Rei Sudoh is an intern at the UNESCO Bangkok office, supporting the initiatives of the Early Childhood Care and Education and Inclusive Education Team, particularly activities under the Asia-Pacific Multilingual Education Working Group. He holds a master’s and bachelor’s degree in education from Sophia University, Japan. Currently he is conducting his PhD studies in the University of Tokyo, specializing in language of instruction issue in Timor-Leste, and has been awarded as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow.