Academic Mini Workshop

Date: 18th September, 2025
Theme：Learningfrominternational researchexperiences oninclusive education and societies inthe South Asian context
Presenter 1) Paul Lynch, School of Education,University of Glasgow, UK
Presenter 2) Hiroko Furuta, Faculty of Childhood Education, Shokei University, Japan
Presenter 3) Masateru Higashida, Faculty of Human Sciences, Shimane University, Japan

Past Events

Invited presentation (online)

Date: 2nd January, 2025
Name of conference: International Symposium on Educational Experiences of Persons with Disabilities at Global Perspectives
Place: (at Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu, India)
Presenter 1) S. Sivakanthan "Inclusive Education for Students with Disabilities in Northern Sri Lanka: Policy and Praxis"
Presenter 2) Hiroko Furuta "Wellbeing and Education of Sri Lankan Women with Disabilities" (online)

Symposium: Development, present situation and future prospects of early intervention in Sri Lanka: With a reference to Japan’s assistance

Date: 7th September, 2024
Title of academic conference: 62th Annual Convention of the Japan Association of Special Education (Fukuoka, Japan)
Facilitator: H. Furuta, Presenter: S. Dawson, N. Matsumoto and S. Numano

International Symposium: Educational inclusion of children with disabilities in Sri Lanka: Developing a model that responds to the country’s Social Context

Date: 4th January, 2024
Time: 10:00-12:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka (Hybrid)
Youtube：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJeZTIbRZLU

International Symposium: The reality of educational inclusion of children with disabilities in Tamil community Northern Province and Upcountry Tamils in Sri Lanka

Date: 28th November, 2023
Time: 17:00-19:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: Webinar (Zoom meeting)
Youtube：https://youtu.be/q9lZ4COaxS4

Concurrent session ‘Disability-inclusive practice and studies’
in the Joint Conference ‘Uncovering the Perspectives and Skills of Social Work Practices in the Sri Lankan Context’

Date: 2nd November, 2023
Time: 10:00-14:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: National Institute of Social Development (NISD), Seeduwa, Sri Lanka

International Symposium: Development of Early Intervention in Sri Lanka Looking back the 30 year service provision by the governmental social service sector

Date: 20th October, 2023
Time: 14:00-16:00 IST (Sri Lanka)
Venue: Webinar (Zoom meeting)
Youtube: https://youtu.be/Q41pMO3x9tE

International Seminar on ‘Exploring the role of special schools in providing inclusive education in Bhutan and Sri Lanka’

Date:

7th March, 2022

Time:

16:30-19:30 JST (Japan)
13:30-16:30 BTT (Bhutan)
13:00-16:00 IST (Sri Lanka)

Venue:

Webinar (Zoom meeting)