The Department of Special Needs Education will inaugurate in 2026 a new tradition: the opening days of the academic year at the international master’s in research in Special Needs Education.
Every year, the International Master will receive the new students for team building events and welcoming at R-SNE. The academic year will open with an inaugural lecture, held by a distinguished international scholar in the field of inclusion, diversity, and special needs education.
The guest speaker of the 2026 will be Professor Eman Gaad, who will give the inaugural lecture: “Inclusive Education in the Middle East: Issues and Challenges” .
Professor Gaad is Dean of the Faculty of Education and Professor of Special and Inclusive Education at The British University in Dubai. She is also an Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, UK. With a reputation as a world-class researcher and advocate, Professor Gaad is a TEDx Speaker and serves as UNESCO consultant and a Goodwill Ambassador for Bangladesh. She is PhD in Education, Special and Inclusive Education, University of East Anglia, UK. She is internationally recognised for her work in inclusive and special education, with extensive experience in policy development, teacher education, and educational reform across the Middle East.
The inaugural lecture will take place on August 24, 2026, at 10:15 in room HE Auditorium 2 and will be open to everyone, but seats are limited.
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The event is hosted by the International Master’s Research in Special Needs Education by the Research Group Communication and Inclusion - COIN. For info, contact Dima Mohamad: dima.mohamad@isp.uio.no