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
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SOE News
Learn more about the latest happenings at the LUMS Syed Ahsan Ali and Syed Maratib Ali School of Education (SOE).
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: The Negotiations of Pakistani Mothers’ Agency with Structure: Towards a Research Practice of Hearing ‘Silences’ as a Strategy
SOE EduTalk: Accelerated Learning Programme (ALP); a viable solution to growing out-of-school children’s crises in Pakistan
SOE EduTalk: Education of children with disabilities during Covid-19
SOE EduTalk: Learning and Unlearning beyond the Classroom: Why we need more Anthropologists of Education?
SOE EduTalk : The Effects of Covid-19 on Children’s Education: Evidence from Ethiopia
SOE EduTalk: Connecting School Leadership and Professional Learning Networks: An International Perspective from TALIS 2018
SOE EduTalk: Challenges of Development in Remote Societies of Pakistan: Educational Development and the Role Played by the Aga Khan Development Network
Syed Babar Ali, VC and Management Committee welcome the MPhil and Executive MPhil Class of 2023
SOE EduTalk: Kahaani Kahi Jaati Hai (A Story is Told) - Theatre as Social Practice
SOE EduTalk: Making Sense of Craft in Grassroots Empowerment in Pakistan through the Systems Lens
Information Sessions
SOE Graduate Programmes Webcast
MPhil and Executive MPhil Education Leadership and Management Webinar
Alumni Connect Sessions
AlumniConnect: Session 1
AlumniConnect Session 2
