European Education Week Tübingen 2024

The European Education Week is a summer school for teacher candidate students, taking place in Tübingen. This summer school is offered within the project "UNI-T", which is an internationalization project of Tübingen School of Education and its partner institutions.
The program invites about 50 teacher candidate students from different countries to study together in Tübingen and discuss and reflect on educational questions across borders.
Within this program, not only international students, but also students from Tübingen can participate and connect with international students from around the world. The 1-week course program is part of the regular modules of the teacher education curriculum at the University of Tübingen (GymPO, B.Ed., M.Ed.).

Any student

• who is currently enrolled in a bachelor's or master's program (or equivalent).
• studying at the University Tübingen or at a UNI-T partner institution.
• studying to be a teacher or pursuing a career in teaching (the focus is especially on students aiming at teaching degrees for grades 5-12).
• who relates to one of the specific classes offered: Education in Theory and Practice, Fundamentals of Ethical Argumentation for teacher candidates or Affectivity in Teaching and Learning.
• who demonstrates serious interest in international issues within the field of education and are excited about interacting with other international teaching students.
• who has proficient knowledge of the English language.

The program of the European Education Week 2024 consists of:

• Academic Program: 2 different courses offered on teaching theory and teaching methodology, education science and philosophy of education, sustainable development and global awareness topics, on the basis of inderdisciplinary work and international discussions
  • Course A: Ethical Arguments in the Debate on Sustainable Development
  • Course B: Education, Mind and Mindfulness
• Expert Talks and International Student Project
• The Connection of Theory and Practice
• Cultural Program around Tübingen, field trips and international dinner

Example program of the week:

Subjects
Students can choose one of the following classes, which are offered in 2024:

All teaching takes place in English and at the University Tübingen, in Tübingen. For more detailed information, see the course descriptions for this year's Education Week. 

International Students: please follow the guideline and application process described here until April 20, 2024.

Students from Tübingen can register online via Alma (if you are still interested in participating after the registration deadline, please contact the Education Week coordination team for possible remaining places):

• Course A: Ethical arguments in the debate on sustainable development
  (B.Ed.: Bildungswissenschaft II - Ethische Kompetenzen (BuP I))
• Course B: Mindfulness in Teacher and Student Education
  (M.Ed.: Bildungswissenschaft ME 6 Vertiefung - V9)
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External interested parties can register for remaining places on request with the program coordination.