The ENLIGHT Teaching & Learning Hub runs regular training and events, through ENLIGHT and via partner institutions.
We welcome the participation and engagement of all of our ENLIGHT community in these events, both through attendance and via the organisation and facilitation of events.
We would also like to invite any partner institutions running internal teaching and learning events to open these up to the ENLIGHT community, so that everyone can benefit from shared perspectives and experiences.
Events and Training Calendar 2026
🗺️ Teaching Mobilities with ENLIGHT: Far-Reaching Small Steps
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”
Guest lecturing at an ENLIGHT partner university is a low-hurdle and efficient step for academics to start or intensify study and teaching cooperative actions across the alliance. ENLIGHT holds a multilateral, crossdisciplinary mobility agreement that includes study, teaching and training activities; this simplifies the application process and supports guest lecturing.
A general rule of thumb is for candidates to still check at their home institution, in case additional requirements need to be met for academics to travel on a staff teaching mobility. ENLIGHT teams at each institution can also offer some direct support or redirect academics interested in finding peers to other supporting services at each university. ENLIGHT offers yearly funded cooperation calls for academics who have built a team and need some financial support to implement different initiatives. Staff teaching mobilities are impactful experiences benefitting not only the lecturer, but also all the student body benefitting from the international perspective the visiting academic offers to their usual home content.
If you plan to apply for some Erasmus+ staff teaching mobility funding, don´t hesitate to turn to the mobility office at your institution, or to the ENLIGHT team for further reference
📆 2026 dates: Erasmus+ ROCKET Trainings for Teachers
Dates: Available Jan-Feb or Mar- Apr register by December 1
Advancing DEI through Critical Virtual Exchange, Role-Playing Games, and Conflict
Transformation
Are you a teacher in a university? Do you want to learn more about effective ways to address conflict, including issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)? Are you interested in experiential learning methods for practicing socio-emotional skills? Consider joining our online training!
The Erasmus+ ROCKET project is holding an international online training in the Fall connecting topics related to DEI to skill building in conflict transformation. This training will take place in a Critical Virtual Exchange (CVE): an innovative format that includes asynchronous discussions with video conferencing sessions.
This teacher training will be open to members from the ENLIGHT network.
Register here
📆 2026 dates: Erasmus+ ROCKET Trainings for Admin Staff
Training Event: Collaborative international online learning: methods and concepts for designing a virtual exchange
Video conference rooms and (a)synchronous communication platforms can do much more than simply allow us to transfer our teaching into virtual spaces – they open up new ways to enrich our courses and expand our students’ learning experiences. One example is the opportunity to connect and collaborate with colleagues and students from other universities. This can take the form of a joint classroom, virtual exchange, or Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL).
This workshop will help you discover and understand the added value that virtual exchange can bring to your own teaching. Academics from the Ghent University, the University of Göttingen und Uppsala University will gain first-hand experience of working in a joint classroom. Together, we will explore what conditions are needed to successfully integrate virtual exchange into your course, and we will discuss the challenges (your) students may face – and how to address them. By the end of the workshop, you will be familiar with practical tools and strategies for designing, planning and running your own joint classroom or virtual exchange. You will have had the chance to test some of these ideas in practice, laying the groundwork for implementing meaningful cross-institutional and international collaboration in your own courses.
Dates and times:
November 26, 2025, 9:30-12:30 and self-study time
December 10, 2025, 9:00-13:00 and self-study time
January 14, 2026, 9:00-13:00
Learning Outcomes:
Participants...
- have become familiar with the different phases of a virtual exchange; they have discussed and documented ideas for designing their own joint teaching initiative.
- have experienced, based on their participation in this course together with colleagues from Ghent and Uppsala, where possible hurdles may lie for their future students and have developed strategies to prevent these in their own virtual exchange
- can name relevant aspects for the preparation and implementation of virtual exchange and evaluate their influence on their own teaching context
Registration:
Participants can register with their respective university:
Ghent University: please contact Mansi Sharma This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. University of Göttingen: please register via https://www.uni-goettingen.de/de/678240.htmlUppsala University: please contact Björn Nyström This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
📆 Feb 5th: Learning and labs
Seminar Title - Learning and labs
Speaker - Michael Seery, University of Bristol
Time and Date - Feb 5th 12-1 GMT, 1-2 CET - in person and virtual
Register here
This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.
📆 Feb 12th: On the essay in a time of Gen AI
Seminar Title - On the essay in a time of Gen AI
Speaker - Thomas Corbin, Deakin University, Australia Online only
Time and Date - Feb 12th 10-11 GMT, 11-12 CET - virtual
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This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.
📆 Feb 26th: Advancing teaching through inquiry seminar– research snapshots
Seminar Title - Advancing teaching through inquiry seminar– research snapshots
Speaker - Dr Clíona Murray, School of Education, University of Galway, Dr Mingming Tong, School of Engineering, University of Galway, Dr Rachel Cahalane, School of Engineering, University of Limerick, Dr Éamon O’Cofaigh, School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures, University of Galway
This one-hour online seminar brings together four educators who will share insights from their recent enquiry projects in higher education. Each speaker will present a brief, practice-focused overview of their research topic, highlighting key findings and implications for teaching and learning.
Time and Date - Feb 26th GMT, 1-2 CET - in person and virtual
Register here
This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.
📆 Mar 5th: Student Support Showcase
Seminar Title - Student Support Showcase
Speaker - University of Galway
Time and Date - Mar 5th: 12-1 GMT, 1-2 CET - in person and virtual
Register here
This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.
📆 Mar 12th: AI – Potential Climate Hero or Likely Climate Villain
Seminar Title - Potential Climate Hero or Likely Climate Villain
Speaker - Mike Hynes, University of Galway
Time and Date - Mar 12th 12-1 GMT, 1-2 CET - in person and virtual
Register here
This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.
📆Mar 19th: Exploring Decolonising Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies
Seminar Title - Exploring Decolonising Pedagogies and Assessment Strategies
Speaker - Tanja Kovacic, University of Galway
Time and Date - Mar 19th 12-1 GMT, 1-2 CET - in person and virtual
Register here
This seminar is part of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Galway's regular sessions during term time on a variety of topics, sharing practice, introducing new ideas, promoting services, and highlighting topical issues. These hybrid sessions interleave discussions about teaching and learning with technology-focused overviews, and provide a mix of national and international perspectives.