Panellist: Dr. Lilian Nwanze-Akobo, IDEA 2024 Annual Conference

Panellist: Dr. Lilian Nwanze-Akobo, Director of the Higher Diploma in Further Education, Maynooth University.
“Get over yourself. If we are going to do this work, we have to turn the mirror on ourselves. We need to understand the critical aspects, the power imbalances the systems the structures. We have to put our money where our mouth is. We can’t say we want an even, beautiful world... but what policies are we going to pass if it is a monochromatic meeting?!”
Dr. Lilian Nwanze- Akobo has a PhD in Adult and Community Education and is a Director of the Higher Diploma in Further Education (HDFE) Programme in Maynooth University. Lilian uses her professional, academic and lived experiences to contribute to adult and community education in Ireland and is particularly passionate about making classrooms more inclusive for people ‘on the margins’.