Profile: Lala Demirdjian

In the last two years i have been involved in a teacher exchange program to broaden my experiences and knowledge in the field of Comparative Education.

Before moving to the U.S., I was working in the field of refugee education, in Beirut-Lebanon. I was involved in developing projects in the Palestinian refugee camps, in Lebanon. I have worked with various local non-governmental organization and the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), as a consultant, project manager, and researcher.
I hold an MSc degree in Comparative and International Education, from the University of Oxford, UK.
Moreover, I have been involved in publications on refugee education and asylum seekers;
Colin Brock and Lala Demirdjian. "Education as a Humanitarian Response as Applied to the Arab World, with Special Reference to the Palestician Case." Trajectories of Education in the Arab World: Legacies and Challenges. Ed. Osama Abi-Mershed. Routledge Advances in Middle East and Islamic Studies. 2009.

Currently, i am working as the editor of a contributing volume (Education, Refugees and Asylum Seekers) of the book series of the core book by Dr Brock; Education: A Cause for Global Concern.

I am fluent in reading, writing and speaking Armenian, Greek and English and I speak Arabic.