Impact of its research and scholarly work on the education policy and practice has always been a major concern of AKU-IED. Policy dialogues, hence, are recognszed as an important forum to raise awareness of the use of inquiry and research to policymaking and to provide a forum for government, private and NGO sector representatives from different levels to engage in dialogues on education policy, practice, research and other issues pertinent to the field of education.

To date, AKU-IED has organised the following policy dialogues:

1. Parental Perception of School Quality
   
2. 2nd Policy Dialogue on theme ‘Governance of Education in Sindh'
   
3. Gender Mainstreaming in Education
   
4. 1st Policy Dialogue on ‘Governance of Education in Sindh’
   
5. Teacher Education
   
6. Decentralisation in Education 
   
7. Effective Resource Utilisation through Public-Private Partnerships in Education
   
8. Teachers Status
   
9. Curriculum Reform and Review
   
10. Achieving Quality in Education
    
11. Health Promotion through Schools in the Context of Pakistan and Citisenship, Human Rights and Conflict Resolution
    
12. Educational Reform in Pakistan
    
13. Health Education initiatives of AKU-IED
    
14. Financing Education
    
15. Learning outcomes in Sindh and Balochistan  ​