A reflection on self-doubt, courage, and the friendships that turn strangers into best friends, from the SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026. By Kayyisa Jihadas Sabila · IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network...
A reflection on language, listening, and what makes change take root, from the SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026. By Adinda Avrora · IPB University, Indonesia. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University of Westminster,...
A reflection from the only boy at the Summer School, on friendships, solitude, and the small freedoms of a bigger city. By Wan Tim · The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education...
A reflection on friendship across an ocean of differences, from the SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026. By Njayl Mhae Mata· Misamis University, Philippines The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University of Westminster, London. It...
A reflection on leadership, climate change and the strength of difference, from the SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026. By Dwi Valinia Ivanka · Universitas Sriwijaya, Palembang, Indonesia. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University...
A reflection on Bangkok, Kasetsart, and the smallest change that turned out not to be small at all. By Tran Ha Chi · Hanoi University, Vietnam. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University of...
How a fortnight in Thailand turned a shy student into one who speaks up. By Dang Nguyen Thu An University, Vietnam. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University of Westminster, London. It ran for...
A reflection on trust, water and ‘whose voice is missing’ from the SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026. By Kong Yilin (‘Elaine’) · Peking University, Beijing, China. The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in partnership with the Democratic Education Network at the University...
A DEN intern on presenting past social anxiety, the trip to Uzbekistan, and the friends she made for life Maryam Khan, former DEN intern, University of Westminster Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series marking ten years of the Democratic Education Network. * * * How did you first come into contact with DEN? I...
The SOC-ENVI International Summer School 2026 was hosted by the Faculty of Social Sciences at Kasetsart University, Bangkok. It ran for a fortnight in July 2026 and brought together undergraduate and postgraduate students and academics from Indonesia, Vietnam, the Philippines, Hong Kong, China, and the United Kingdom to work on sustainability, social innovation, and community-based...
From Vietnam 2019 to UK trade negotiations: a 2021 alumna on the Thursday evening at DEN that shaped her leadership style Saman Haque, BA (Hons) Politics and International Relations, University of Westminster, Class of 2021; now leading a team on international trade negotiations and strategy, UK Civil Service Part of the Inside Westminster anniversary series...
From a conference built on personal experience to a community project on impostor syndrome. Rida Butt invites you in. Rida Butt, final-year Medical Sciences student, University of Westminster * * * My name is Rida Butt. I am a final-year Medical Sciences student at the University of Westminster, and I was once told, on two...