Research Institutes & Education NGOs

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Central Europe and the Baltics

Association “New Connections” »
Location: Lithuania
Working Language(s): Lithuanian, English
Focus Areas: Education and social policy
Education Policy Center »
Location: Lithuania
Working Language(s): Lithuanian, English
Focus Areas: Education policy development; education management
Center for Educational Policy Studies »
Location: Slovenia
Working Language(s): Slovene, English
Focus Areas: Education policy

Eastern Europe and Russia

Education Center Pro Didactica »
Location: Moldova
Working Language(s): Romanian, Russian, English
Focus Areas: Teacher training and professional development; curriculum and resource development
All-Russian Society of the Deaf »
Location: Russia
Working Language(s): Russian
Focus Areas: Education for deaf children; special needs education
All-Ukrainian Society of Teachers of History and Civic Education »
Location: Ukraine
Working Language(s): Ukrainian, English
Focus Areas: Advocacy; teachers’ rights; curriculum development; civic education

Southeastern Europe

International Association “Interactive Open Schools” »
Location: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Montenegro
Working Language(s): Bosnian, English
Focus Areas: Interactive learning
Institute for the Development of Education »
Location: Croatia
Working Language(s): Croatian, English
Focus Areas: Higher education policy; academic advising; standardized examinations; scholarship administration; international exchanges
Agency for Sustainable Regional Development »
Location: Kosovo
Working Language(s): Albanian, Bosnian, English
Focus Areas: Sustainable development; human resources; curriculum planning
Balkan Sunflowers »
Location: Kosovo
Working Language(s): Albanian, Serbian, English
Focus Areas: Coordinates educational programs for Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian minority children in Kosovo
“Children Today” Center »
Location: Albania
Working Language(s): Albanian, English
Focus Areas: Children’s rights; education; health and hygiene
Center for Regional Policy Research (CRPRC) Studiorum »
Location: Macedonia
Working Language(s): Macedonian, English
Focus Areas: Poverty; social inclusion; health education
Association for Democratic Initiatives »
Location: Macedonia
Working Language(s): Macedonian, Albanian, English
Focus Areas: Ethnic integration; youth initiatives
 
Association of Students with Disabilities »
Location: Serbia
Working Language(s): Serbian, English
Focus Areas: Special education, accessibility issues, equal opportunities
International Academic Center »
Location: Serbia
Working Language(s): Serbian, English
Focus Areas: Higher education advising, study in the US, international higher education trends (an EducationUSA center)
Centre for Education Policy »
Location: Serbia
Working Language(s): Serbian, English
Focus Areas: Education policy research, assessment and counseling; higher and vocational education; education in transition; education reforms and EU integration; inclusive education and education for minorities; higher education institutions management; curriculum development

Caucasus

UMID Humanitarian and Social Support Center»
Location: Azerbaijan
Working Language(s): Azeri, English
Focus Areas: Education for vulnerable social groups
Center for Innovations in Education »
Location: Azerbaijan
Working Language(s): Azeri, English
Focus Areas: Social inclusion, ethnic integration
Educational Center for Youth »
Location: Azerbaijan
Working Language(s): Azeri, English
Focus Areas: Education opportunities for internally displaced children
Society Biliki »
Location: Georgia
Working Language(s): Georgian, English
Focus Areas: Reintegration of vulnerable children, IDPs into the education system
Civic Development Institute »
Location: Georgia
Working Language(s): Georgian, English
Focus Areas: At-risk youth, vocational education, curriculum development
International Institute for Educational Policy, Planning and Management »
Location: Georgia
Working Language(s): Georgian, English
Focus Areas: Education policy, institutional development

Central Asia

Bilim Educational Advising Center »
Location: Kazakhstan
Working Language(s): English, Russian
Focus Areas: Advice on exchanges and scholarships for study abroad
Aga Khan Development Network
Aga Khan Academies »
University of Central Asia »
Aga Khan Education Services »
Location: Operates primarily in Central Asia in Southeast Asia
Working Language(s): English, local languages
Focus Areas: Early childhood education; basic education, secondary education, higher education policy
New Eurasia Foundation »
Location: Central Asia
Working Language(s): English, Russian
Focus Areas: University administration; vocational education; scholarships

International

International Council for Open and Distance Education »
Location: Based in Norway
Working Language(s): English
Focus Areas: Distance learning; online learning; adult education
European University Association »
Location: Based in Belgium
Working Language(s): English
Focus Areas: Higher education; research policies
International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions »
Location: Based in Holland, with language centers in Egypt, Cameroon and Russia
Working Language(s): English, Arabic, French, Russian
Focus Areas: Library and information services
World Education »
Location: Based in the US with field offices in Africa and Southeast Asia
Working Language(s): English
Focus Areas: Basic education; capacity building; girls’ and women’s education; skills training for youth; literacy
Civitas »
Location: Member organizations worldwide
Working Language(s): English, local languages
Focus Areas: Civic education
Comparative & International Education Society (CIES) »
Location: USA
Working Language(s): English
Focus Areas: cross-cultural scholarship and development
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking International Consortium »
Location: In-country organizations
Working Language(s): English, Russian
Focus Areas: Critical thinking; life skills; writing skills; curriculum development; teacher training
Education International »
Location: Based in Belgium with regional offices
Working Language(s): English, local languages
Focus Areas: Teachers and education workers’ rights
International Step-by-Step Association» 
Location: Member organizations in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Working Language(s): English, Russian, Latvian, Romanian, Hungarian
Focus Areas: Early childhood education, primary education, social inclusion diversity
International Centre for Career Development and Public Policy »
Location: Based in France
Working Language(s): English, local languages
Focus Areas: Career guidance for education professionals
Right to Education Project»
Location: Based in the United Kingdom
Working Language(s): English
Focus Areas: Promoting mobilization and accountability on the right to education