Florida State University’s 78th Student Senate recently passed a proclamation celebrating the school’s Ukraine Task Force (UTF). At their March 4th meeting, the student senate recognized the UTF’s outstanding dedication to supporting Ukraine throughout the four years of the full-scale invasion.
In 1994, Malawi was an early adopter of a policy introducing free primary education across sub-Saharan Africa. The policy opened the doors for unmatched opportunities for children across sub-Saharan Africa but also led to major challenges. One of which was equipping teachers to teach classes of up to 300 students. Researchers at the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) began looking for solutions to this problem in 2022
Florida State University is helping shape the future of entrepreneurship around the globe through a collaboration in Armenia that connects students, faculty and innovators across continents.
Free primary education for all in sub-Saharan Africa is a fantastic policy but class sizes of 80, 100, 200 or more has meant less time teaching and more time managing behavior. We are in Malawi looking for solutions.
Learning Systems Institute (LSI) Director Rabieh Razzouk delivered a powerful message on the use of artificial intelligence in the education sector during a panel discussion at Educators Shaping Futures in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
The Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship and the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) are continuing work on a U.S. Department of State-funded grant to enhance entrepreneurship education in Armenia in partnership with the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE).
Challenges didn’t define us in 2025 - 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 did. Our global mission for Innovating Learning and driving measurable improvements in the performance of both individuals and organizations will 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 to guide LSI in 2026.
Celia Reddick, Ph.D., a member of the Learning Systems Institute and an Assistant Professor of Education and International Development FSU ELPS, has been awarded a 2026-28 Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellowship. The globally competitive program supports early- and mid-career researchers whose work advances understanding of how children and youth learn and develop across contexts and systems.
A year ago, the Learning Systems Institute (LSI) at Florida State University (FSU) partnered with the World Bank and UNESCO to initiate Educators Shaping Futures (ESF), a global knowledge exchange aimed at addressing the worldwide shortage of qualified teachers. Last week, the two-day event held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, drew 341 attendees from 41 countries.
Organized by the World Bank, the Learning Systems Institute at Florida State University, UNESCO International Institute for Capacity Building in Africa (IICBA), and the Ministry of Education, Education to Host Educators Shaping Futures aimed to raise awareness and build coalitions for change so that teachers everywhere are prepared and supported to succeed in their crucial roles.
