Articles

Hughes, C. (2025). The Importance of Accreditation in Education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2025). The Origins of International Education: teaching conditions. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2025). The importance of strong multilateral institutions. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2025). Advocating for a human-centred approach to the integration of AI in education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). Education and Scrolling. UNESCO-IBE.
Hughes, C. (2024). The difference between a debate and a discussion. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). In defense of higher education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). Cultural celebrations. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). Motivation is the key to lifelong learning. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). Moving away from the industrial paradigm of performance review. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). Microlearning and why it matters. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). The difficulty of reintegrating into the world as you once knew it after an international education. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). The importance of social and emotional learning for college students. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). An education for human flourishing. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). Visual Arts and education: understanding history and context. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). History through Cinema. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2024). Critical Thinking and Generative Artificial Intelligence. UNESCO.
Hughes. C. (2024). Social and Emotional Learning for College Students. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). The Juggernaut of the Email Part 2: Weaponization. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2024). The Juggernaut of the Email Part 1: Incessance. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Lead by the rules, but kindly. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Learning the Language of World Peace. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2023). Psychological Safety and Education. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The neurocircuitry of prejudice. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Springbok Rugby Team: Three Educational Lessons. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Interview with Dr Conrad Hughes, Ecole Internationale de Genève. International School Parent.
Hughes, C. (2023). Interview with Alex Rodriguez. Echo (Ecolint).
Hughes, C. (2023). How Might International Schools Position Themselves in Times of Conflict? The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Transferring Credits in Higher Education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2023). An Education for Human Rights from the Ground Up. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Generative AI won't kill education unless we allow it to. World Economic Forum.
Hughes, C. (2023). Creating Effective Study Habits. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2023). Opening Address to Staff. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2023). Generative Artificial Intelligence in Education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2023). The problem of not reading. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Discours du 1ère aôut. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2023). World Launch of the Global Education Monitoring Report. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2023). An education for peace and human flourishing. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Meaning of Disruption in an Educational Setting. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2023). Confidence. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Curriculum Relevance. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Beauty of a Good Speech. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Artificial Intelligence and Education: the Need to Reform Assignments. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Power of Sports. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Translating theory into practice in schools. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Gifted Education. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Necessity to Broaden Assessment and How We Can Do It. UNESCO.
Hughes, C. (2023). Education and Sustainable Development. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Paul Dupuy and the Origins of International Education. Ecolint.
Hughes, C. (2023). Artificial Intelligence and the Automaticity of Skill Development. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). Competences. UNESCO.
Hughes, C. (2023). Leadership and Mission Alignment. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2023). The Global Direction of Travel of Education. UNESCO.
Hughes, C. (2022). Surfing and Education: Three Lessons. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2022). The Importance of Gratitude in Education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). Does International Education Truly Meet International Standards. K-12 Digest.
Hughes, C. (2022). Four Ways to Assess the Inclusion of Neurodiversity in an Educational Organization. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). Leadership and Culture. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2022). Designing and Implementing Educational Systems for the Future. K-12 Digest.
Hughes, C. (2022). Leadership and Innovation. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2022). A Teacher's Power. International Teacher Magazine.
Hughes, C. (2022). Back to School? Let's Celebrate the Work that went on Behind the Scenes. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). The Complexities of Service Learning. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). International Schools and Elitism. Outstanding Schools.
Hughes, C. (2022). A Leadership Journey. The International Educator.
Hughes, C. (2022). The coalition to honour all learning. K12 Digest.
Hughes, C. (2022). War: How to respond as educators. International School Magazine.
Hughes, C. (2022). J ourneying to new concepts through travel. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). Educating for well-being. UNESCO IBE.
Hughes, C. (2022). Dealing with unruly behaviour among schoolchildren in a tumultuous world. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2022). Why diversity in education forms the foundations for peace. School Management Plus.
Hughes, C. (2022). Global Citizenship: Lessons from the Ancients. UNESCO IBE.
Hughes, C. (2022). Understanding the Wonders of Mentorship. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). The Power of 1:1 Discussions as a Pedagogical Model. UNESCO IBE.
Hughes, C. (2022). The Importance of Women educators. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2022). . Elitism affects schools across the globe: it needs to be kept in check. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2022). Exam Reform. School Management Plus.
Hughes C. (2022). Learner Passport. International Teacher Magazine.
Hughes, C. (2021). Holiday Reading: 4 books parents can use to fortify their children's education. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2021). Understanding Education as a Human Right. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2021). Four reasons why physically punishing children doesn't work. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2021). The concepts of the career in today's complex environment. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2021). The cost of Covid: what happens when children don't go to school. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2021). The Coalition to Honour All Learning. Rethinking Assessment.
Hughes, C. (2021). The Evolving Role of Teachers in the 21st Century. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2021). What Makes a Great Teacher? World Economic Forum Agenda.
Hughes, C. (2021). The Learner Passport. International School Parent.
Hughes, C. (2021). Widening Access to Higher Education. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2021). Are we Becoming Less Intelligent? Why? What to do?. University of the People.
Hughes, C. (2021). Too much information? Try reading or walking instead. World Economic Forum Agenda.
Hughes, C. (2021). Education and inequality in 2021: how to change the system. The Conversation.
Hughes, C & Akkari, A. (2021). Education needs a refocus so that all learners reach their full potential. The Conversation.
Hughes, C. (2021). Changing High School Transcripts. Rethinking Assessment.
Hughes, C. (2021). Why it's time to change high school transcripts. World Economic Forum.
Hughes, C. (2021). Technology and Education: The Double-Edged Sword. UNESCO-IBE.
Hughes, C. (2020). Operationalising Global Citizenship Education: The Universal Learning Programme. L’éducation en débats: analyse comparée : Education in debate: comparative analysis (2020) 10-1: 122-138 ISSN 1660-7147
Hughes, C. (2020). International Schools and Global Citizenship Education. In: Akkari A., Maleq K. (eds) Global Citizenship Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-44617-8_13
Hughes, C. (2020). COVID-19, higher education and the impact on society: what we know so far and what could happen. World Economic Forum.
Hughes, C. (2020). COVID-19 and the opportunity to design a more mindful approach to learning. Prospects, July 2020.
Hughes, C. (2020). Will COVID-19 spell the end for exams?. World Economic Forum.
Hughes, C. (2020). What lessons from the coronavirus pandemic will shape the future of education?. World Economic Forum.
Hughes, C. (2020). Educating for the Twenty-First Century. Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Hughes, C. (2020). The COVID-19 lockdown and the opportunity to transform education. Cambridge Assessment International Education.
Hughes, C. (2020). The Universal Learning Programme. International School Parent.
Hughes, C. (2020). The Universal Learning Programme: Transforming education for individual, collective and public good. Centre for Strategic Intelligence.
Hughes, C. (2020). The Universal Learning Programme: Educating Future-ready Citizens. In-Progress Reflection no. 34. On Current Issues in Curriculum, Learning and Assessment. UNESCO-IBE.
Hughes, C. (2020). The importance of critical thinking in the 21st Century. IB Community Blog.
Hughes, C. (2019). Addressing violence in education: From policy to practice. Prospects, 181.
Hughes, C. (2018). Seven Global Challenges for the 21st Century. International School Parent, November, 2018.
Hughes, C. (2018). Prejudice and Education in the 21st Century. InFocus UNESCO, March 2018.
Hughes, C. (2017). How Can Education Reduce Prejudice in the 21st Century? International Schools Journal 37(1): pp. 11-18.
Hughes, C. (2014). A critical analysis of the International Baccalaureate’s Middle Years Programme assessment design with particular focus on feedback. Journal of Research in International Education 13(3): pp. 203-217.
Hughes, C. (2014). How can international education help reduce students’ prejudice?. Prospects 44(3): pp. 395-410.
Hughes, C. & Acedo, C. (Eds). (2014). Learning and Competences for the Twenty-First Century. Prospects, 172.
Acedo, C. & Hughes, C. (2014). Principles for learning and competences in the 21st-century curriculum. Prospects 44(4): pp. 503-525.
Hughes, C. (2014). Theory of Knowledge aims, objectives and assessment criteria: An analysis of critical thinking descriptors. Journal of Research in International Education 13(1): pp. 30-45.
Hughes, C. (2012). Child-centred pedagogy, internationalism and bilingualism at the International School of Geneva. International Schools Journal 32(1): pp. 71-79.
Hughes, C. (2012). Passion for Beauty: A Model for Learning. Creative Education, Scientific Research 3(2): pp. 334-340.
Hughes, C. (2012). Teacher as Leader. SecEd
Hughes, C. (2009). International education and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme: A view from the perspective of postcolonial thought. Journal of Research in International Education 8(2): pp. 123-141.

About Conrad Hughes

Conrad Hughes (MA, PhD, EdD) is the Director General of the International School of Geneva, the oldest international school in the world. He is also Professor in Practice at the University of Durham's School of Education. He has been School Principal, Director of Education, International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme Coordinator and teacher in schools in Switzerland, France, India and the Netherlands.

Conrad, who is also a Senior Fellow at UNESCO's International Bureau of Education, a member of the advisory board for the University of the People and research assistant at the University of Geneva's department of psychology and education, teaches Theory of Knowledge.

His PhD (2008) is in English literature: The Treatment of the Body in the Fiction of JM Coetzee. His EdD thesis (2018), written at Durham University, is on the relationship between prejudice and education with specific focus on how education can reduce prejudice.

He is the author of numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and as Director of Education at the International School of Geneva he led the publication of Guiding Principles for Learning in the 21st Century with UNESCO. He has been chief editor for special editions of Springer’s Prospects Journal with entries by leading academics such as Sugata Mitra, Steve Higgins, Doug & Lynn Newton, Scilla Elworthy, Paul Black, AC Grayling and Juan Carlos Tedesco.

Conrad's most recent books are Education and Elitism: Challenges and Opportunities (2021, Routledge), Understanding Prejudice and Education: The Challenge for Future Generations (2017, Routledge) and Educating for the 21st Century: Seven Global Challenges (2018, Brill). His next book, Changing Assessment: How to Design Curriculum for Human Flourishing will be published by Brill in 2025.

Research Interests:
21st Century Education
Prejudice
Critical Thinking
International Education
Assessment