Welcome to EG West Centre

The E.G. West Centre is based in the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England. The Centre was established in March 2002 and is the UK’s only university research centre dedicated to understanding the role of choice, competition and entrepreneurship in the delivery of "Education for All".

EG West team

Sugata Mitra Pauline Dixon
Mitra Stanfield Dixon

In accordance with the mission of Newcastle University the E.G. West Centre strives to carry out world class research to develop knowledge and understanding of the role of private education in achieving 'Education for All'. To this end the Centre researches and analyses private education serving low income communities in developing countries. Advice is provided to governments and international agencies on the development of private education and how to develop conducive regulatory and investment environments.
james tooley James Tooley, Director

Pauline Dixon in Panama April 2012

pauline dixon

NEW ARTICLE: Freedom: the bottom line, James Tooley, Times Higher, May 2012.

NEW TEDx TALK: How Private Schools are Serving the Poorest. Pauline Dixon April 2012.