20 Oct 2025
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Snapshots from the Summer School- Here comes the Gallery!

Highlights from the international Summer School “(Vocational) Schools for Well-Being” at TU Berlin. One inspiring week of lectures, field trips, debates, dinners and workshops with students and lecturers from six countries. Together we explored how schools can foster well-being, built connections across borders, and discovered that learning happens everywhere – not just in the classroom.

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01 Sep 2025
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Here We Go Again: MOTIVATE! Is Back!

Come 13 October, our international digital tandem program MOTIVATE! is back in action—this time for round three! Once again, students from teacher education and educational science will be teaming up online in tandems and group sessions to share ideas, gain fresh perspectives, and dive into what international collaboration can bring to the world of education....

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20 Aug 2025
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Summer School 2025 – Exploring Schools for Well-Being

TU Berlin buzzed with international energy this summer! From July 28 to August 1, 2025, the TU Berlin became the meeting place for our third international Summer School. Under the theme “(Vocational) Schools for Well-Being”, students and lecturers in teacher education from South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, Austria, Norway, and Germany came together to learn, exchange...

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12 Aug 2025
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Teaching Across Borders: A first glimpse from our international Summer School at TU Berlin

The wait is over: Our Summer School has returned! From July 28 to August 1, students of teacher education and lecturers from six countries came together for our Summer School at TU Berlin- a week of learning, exchange, and new perspectives through lectures, school visits, meals in good company and great conversations. Set in an international environment with participants...

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04 Apr 2025
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Your chance to join MOTIVATE! 2025

MOTIVATE! is back for round three – We are excited to announce that our popular digital tandem program MOTIVATE! is kicking off its third round! In September/October 2025, students from Germany, Switzerland, Norway, South Africa, Austria, and Australia will embark on their journey, get to know each other and explore various topics around school, education, and...

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06 Feb 2025
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International Experience during your Studies – Julia talks about the Benefits

What relevance does internationalization hold in teacher education? What advantages does intercultural exchange with other students offer you? Why is it worth integrating this “extra” into your studies? International exchange programs, such as semesters abroad, internships abroad, summer schools, or our digital tandem project MOTIVATE!, offer us students the opportunity to learn with peers from...

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11 Dec 2024
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MOVE IT! Is Back- New Round, New Opportunities!

Hey future teachers! Do you want to take your training to the next level and gain international experience in the process? Then say hello to MOVE IT! After a successful launch, we are thrilled to announce that MOVE IT! has been funded by the DAAD for a further five years! So the program is kicking...

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30 Sep 2024
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What is a Summer School? An explanation with insights from Aische, Marleen and Massuda.

We gave our students a fun little challenge: explain summer school in a creative way after this week. So, we asked Aische, Marleen, and Massuda to break it down for a fellow student. Here are their insights… “Hey, do you know what a summer school is?” “Not really, what’s it all about?” “Well, it’s basically...

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23 Sep 2024
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Our International Summer School 2024 (Part 1)

What happened? From September 2nd to 6th, 2024, we held our second international Summer School. This time, the Summer School didn’t take place at TU Berlin like last year, but at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim, Norway. With around 215,000 inhabitants, Trondheim is Norway’s third-largest city, after Oslo and Bergen....

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24 May 2024
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Summer School 2024 in Trondheim, Norway – we are ready!

Summer School 2024 in Trondheim – we are ready! The current MOTIVATE! year is coming to an end, but the prospects are good: our second international Summer School specifically for student teachers will take place from September 2-6, 2024! after last year’s Summer School in Berlin, this year’s will take place at NTNU in Trondheim....

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