Project partners - TEPATE project

Universidade Pedagogica de Maputo (Pedagogical University of Maputo) is a public Higher Education Institution situated in the city of Maputo. It was initially known as Higher Pedagogical Institute, at the time of its establishment in 1985. The institute was originally established to offer initial teacher training for teachers at all educational levels in the fragile post-independence education system. In 1995, it became the 'Pedagogical University', and the university expanded to having branches in every province in the country. At the end of 2018, the University had nearly 62.000 students and 2.296 academic staff. As of January 2019, the Pedagogical University was abolished and five new universities were created, among them the 'Pedagogical University of Maputo' operating in the capital, which is now a partner in the TEPATE project.

Today, the Universida de Pedagogica de Maputo has 8 faculties, 6 research centres, slightly over 14 000 students, and 400 academic and administrative staff. Its mission is to provide teacher training for all levels of education in Mozambique. The University provides a total of 50 four-year under-graduate courses ("licentiate"); 29 Master's degree courses, and 8 PhD programs. Universidade Pedagogica de Maputo provides initial teacher training for both primary and secondary education through separate courses with shared study modules.

Instituto Superior de Educação e Tecnologia - One World is a higher education institute established in 1998 by a Mozambican NGO Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo (ADPP) to train teachers and other professionals in the areas of Pedagogy and Community Development. Initially, ISET-One World operated under the tutelage of UP. In 2005, ISET-One World was recognised as an independent HEI.

The mission of ISET-One World, based in a rural area for direct, close contacts to the surrounding communities, is to provide high-quality teacher education especially in the rural, poor areas of Mozambique. The vision of ISET-One World is to become a centre of excellence in the fields of education and teacher education and it aims to train pedagogical professionals with a high-level of technical skills and a theoretical knowledge of educational sciences for the benefit of all citizens. Hence, a teacher education programme (Degree in Pedagogy, Curso de Licenciatura em Pedagogia) was introduced at ISET-One World in 2012. The 4-year programme also qualifies the graduates to train primary and secondary school teachers at Teacher Training Colleges.

JAMK University of Applied Sciences, located in Central Finland, is an international higher education institution with expertise in 8 different fields of study. JAMK has about 8000 students and 740 staff members. The basic tasks of JAMK include degree awarding education, RDI, and continuing education and services.

The School of Professional Teacher Education at JAMK offers three education programmes: that of a a professional teacher, vocational special needs teacher, and study counsellor. Originally established in 1962, the School also provides in-service training for approximately 2000 teachers in Finland and abroad every year. Since 1994, the School has also delivered teacher education programmes in English and, since 2013, the School has provided teacher education programmes also entirely online. The experts of the School have engaged in the HEI ICI projects since the launch of the Programme, as well as in numerous international educational development projects in four continents.

University of Lapland was established in 1979 by setting up our first study programme – teacher education. The university is located at the Arctic Circle, in the city of Rovaniemi, Finland. Today the University of Lapland has over 4 300 graduate and postgraduate students in four faculties: Education, Law, Social Sciences and Art and Design.

The focus areas of the Faculty of Education include education, training, learning and teaching in northern communities, participatory education and pedagogy that take differences into account, adult learning, wellbeing at work, and the wellbeing of children and the youth in northern regions. The Faculty of Education hosts the UNESCO/UNITWIN Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity, which focuses on developing teacher education globally, especially in the fields of indigenous education, inclusive education, and digital and rural education.