Professor Maia Chankseliani

Maia Chankseliani is Professor of Comparative and International Education at the University of Oxford, where she leads the Comparative and International Education Research Group and serves as a Governing Body Fellow of St Edmund Hall.

Her research examines the public role of tertiary education in diverse global settings, with a particular attention to how universities contribute to social, economic, and political development, and how international engagement shapes institutions and societies. Her work is characterised by comparative, mixed-methods inquiry and close engagement with policy and practice.

Maia has led and contributed to major international research programmes on international education, development, higher education reform, and vocational and technical education, working with governments, public bodies, and multilateral institutions across the UK, Europe, the USA, East Asia, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Gulf. Her research has informed policy dialogue in areas including mobility, development, research capacity, and the societal responsibilities of universities.

She has held editorial leadership roles and is regularly invited to contribute expert commentary and public-facing writing on higher education and global development.

Further details on her research, publications, and current projects are available on her University of Oxford departmental profile.

Born and raised in Georgia, Maia holds degrees from Tbilisi State University, the University of Warwick, Harvard University, and the University of Cambridge.