Oxford Global Education Futures Forum 2026

Join education ministers from Sierra Leone, Antigua and Barbuda, and Seychelles at Oxford for a dialogue on education reform and research partnerships. About the Forum The Center for African Policy, in collaboration with the University of Oxford’s Department of Education, the Education, Equity and Epistemic Justice (EE&EJ) Research Network, the Oxford Africa Society and AFS Intercultural Programs, invites you to the Oxford Global Education Futures Forum 2026. This year’s theme is Shaping the Future: Education, Innovation, Human Capital, and Social Transformation in the 21st Century. Ministers from Sierra Leone, Antigua and Barbuda, and Seychelles, among other ministers from across the Global South, will join Oxford academics, university leaders and students to discuss the choices facing national education systems. The discussion will examine how governments finance reform, support teachers and expand access to higher education. It will also explore what ministries can learn from one another and how universities can build research partnerships around the priorities each country sets for itself. Featured speakers • Hon. Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie — Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Sierra Leone • H.E. Daryll Sylvester Matthew — Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Antigua and Barbuda • Hon. David Pierre — Minister for Education and Human Resource Development, Seychelles • Daniel Obst — President and Chief Executive Officer, AFS Intercultural Programs Register to attend in person. You are welcome to submit a question for the speakers when you register.