuala Lumpur

Bringing Birmingham to You: Rethinking Education After COVID-19 -Technologies, Relations and Senses

Tuesday 14 June 17:30 - 20:00 KUL
JW Marriott Hotel, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur

University of Birmingham researchers from the School of Education will be visiting Kuala Lumpur in June, and to celebrate we invite you to join us for an evening of thought leadership and networking amongst your fellow alumni from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.

The reception and symposium will be taking place at the JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur, 183, Bukit Bintang St, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, with drinks and snacks served throughout the evening. Please arrive for 17:30 to register and to grab a drink before the discussion begins at 18:15.

Our speakers and their topics are:

• Dr Francesca Peruzzo, Research Fellow, School of Education - Rethinking Inclusive (Digital) Education: Lessons from the Pandemic to Reconceptualise Inclusion through Convivial Technologies

• Bethan Morris-Tran, Doctoral Researcher - Rethinking Wellbeing: Examining How the Pandemic has Changed Learning and Teaching and its Relationship with Mental Wellbeing

• Prof Deborah Youdell, Head of the School of Education, Professor of Sociology of Education - Rethinking Learning: Investigating Social, Relational, Pedagogic and Biochemical Influences

• Prof Julie Allan, Professor of Equity and Inclusion, School of Education - Rethinking Leadership: Lessons From the Front Lines

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion and a welcome opportunity for networking with alumni and staff.