Event Highlights: KIX EMAP Webinar 24: Inclusive Education in Europe and Central Asia: Inclusive Education in Practice
KIX EMAP Webinar 24, “Inclusive Education in Europe and Central Asia: Inclusive Education in Practice,” took place on 27 February 2025. This was the second webinar in a two-part series, delving into the practical application of inclusive education principles across Europe and Central Asia. The event was organised with simultaneous interpretation in English, Mongolian, Romanian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek, and attracted over 220 participants from 39 countries.
Watch the recording in: English, Mongolian, Russian, Ukrainian, and Uzbek.
The webinar was held around two roundtable discussions, featuring eleven speakers from seven countries, representing diverse sectors, including government, academia, civil society organisations, and educational institutions.
The first roundtable began with a discussion on stakeholder collaboration for inclusive education. In this session, Anara Nadirbekova (Kyrgyzstan) and Ekaterine Dgebuadze (Georgia) explored key factors that contribute to successful collaboration among stakeholders, sharing effective strategies and practices. The discussion continued with Antonina Li (Kyrgyzstan), Asadullo Zikrikhudoev (Tajikistan), and Ludmila Malcoci (Moldova), who shared their experiences of community and family engagement in supporting inclusive education, emphasising their key role in achieving impactful results.
The second roundtable focused on inclusive education classroom experiences. It started with a discussion on successful policies and practices targeting the implementation of inclusive education principles in education setting, featuring Chuluunkhishigt Enebish (Mongolia), Nelya Koretska (Ukraine), and Abdurauf Abduganiev (Uzbekistan). Following this, Pagma Tserendorj (Mongolia), Halyna Musienko (Ukraine), and Elena Volkova (Uzbekistan) discussed inclusive teaching approaches and practices in the classroom, sharing challenges and inspiring success stories.
This insightful webinar also offered an opportunity for questions and comments from the audience, covering topics such as digital technology and educational data, inclusive education conditions in the classroom, social entrepreneurship and inclusive job creation models, law-making process, the quality of inclusive education and more.
This webinar was the second event in a two-part series. Read the event highlights of KIX EMAP Webinar 23 here.
See useful resources shared by the speakers:
Kyrgyzstan:
The Shoola-Kol Association supports children aged 0 to 3 years who have developmental delays or are at risk in Kyrgyzstan.
Moldova:
Keystone Moldova promotes inclusion, builds sustainable community-based support systems, and advocates alongside people with disability.
- Watch a video
- Read a study: Inclusion of Children with Special Educational Needs in the Education System (English)
- Read a study: Implementing Inclusive Education in the Republic of Moldova (Romanian)
Tajikistan:
- Learn more about the National Association of People with Disabilities of Tajikistan
