Events

The Faculty of Philosophy and Educational Sciences of the University of Valencia will host the XX National Congress of Comparative Education and the VI Ibero-American International Congress of Comparative Education in 2027.

The XVII Ibero-American Congress on the History of Latin American Education (CIHELA) will take place from 4 to 6 August 2027 at the Faculty of Humanities and Educational Sciences of the National University of La Plata (Argentina).

Since its first edition, held in Bogotá in 1992, CIHELA has established itself as one of the leading academic events in the field of the History of Education. For more than three decades, it has fostered scholarly exchange among Ibero-American researchers while contributing to the development of research networks, scientific societies, and publishing initiatives in the field.

The 2027 edition, themed "Democracies, Citizenship, and Education: Political and Cultural Disputes in the History of Ibero-American Education," will explore the role of historical-educational perspectives in understanding the challenges facing contemporary democracies and the historical processes that have shaped educational systems across the region.

The scientific programme will feature paper sessions, thematic panels, keynote lectures, workshops, book presentations, and working groups covering topics such as migration, childhood and youth, teacher education, citizenship, sexualities, school heritage, archives, digital humanities, and the use of artificial intelligence in historical-educational research.

The organising committee invites the submission of extended abstracts and pre-organised panels by 15 August 2026. Notification of acceptance is scheduled for 1 October 2026.

Further information on submission guidelines, registration, and the scientific programme is available from the organising committee at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The School of Education and Social Sciences of the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre marked its 41st anniversary on 29 June 2026 with a commemorative ceremony held under the motto “ESECS: 41 Years Educating and Sharing Knowledge”.

CeiED researcher Patrícia Ferraz de Matos was the invited keynote speaker at the fourth meeting of HISTAS – Research Group on the Historiography of Anthropologies, part of the Graduate Programme in Anthropology at the Federal University of Pernambuco, held online on 17 June.

The invitation extended to the CeiED researcher reflects the international recognition of the Centre’s research in the fields of the history of anthropology, colonialism, and race studies, reinforcing its presence within international research networks and enhancing the international profile of Universidade Lusófona in leading academic contexts.

HISTAS, coordinated by Peter Schröder, is dedicated to the study of the historiography of anthropologies developed in Brazil and in other national and transnational contexts, with a particular emphasis on plural approaches and non-hegemonic anthropologies.

In her lecture, entitled "Difficult Concepts for Historians of Anthropology: Race, Colonialism, and Luso-Tropicalist Myths," Patrícia Ferraz de Matos reflected on key concepts in the history of anthropology and postcolonial studies. The event was attended by researchers, academics, and students from different institutions.

The lecture was recorded and is available to watch on YouTube:

CeiED participated in the ARLE/IFTE Barcelona 2026 International Conference – The Unbounded Journey: The Teaching of First Language, Literacy and Literature in a Dynamic World

On 16 June 2026, Filipa Lourenço, researcher at CeiED