Apr 01 2025

Call for Papers – Special Issue of the Comparative Education Review (CER)
Internationalisation and Transnationalisation of "Education for Sinti and Roma" We are pleased to share the Call for Papers for a special issue of the Comparative Education Review (CER), edited by Dr. Christian Brüggemann (Alice Salomon University of Applied Sciences Berlin) and Prof. Dr. Simona Szakács-Behling (Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg). This…
Mar 22 2025

Transnational Solidarities: A Comparative Study of Schools with a Specific European Focus
📅 22–26 March 2025 | 📍 Chicago, IL Prof. Dr. Simona Szakács-Behling will serve as chair of the sessions hosted by the Globalization & Education Special Interest Group and present her research project titled:Transnational Solidarities: A Comparative Study of Schools with a Specific European Focus Further information, including the venue and session…
Mar 12 2025

Solidarity or Privilege? Mapping Transnational Dynamics in European Schooling
Education Departmental Seminar Series – University of Bath 📅 12 March 2025 | 📍 University of Bath Prof. Dr. Simona Szakács-Behling will be participating in the Education Departmental Seminar Series at the University of Bath. Her lecture will explore transnational educational processes and their significance for educational research. Further details…
Mar 05 2025

Diversity Policies in European Higher Education

Diversity Policies and Cultures in European Higher Education – An International Comparison 📌 Project Lead: Lisa M. Rosen (M.A.)📌 Primary Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mechtild Gomolla📌 Funding: Doctoral Scholarship of the Hans Böckler Foundation📌 Duration: 01.04.2020 – 31.03.2023 Project Overview This dissertation project examines the institutional changes in higher education driven…
Mar 05 2025

Migration, Teacher Training & School Development

School Development and Teacher Professionalization in Migration Contexts 📌 Project Lead: Dr. Aysun Doğmuş📌 Funding: Internal Research Funding of Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg (IFF)📌 Duration: 01.07.2021 – 30.06.2023 Project Overview This research project explores the intersections between teacher professionalization and school development in migration contexts, both from a theoretical and…
Mar 05 2025

Migrant Parents in German Education Policy

Parents with a Migration Background in the Educational Policy Discourse of the Federal Republic of Germany 📌 Project Lead: Mechtild Gomolla and Ellen Kollender Project Description In recent decades, enhancing parental involvement has been widely regarded as a key strategy for improving student learning outcomes—particularly in schools with a high…
Mar 05 2025

Evaluation of Teacher Training

"Quality Development of Schools in the Immigration Society: Qualification for Intercultural Coordination 2012–2014" 📌 Project Lead: Mechtild Gomolla, Ellen Kollender, Janina Pohle, Gesa Schütt, Dorothee Schwendowius, Susanne Timm, Elisabeth Weller, and Nora Weuster📌 In collaboration with: Vanessa Englert and Diana Lange Project Description The State Institute for Teacher Training and…
Feb 18 2025

Europe in the Classroom – Panel Discussion and Poster Exhibition
📅 18 February 2025 | 📍 Altes Heizhaus, TU Chemnitz | ⏰ 17:00 Prof. Dr. Simona Szakács-Behling will participate in the event Europe in the Classroom, which explores the representation of Europe in school textbooks before and after German reunification. The focus lies on how historical and political education has…