Empowering the Margins of Europe through Regional and Global Engagement (2025-2028)
INN is a partner in the European university alliance EMERGE. Nine member institutions are spread across Ireland, Germany, France, Spain, Slovakia, Cyprus, Greece and Norway, uniting to empower our marginalised regions and promote European values and identity through collaboration in education, research and societal engagement. EMERGE consists of nine work packages (WPs) that focus on specific tasks to reach the overarching goals of the alliance. Each WP is lead by different institutions but all members are involved in every package.
CCL is involved in WP 1: Governance and Project Management and leads WP 2: Community Engagement and Services and WP 8: Creating a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Campus.
Visit the official EMERGE website.
Read more about INNs involvement.
Global Mindset (2025-2028)
GLOMIND (Global Mindset) is an internationalisation project at the Faculty of Education at the University of Inland Norway (INN). It focuses on the Global South and on integrating diverse perspectives into education. Erasmus+ has granted the project a total of €169,076, equivalent to nearly two million Norwegian kroner, for the project period from August 2025 to July 2028. The funds will primarily be used to support incoming mobility for students and staff from our partner institutions, the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN). A distinctive feature of GLOMIND is that it includes two partners from the Global South, thereby strengthening South–South cooperation. This allows student and academic communities in the partner countries to exchange knowledge and build networks among themselves, while INN becomes part of a broader collaboration that promotes sustainability and reciprocity.
For more information about the project, contact: Bente K. Vestad: bente.vestad@inn.no
Transforming Futures: Enhancing practice for ESD for 2030 through action research (2024-2026)
The Transforming Futures project uses action research to empower educators and institutions worldwide in advancing education for sustainable development (ESD). By integrating sustainability principles into education systems through practical tools and capacity building, the initiative promotes innovative teaching practices and addresses local challenges effectively. Through collaborative action, educators are driving transformative change towards a sustainable future aligned with the 2030 Agenda. The project supports educators and learning institutions to improve ESD teaching and practices through action research, using recently developed guidance tools. It is being implemented in collaboration with 35 ASPnet schools, four higher education institutions, and in 10 countries: Brazil, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Germany, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Romania and Slovenia. It draws on the expertise and local engagement of the UNESCO Associated Schools Network (ASPnet) and UNESCO Chairs to support context-specific, innovative practices in ESD.
For more information about the project.
Digital Education for Sustainable Development across Europe (2023-2026)
The aim of the project is to create 17 virtual story boards/learning platforms on each of the 17 SDGs to increase awareness on the SDGs and to increase the number of teachers motivated to teach on this topic. The project combines new media with important knowledge content to create a meaningful unit that makes learning fun. Collaborating partners in the project are: Storydocks, Germany (project lead), Hungarian Research Teachers' Association (HRTA), Hungary, Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Cyprus, Blue Carrot, Poland.
For more information about the project, contact: CCL@inn.no
Visit the official Digi-ESD website.
Innovating Teacher Education with new Learning Technologies (InnTELT) (2023-2026)
The project aims to generate innovative approaches using AI and VR technologies, as well as blended learning techniques, to prepare future teachers and teacher educators to respond effectively to a changing society.
For more information about the project.