When I came to LUMS in 2019 for an MOU signing, I visited SOE. Although I wanted to work for another year, the sense of a strong community and the top-notch faculty enticed me to apply. One semester down the lane, the journey has been nothing short of a moral epiphany.
Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali
School of Education
Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education
The LUMS Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) operates at the crucial nexus of research, policy, and practice, supporting a faculty that is internationally competitive, connected, and relevant. The curriculum, featuring extensive field engagement, will produce graduates capable of becoming strategic leaders, policy researchers, and reflective practitioners, distinctly placed to direct and reimagine the education system in the country.
The institution is fuelled by the mission to produce future leaders who will Reflect thoughtfully, learn to Redefine best practices in education, and collectively Reimagine an education reform agenda for Pakistan.
Programmes
The SOE offers two degree programmes at graduate level.
The SOE Digest
The SOE Digest: Justuju is a journal dedicated to serving the community.
SOE Events
Why SOE?
Education Leadership
SOE aims to produce a new class of strategic leaders equipped with the ability to give the required direction to a fast expanding education sector.
Faculty Expertise
LUMS SOE faculty are distinguished individuals hailing from top international universities such as Harvard, Columbia and Cambridge.
Collaborative Environment
Group discussions and teamwork are an essential part of the SOE ethos, emphasizing a collective approach to problem solving.
Flagship Curriculum
Students are exposed to rigorous academic coursework with in-depth practical training to produce education leaders who are strongly rooted in research policy and practical thinking.
Extensive Field Engagement
The Programme embeds extensive practical engagement as part of the curriculum, placing students through its ‘Practicum’ semester with organizations for field-based learning of education decision-making.
Diverse Class Profile
The MPhil Education Leadership and Management class comprises some of the country’s most qualified, diverse, and talented students.
Eminent Advisory Board
The School is privileged to have a distinguished Advisory Board comprising faculty and experts from world-renowned universities and organisations.
Strong Partnerships
The Partnerships Office is a central component of SOE for facilitating students to access practitioners in the education sector. Such collaborations enable SOE to create job opportunities for its graduates.
SOE Spotlight
- Student Spotlight SOEMuhammad Faisal, 2022
I joined the MPhil program at SOE to gain an interdisciplinary training to work as an educationist in Pakistan. The diverse set of skills that SOE has equipped me with thus far have given me confidence as an academic and researcher.
Student Spotlight SOEHaroon Ashfaq, 2022
I am currently a PhD student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in Math, Science and Learning Technologies. The opportunities that SOE provided helped me develop research skills and lay the foundation for my contributions to academia. Now I am continuing to research robotics, cognition and computational thinking during my doctorate, all of which is an extension of my work during the ELM MPhil.
Alumni Spotlight SOEInjila Rasul- PhD student - Massachusetts Amherst
I closely work with the directors of LLI in facilitating and co-developing the opportunities for student-faculty/staff collaboration to promote student learning and engaged teaching at LUMS. My work also involves Research, Program Development, and Mentoring the students. My favorite part of this job is that I get a lot of creative space in my dynamic role at LLI, and every day is a new challenge. The MPhil ELM courses at SOE have played a crucial role in me excelling in my professional role.
Alumni Spotlight SOEFatima Iftikhar – MPhil Class of 2020 - LUMS Learning Institute (LLI) - Co-Lead - Pedagogical Partnerships Programme
Student Life
An Extraordinary Experience
The MPhil Executive Leadership Management class comprises some of the country’s most qualified, diverse, and talented students.
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Video Gallery
View the latest events held by the LUMS Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE) below.
Guest Speaker Sessions
SOE EduTalk: Models of Innovation - The Citizens Foundation (TCF)
SOE EduTalk: Models of Innovation - Maktab
SOE EduTalk: Inclusive Education in Bhutan: Opportunities & Challenges
SOE EduTalk: Whiteness and the Politics of Education
SOE EduTalk: School and Teacher Education Systems in South Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusion
Aligning for Learning: Learning Trajectories, Losses, and Coming Back Stronger than Before
Rewriting the Grammar of the Education System: A Case Study from India
Teachers, Technology and Targeted/Guided Instruction: A Systems Approach to Combating Learning Losses
SOE EduTalk: Social Distance, Teachers' Beliefs and Teaching Practice in a Context of Social Disadvantage
SOE EduTalk: The Negotiations of Pakistani Mothers’ Agency with Structure: Towards a Research Practice of Hearing ‘Silences’ as a Strategy
Information Sessions
Podcast on MPhil Education Leadership and Management Programme
SOE Graduate Programmes Webcast
MPhil and Executive MPhil Education Leadership and Management Webinar
Alumni Connect Sessions
AlumniConnect: Session 1
AlumniConnect Session 2
AlumniConnect Session 3
AlumniConnect Session 4
AlumniConnect Session 5
AlumniConnect Session 6
AlumniConnect Session 7
AlumniConnect Session 8
AlumniConnect Session 9
AlumniConnect Session 10
