Launch of Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN)
15 April 2019. Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN) launched today at UN Conference Room, 55, Lodi Road, New Delhi. This is the first time when schools from India came together to share, learn and improve the quality education goals as set out in the Sustainable Development Goal-4 promotes Quality Education; the Rights to Education Act; The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
Key Dates:
Submission of Abstracts: 31 December 2025
Submission of Full Papers: 17 January 2026
Contact and Coordination
Dr. Sandhya Limaye, Chairpersons, Centre for Disability Studies and Action, TISS, Mumbai and Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN)
Mr. Satish Kapoor, Founding President Brotherhood, We Care Film Festival and Global Inclusive Education Network (GIEN)
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gieninclusion@gmail.com
Mumbai Conference on “Teaching for Transformation: Collaboration, Inclusion, and Innovation in Inclusive Education”
We are pleased to inform you that the Mumbai Conference on “Teaching for Transformation: Collaboration, Inclusion, and Innovation in Inclusive Education” is being organised from 21–23 January 2026 at Prof. A. Desai Hall, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
The three-day conference will feature presentations of selected papers from across India and abroad, along with plenary and thematic discussions focusing on inclusive curriculum, UDL, collaborative teaching, teacher empowerment, and the ethical use of AI in education.
Conference Fee: Rs. 6,000/- for all three days
Limited accommodation is available for outstation participants at the TISS Guest House on a first-come-first-served basis.
We request all concerned to share this information widely and encourage participation. For queries or submissions, please write to gieninclusion@gmail.com.
Introduction
The Centre for Disability Studies and Action, School of Social Work, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai; the Springdale School, Pusa Road, New Delhi and the Brotherhood, Delhi have been organising National / International Conferences on Inclusive Education. The purpose is to promote Inclusive
About GIEN
One of the outcomes of the conferences is to share and disseminate ideas, research findings, academic approaches, field-level experiences, evidence based practices and innovations & inventions in inclusive education globally creating a sharing community. Considering the interest shown by professionals, Global Inclusive Education Network has been formed with a three level advisory council: International Advisory Council (IAC) International Executive Council IEC) School Inclusive Education Development (SIED) Team International Advisory Council (IAC) IAC which will translate the policies of GIEN for implementation, will develop programme and policy guidelines to be implemented by International Executive Council (IEC). It will provide a link between programme implementation and GIEN
