CIES 2025 panel session: Scaling and systems change in international education development

Join CAMFED’s Jeffrey Nyandoro and this two-part panel, which will address the issues of scaling and systems transformation from the perspectives of donors and implementers. The ‘funder’ panel will focus on how funders of scaling research and innovation scaling integrate a systems perspective into their programs, what successes and challenges they face in doing so, and the recommendations they have for implementers and other funders. The ‘funder’ panel will include representatives from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Co-Impact, and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.

The ‘implementer’ panel will focus on whether and how researchers and implementers consider a systems perspective in their scaling work, what factors enable or impede them in doing so, and the recommendations they have for other researchers, implementers, and funders. The ‘implementer’ panel will include representatives from Teaching at the Right Level Africa, Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED), Associates in Research and Education for Development (ARED), and Public Health Informatics of the University of Oslo. By bringing together the perspectives of funders and implementers, the two-part panel aims to shed light on the connection between scaling and systems change and to provide practical insights on how to effectively integrate the two.