Munir Moosa Sewani

Munir Moosa Sewani is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Education, Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Pakistan, and a Visiting Academic Scholar at the Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) at UC Berkeley. He holds a Ph.D. in Education and is the founding volunteer director of the Global Forum for Teacher Educators, focusing on promoting human rights education and value-based education for marginalized communities.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Education

Research Focus: His work addresses global education challenges, including peace education, human rights integration in policies, multicultural education, and education in conflict-affected regions. He emphasizes leveraging education to bridge global divides and empower youth to address local and global issues.

Awards & Recognition:

• Recipient of Georg Eckert Summer Fellowship
• Visiting Academic Scholar at Humboldt University of Berlin

Advising & Engagement: He delivers guest lectures at UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education and other institutions. His current research at CSHE explores human rights in higher education policies in Pakistan and the USA, identifying systemic challenges.

Initiatives: Leads the Global Forum for Teacher Educators, providing free human rights training to marginalized communities. Aims to reform higher education curricula to foster globally competent individuals.