An online discussion on the status, progress and challenges of the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies, a new flagship initiative of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme and an integral part of the current efforts to create a European Education Area by 2025.
A new flagship initiative of the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies bring together teacher education and professional development providers with schools across Europe to tackle the pressing policy issues of teacher shortages and a lacking attractiveness of the teaching professions. Part of the EU’s efforts to create a European Education Area by 2025, the first cohort of eleven Erasmus+ Teacher Academies have started their work in 2022. More are on their way in the coming years.
Including a short keynote by Cécile Le Clercq, panel discussion and Q&A with the audience, this online event provides an opportunity for policymakers, practitioners, researchers, students and others interested in the European field of (teacher) education and training to connect and share insights early on about this pioneering initiative.
For questions and enquiries about this event, please contact Tore Bernt Sorensen: t.sorensen[at]hertie-school[dot]org
Panellists
Cécile Le Clercq is Senior Expert in the Unit for Schools and Multilingualism in the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture. Currently, her work in the European Commission in particular concerns the actions of the Erasmus+ Teacher Academies and eTwinning, a platform for online and on-site collaboration between schools, teachers and students across Europe.
Dr. Eveliina Asikainen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Pedagogical Innovations at Tampere University of Applied Sciences in Finland. She is a Doctor of Administrative Sciences in Environmental Policy and a Qualified Professional Teacher. She has worked on furthering sustainable education in different educational institutions over 30 years. Presently she is coordinating an Erasmus+ Teacher Academies project EduSTA – Educators for Sustainable Future
Dr. Alice Delserieys Pedregosa is Associate Professor in science education, with an expertise in international education and teacher education in several countries (Singapore, Dominican Republic, Paraguay, Brunei, Venezuela, Chile, Vietnam). She is Director of Studies for the primary school teacher master program at Aix-Marseille University. She is Vice-Dean for Research and international cooperation of the National Institute for Teacher Education at Aix-Marseille University and coordinates the UNI-T Teacher Academy with partners in Rome, Brussels, Tübingen and Athens.
Dr. Tore Bernt Sorensen is Postdoctoral Researcher in the Hertie School’s Educational Governance Team. His research concerns contemporary global education governance, currently with a specific focus on European Union policies associated with schools, teachers and teacher education. Tore has a background as a qualified teacher and teacher trainer in Denmark and holds a Doctorate from the Graduate School of Education, University of Bristol.
Moderator
Dr. Lukas Graf is Assistant Professor of Educational Governance at the Hertie School. His research analyses contemporary challenges and developments related to education, training, skill formation, and lifelong learning, as well as social inequality and change, from a comparative and international perspective. Lukas leads the Hertie School's Educational Governance Team.
