Mobility in International Teacher Education

INCREASING INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY – STRENGTHENING UNIVERSITY PARTNERSHIPS – ENHANCING TRANSCULTURAL SKILLS

In this project sponsored by the BMBF (Federal Ministry of Education and Research) and hosted by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), the Heidelberg School of Education is working together with the Faculty of Modern Languages at Heidelberg University to strategically integrate international mobility into teacher training courses and instigate new initiatives for the further internationalisation of teacher education.

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In a world which is increasingly connected, and evermore culturally and linguistically diverse, internationalisation is becoming key to future proofing teacher training. By developing international mobility as part of Bachelor’s courses related to teaching, strengthening international university partnerships in teacher education, and promoting the development of future teachers’ transcultural skills, the project is recognising internationalisation as a key priority.



MEASURES

As part of the project, a diverse range of measures have been taken at various levels to ensure that teacher training courses are increasingly oriented towards international mobility. Such measures are also designed to enable students to engage with questions and issues relating to international teacher education:

  • a range of courses and events held at Heidelberg University as part of the programme “Internationalisation at Home”, which are open to all students on courses with relevance to teaching, as well as teacher educators (researchers and academics involved in teacher training)
  • funding for students enrolled in a teacher training programme to our partner universities in New York and Valparaíso
  • academic exchange with partner universities through cooperative trips and guest lecturers
  • compiling and promoting particularly suitable foreign mobility opportunities for future teachers, taking into account inclusive and family-friendly aspects and challenges
  • internal networking and strengthening the exchange of relevant actors at Heidelberg University.

The project is sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research within its initiative „Internationalisation of Teacher Training” from September 2019 to December 2024 in two funding periods.


CONTACTS

PROJECT DIRECTORS

PROJECT LEAD

UNIVERSITY CONTACTS

SCIENTIFIC SUB-PROJECT LEAD

EXTENDED PROJECT TEAM

PARTNER COUNTRIES AND UNIVERSITIES

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FINLAND

FRANCE


ITALY (UNTIL 12/2022)

LITHUANIA (UNTIL 12/2022)

USA

TEACHER EDUCATORS FROM HEIDELBERG VISIT TEACHERS COLLEGE

The following film shows impressions of our delegation of teacher educators from Heidelberg visiting the Teachers College of (Columbia University, New York) in October 2022: