Partnership is the form DEN’s work has always taken. Across a decade, our students and staff have travelled to and welcomed colleagues from Westminster International University in Tashkent, Kasetsart University in Bangkok, Hanoi University, Istanbul University, and Further Education Colleges in London, building friendships that have produced joint conferences, jointly edited books, shared classroom projects and continuing conversations. These pages document the visits, exchanges and outreach activities that bring DEN’s network to life beyond the screen: trips to partner institutions led by students, hosting of international guests at Westminster, engagement with further education colleges across London, and the wider community work that grows from those relationships. Each visit returns something to the network: new ideas, new contributors, new questions for the next conference and the next volume. If you are an institution or community group interested in working with DEN, this is the place to start.
A teacher’s reflection on the SOC-ENVI Kasetsart International Summer School 2026. By Dr Farhang Morady · Director, Democratic Education Network, University of Westminster. Distinguished Scholar, Kasetsart University. Caption: The Kasetsart Summer School cohort, Faculty of Social Sciences, July 2026. I delivered three lectures over the fortnight in Bangkok and read ten reflections when the students...
A reflection on shared challenges, thinking beyond ourselves, and what a Criminology student took home from a summer school in Thailand. By Bernaflor Canape-Demaluan. 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...
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...
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...
Hello readers. My name is Dang Nguyen Thu An. I am 19 years old and currently a second-year fast-track student pursuing my degree in the Faculty of International Studies at Hanoi University. Since turning eighteen, I have changed quite a lot. I have been stepping out of my comfort zone to try things I never...