On June 12th, 2025, the Department of Education and Pedagogy and UGlobe, working within the DoY community, Youth Education & Life Skills (YELS), hosted a conference to strengthen ties between Utrecht ľ¹Ï¸£ÀûÓ°ÊÓ (UU) and partners from the Global South.
To recognize and promote excellence in student research as well as awareness in our field, the focus area Migration and Societal Change awards the best master’s thesis.
How exactly do children acquire language? And do they do so in the same way worldwide? Aoju Chen, professor of English linguistics: language development, conducts research into language acquisition worldwide.
Two global initiatives—Ajay Bailey’s work in Curaçao and the collaborative project led by Tomohisa Miyamoto and Paul Schöpfer in The Gambia—offer valuable lessons in tailoring life skills development to specific contexts. This aligns with DoY's community Youth Education & Life Skills (YELS), which addresses youth challenges from diverse angles.
