I am an assistant professor of Education and International Development at the Department of Child Development and Education, the University of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. My research interests cover a wide range of issues, including global education policies, curriculum change, child-centered pedagogy, reform implementation and the role of teachers. In recent years, my research has focused on non-state actors in education, with a specific focus on non-formal religious education (such as Quran schools, mosque education). At the same time, I worked between 2019 and 2022 as a senior policy advisor at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, at the Department of Social Development, working in the field of education and international development. Over the years, I have also carried out consultancy assignments for various Dutch development NGOs, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UNESCO. I have published in several peer-reviewed international journals and I am the co-editor of “Global Education Policy and International Development: New Agendas, Issues and Policies”, and “Global Education Reforms and Teachers: Emerging Policies, Controversies and Issues”.