Abdeljalil Akkari is professor, and director of a research group on international education, at the University of Geneva.

He is also a regular consultant for UNESCO and other international organizations.

Previously, he was the dean for research at the Higher Pedagogical Institute HEP-BEJUNE in Bienne, Switzerland.

His major publications include studies on educational planning, multicultural education, teacher training and educational inequalities.

His main research interests focuses on teacher education and reforms of educational systems in a comparative and international perspective.