Education
[2024–present] PhD Candidate in Pedagogical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna
[2022] MA in Pedagogical Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo
[2018] PF24 Teacher Training Programme (24 Academic Credits), University of Urbino Carlo Bo
[2016] MA in Philosophical Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo
[2013] First-Level Academic Diploma in Visual Arts, Music, Performing Arts and Fashion, Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan
Memberships in Scientific Societies and Research Groups
[2026] Early Career Researcher Member, International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE)
[2025] Member, Ellen Key International Research Network (EKIR), Ödeshög, Sweden
[2025] Member, “New Sources for New Histories: Frontiers of Historical-Educational Research” Working Group, Italian Society of Pedagogy (SIPed)
[2025] Junior Member, Italian Society of Pedagogy (SIPed)
[2025] Member, “The Pedagogical and Educational Thought of Antonio Banfi” Research Group, Italian Centre for Historical-Educational Research (CIRSE)
[2024] Member, Italian Centre for Historical-Educational Research (CIRSE)
Conference Papers and Presentations
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “Political Pedagogy and Democratic Hope: Antonio Banfi as a Pedagogical Agent in Post-war Italy.” Paper scheduled for presentation at the 47th Annual Conference of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE), Sources and Research Practices in the History of Education: Challenges and Perspectives, Athens, Greece, 16 July 2026.
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “Semantic Universals and the Emergence of Elementary Ethics in Umberto Eco: On the Limits of Interpretation.” Paper presented at the international conference Inheriting Eco. Umberto Eco, the University of Bologna and All the Knowledge in the World, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 28 May 2026.
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “La rubrica «Banfi risponde ai giovani» tra scuola e società.” Paper presented at the workshop Antonio Banfi pedagogista ed educatore: nuove acquisizioni documentarie e prospettive di ricerca, held within the XIX National Congress of the Italian Centre for Historical-Educational Research (CIRSE), La Storia della Pedagogia e dell’Educazione tra ricerca, didattica e responsabilità sociale, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 16–17 April 2026.
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “Antonio Banfi senatore: politica e pedagogia della scuola democratica (1948–1957).” Research pitch presented at the Research Day, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 19 January 2026.
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “Antonio Banfi e l’attività parlamentare in difesa della scuola pubblica (1948–1957).” Paper presented at the 6th National Workshop for PhD Candidates in Paed-01/B of the Italian Centre for Historical-Educational Research (CIRSE), La ricerca storico-educativa nelle scuole di dottorato in Italia, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 30 October 2025.
Galal Mohamed, Samir. “Scuola democratica come piattaforma di cittadinanza. Un percorso di lettura nell’attività di Antonio Banfi al Senato.” Paper presented at the conference of the Italian Society of Pedagogy (SIPed), La qualità della formazione come responsabilità sociale, University of Parma, Parma, Italy, 19–21 June 2025.
International Training Activities
[May 2026] Participant in the Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) “Democracy, (Un)Freedom, Authority and School in the Past: Challenges for Current Educational Debates”, Technical University of Liberec, Czech Republic.
