EPLab • International Colloquium

The Future of Teaching: International Approaches to Pre-Service Teacher Development

NOVA University Lisbon (NOVA FCSH, with associated R&D units CETAPS, IFILNOVA & CLUNL) is organising the international colloquium “The Future of Teaching: International Approaches to Pre-Service Teacher Development” dedicated to teacher education. The colloquium will take place on 1–2 October 2026, with a particular focus on comparative perspectives between Portugal and countries with high-performing education systems, notably Finland, Singapore and Canada (Ontario), as well as other European countries. It will provide a forum for international reflection and dialogue on models, practices and challenges in teacher education.

Keynote Speakers

Auli Toom (University of Helsinki)
Jia Yi Chow (Nanyang Technological University)
Leslie Stewart Rose (University of Toronto)


More information about the keynote speakers is available here.

Programme

Download the full programme here.

Executive Commission

Carlos Ceia (Convener) (CETAPS/EDUNOVA.ISPA)
Luís Manuel Bernardo (IFILNOVA)
Helena Topa Valentim (CLUNL)

Scientific Commission

Ana Gonçalves Matos <anagoma2@fcsh.unl.pt>
Ana Isabel Lemos do Carmo Pereira <anapereira@fcsh.unl.pt>
António Domingos <amdd@fct.unl.pt>
Carlos Ceia <cceia@fcsh.unl.pt>
Carlos Lindade <clindade@letras.up.pt>
Carolyn E. Leslie <cleslie@fcsh.unl.pt>
Christina Dechamps <cdechamps@fcsh.unl.pt>
Elisabete Maria Bailadeira Amiguinho Fiel <efiel@fcsh.unl.pt>
Helena Rocha <hcr@fct.unl.pt>
Helena Topa Valentim <ht.valentim@fcsh.unl.pt>
Lili Cavalheiro <lcavalheiro@fcsh.unl.pt>
Luis Manuel Bernardo <lm.bernardo@fcsh.unl.pt>
Matilde Goncalves <matilde.goncalves@fcsh.unl.pt>
Nadia Diogo Ferreira <nferreira@ispa.pt>
Noémia Jorge <noemia.jorge@ipleiria.pt>
Raquel Cardeira Varela <raquelvarela@fcsh.unl.pt>
Raquel Pereira Henriques <raquel.henriques@fcsh.unl.pt>
Susana Paiva Moreira Batista <susanabatista@fcsh.unl.pt>

Funding
Event supported by the Foundation for Science and Technology (Fundação para a Ciência e para a Tecnologia) of the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science under the projects UID/04097/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/04097/2025 (CETAPS), UID/03213/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/03213/2025 (CLUNL) and UID/00183/2025 https://doi.org/10.54499/UID/00183/2025 (IFILNOVA).