On 31 January 2025, the Centre for Global Epilepsy was officially launched at Wolfson College, Oxford, bringing together over 100 guests from across the globe, including experts from Africa, South America, the US, and Europe. The launch event was a powerful demonstration of global collaboration, featuring discussions from international researchers, healthcare professionals, and individuals with lived experience of epilepsy. It highlighted our efforts to foster international networks and interdisciplinary partnerships, while laying the foundation for future collaborative research, capacity-building initiatives, and the development of tools to improve epilepsy care worldwide.