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Dr Valerie Ledwith and Dr Kathy Reilly will host colleagues from the International Geographical Union’s Commission on Geographical Education from August 22^nd – 24^th. The event will be held on campus in Áras Moyola and the symposium evinces ways in which geography educators can more productively account for more diverse student populations and the educational needs in of these groups in primary, lower, and upper secondary schools, and institutions of higher learning. The symposium offers a timely opportunity to revisit and reimagine what geography education entails and what this implies about future praxis in geography education. Participants in the symposium will present research and consider international perspectives on topics at the heart of understanding and recognizing various aspects of difference in geography education. The symposium, a precursor to the International Geographical Congress taking place in Dublin from August 24^th – 30^th, draws together more than 45 delegates representing over 15 countries. Further details on the symposium can be found here: https://www.igu-cge.org/2023/11/igu-cge-2024-research-symposium-in-galway-ireland/