Lara Pérez

Researcher at GEPS (UAB)

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

About

Researcher, teacher and advocate with experience in comparative education and international development. With a background working in global networks, public schools, advocacy organisations, and NGOs across diverse international contexts. Her doctoral research focuses on innovative financing mechanisms for education, particularly outcome-based approaches. Her academic interests lie at the intersection of comparative education policy, education financing, international cooperation in education, and global education governance.

Experience

  • UAB - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona ()
    • Assistant Lecturer
      Sep 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 11 mos

      Education Policy Course - Thinking critically about education policy - Globalization and education policy - Policies and programmatic ideas in education reform - Impact dimensions of education policy

    • PHD Candidate
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Researching 'Innovative Financing Mechanism in Education: Outcome-Based Funds and Impact Bonds in West Africa' under Prof. Antoni Verger and Ass. Prof. Mauro Moschetti supervision at the GEPS Research Group (GLANCE).

  • Doctoral Research Fellow at University for Development Studies
    Jan 2025 - Jun 2025 · 6 mos

    · Advanced PhD research through methodological refinement, collaborative data collection, and academic dissemination. · Strengthened cross-cultural and institutional engagement by participating in seminars and cultural exchange activities. Erasmus+ Fellowship

  • Public Education and Human Rights Coalition ()
    • Academic Network Coordinator
      Oct 2022 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      - Organising workshops to discuss topics brought up concerning the privatisation of education phenomenon (anyone can arrange this if they have something relevant to share/discuss) - Compile papers/articles published on the privatisation of education issue to enable knowledge transference (given civil societies’ needs to build their statements based on relevant data on the field) - Sharing events that might be of the interest of the members of this group - Sending PEHRC's monthly briefings to be aware of the latest global news on privatisation of education

    • Research Fellow
      Jul 2022 - Sep 2022 · 3 mos

      I was in Latin America (Peru, Bolivia and Chile) three months mapping and documenting the privatisation of education phenomenon and the key actors involved in the right to education. Furthermore, it was my responsibility to strengthen the links between PEHRC and the peruvian and bolivians' CSOs and coalitions.

    • Fellow
      Nov 2021 - Jun 2022 · 8 mos

      The Consortium works together to strengthen international collaboration to respond to challenges posed by the rapid growth of private actors in education, and to raise the profile of the issue as a human rights concern. - Support with the development and mapping of the Latin American actors working on education and privatisation - both academics and CSOs - Google Folder with resources from research - Contact with CLADE to meet with national education coalitions - Support with weekly briefings - Support with monthly Latin American briefings in Spanish - Support with translation - Other areas related to the bridge with the Latin American community

  • Primary School Teacher at Departament d'Educació
    Nov 2021 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Primary School Teacher at The City of Edinburgh Council
    Dec 2020 - May 2021 · 6 mos