Education

When Belgian Jesuit missionaries arrived in Chotanagpur in 1869, they stepped into a landscape of systematic oppression. The Adivasi tribes – Munda, Oraon, Ho, Santhal, Kharia – lived on land rich with minerals yet were themselves stripped of dignity, resources, and hope...

The inauguration of St. Xavier’s College’s new building in Simdega represents far more than bricks, classrooms, and laboratories. It’s a declaration: Quality higher education belongs here. Your children deserve the same opportunities as youth in Ranchi, Delhi, or Mumbai...

In the rural expanse of northwestern Bangladesh, where dusty roads wind through villages most of the world has forgotten, a quiet revolution of faith and justice is unfolding. This is the story of Pachuria – a remote mission station where Jesuit priests have chosen to live among the Santal people...

Over fifty years ago, a quiet revolution took root in the rugged tribal heartlands of West Bengal. The Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus heeded the Gospel’s call to justice and love, offering hope to the Santal people – India’s largest yet most marginalized indigenous community...

The XI World Union of Jesuit Alumni (WUJA) Congress will be held from Wednesday, 29 July to Sunday, 2 August, 2026, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, the cultural and educational hub of the world’s largest archipelago, at the prestigious Sanata Dharma University.

From 26 to 28 January, the COJESEDU, the organizing committee of the II Congress JESEDU-Montreal 2027, gathered in Montréal for a multi-day working meeting. Fr Jimmy Bartolo, SJ, Secretary for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education, was present throughout the meeting...

On Friday, January 16, Fr Jimmy Bartolo, SJ, from the Euro-Mediterranean Province, has begun his service as Secretary of Father General for Secondary and Pre-Secondary Education. This appointment is the result of extensive consultation...

The Council of International Schools (CIS) Global Forum 2025 transformed Seville into a major international meeting point for educational leadership, drawing nearly 900 admissions and guidance professionals from around the globe. The Society of Jesus participated...

The theme of safeguarding and the protection of minors stands today at the very heart of the Jesuit educational mission. More than a set of procedures, it represents a culture of care that draws deeply from Ignatian spirituality and pedagogy...

Father General Arturo Sosa visited four schools of the Mediterranean Apostolic Platform as part of his visit to the Province of Spain. The school tour included Escuelas San José in Valencia, Colegio Borja in Gandía, and two schools in Alicante – Colegio Inmaculada and Colegio Nazaret...

The Jesuit Global Network of Schools (JGNS) took part in the Constellation of the Educational Networks, a gathering that brought together diverse institutions of Catholic education from around the world. The Secretariat for Pre-Secondary and Secondary Education...

The visit of the Superior General of the Society of Jesus to Gandía puts the spotlight back on the birthplace of San Francisco de Borja and on a relationship – spiritual, cultural, and educational – that spans five centuries. Father Sosa’s itinerary...