Two recent graduates share how studying at Moray House led to exciting internship opportunities with global peace and international cooperation leader, UNESCO. The reportLast week, UNESCO launched its 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report on access and equity. The GEM Report has a mandate to monitor global progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal for education, making it one of the most important and influential reports worldwide. Read the report Interning opportunityThis year marks the pilot of the Moray House–GEM Report internship scheme with UNESCO. Open to recent Moray House graduates, the scheme offers a unique opportunity to contribute to one of the world’s most influential education reports, with two interns selected each year.Emily Goldstein and Michael Cairney were selected as this year’s interns. As their six-month experience nears its end, they shared some highlights with us. Emily Goldstein One of the most exciting projects I've contributed to the 2026 GEM Report was drafting a country case study evaluating contextual factors that affected education completion. I have also interviewed students, parents and activists all over the world to provide stories that emphasise the human impact of education policies.Emily Goldstein, CEID Graduate With UNESCO headquarters based in Paris, there are plenty of opportunities to learn and engage beyond the GEM Report. Being at UNESCO is a great way to see how these international systems operate. I attended a Global Citizenship Education awards ceremony and learned vastly more from a few chats than I could from looking at the website. There's nothing like human connection.Michael Cairney, CEID Graduate Michael Cairney Before their internship positions, both Michael and Emily joined others in our Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) Research Group to assemble one of the three main background papers for the 2026 GEM Report. Read more about the intern's experience To learn more about the Moray House – GEM Report Internship and hear from GEM Report Director Manos Antoninis, view the latest online information session on our YouTube channel. Interested in studying CEID at Moray House?Emily and Michael are both graduates of the the MSc Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) programme. Emphasising social justice, this programme explores how education policy affects development in areas like health and peace building. Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) Research Group Tags Comparative Education and International Development (CEID) Education news Our community Publication date 30 Mar, 2026
