Building on the 2024/5 GEM Report’s focus on leadership in education, the GEM Report has partnered with the Network of Education Policy Centres (NEPC) for the 2025 regional edition on school leadership and inclusion in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia 

Within the project NEPC developed the research methodology (desk research framework, questionnaires, interview and focus group protocols), while members from Albania (CAF), Bosnia and Herzegovina (PROMENTE), Estonia (PRAXIS), Kyrgyzstan (FEIS), Georgia (IPPMI), Moldova (EC PRODIDACTICA) and Slovenia (Educational Research Institute) piloted and implemented the research instruments, and written up country case studies.

The report offers a comparative analysis of leadership practices for inclusive education, drawing from insights across education systems and in-depth studies in eight countries: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Poland, and Slovenia. It provides evidence-based recommendations to help governments and key stakeholders advance inclusion across the region. NEPC will continue to work on the acquired data and prepare it for the presentation and exchange in the next year.

Duration of the project: December 2023 – October 2025