How can teacher training and qualification adapt to current polarisation? What potential lies in cooperation? What role do Erasmus+ Teacher Academies play?
Fri, 12 Dec 2025, 09:00-09:55 AM
Kamilou Joseph II, 36, 1000 Bruxelles
Organised by: the DeCiTeL project, DARE Network & OBESSU
Alongside a shrinking civic space, democracy is in long-term decline in Europe due to polarisation, conflict, populism or authoritarianism. Curriculum reforms are increasingly moving away from a participatory concept of democracy that encourages critical thinking and values plurality.
The Lifelong Learning community in particular must take this seriously and contribute to democratic resilience through citizenship education. In this regard, teacher education and the provision of training of pedagogical professionals offered by civil society organisations is key. The “Project DeCiTeL: Democratic Citizenship Teaching and Learning” invites to an open discussion. How can teacher training and qualification adapt to this situation? What potential lies in cooperation? What role do Erasmus+ Teacher Academies play?
Guests
- Nils-Eyk Zimmermann, Democracy and Human Rights Education in Europe (DARE network, moderation)
- Francesca Osima, Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)
- Claudio Dondi, EIP Lab
- Jo Cochuyt and Papatya Dalkiran, HOGENT
- Ljubica Petrovic Baronica and Daria Arlavi, European Commission: Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport
More about the project
Web: Project DeCiTeL (DARE website) | Project website (EIP Lab)
Interested in results and insights? Send an email to decitel@dare-network.eu
A partnership by Boğaziçi University of Istanbul with EIP Lab, DARE Network, the European Parents Association, HOGENT, University of Ioannina, OBESSU, Université Côte d’Azur, UNIMORE, Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti, Vienna Forum for Democracy and Human Rights and IC Molassana e Prato, with Centrul National de Politici Si Evaluare in Educatie.
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