European Higher Education Network of Teacher – and Social Education
Exchange Semesters
Here you can find links to all the exchange programs offered by our member institutions. Click on a county to see a list of all the programmes on offer there.
Countries
Austria
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The University College of Teacher Education Styria offers a modular course specially designed for international students. The course lasts one semester, includes a total of 30 ECTS-credits and combines lectures, seminars, workshops, school placements and excursions. There is a selection module of optional courses of 8 ECTS-credits.
Belgium
Together for Social Education is a programme for international students at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences. In the programme, the focus is on children, youths and their families in a diverse society.
Bridges in Education is a programme for international student teachers at the Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent. Every year we welcome around 70 students from all over the world.
Live your Erasmus experience in French immersion
in the glowing and warm-hearted city of Liège
in our teacher training university college on the move.
Exchange programme for students in social (educational care) work, education & health care
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Does the complexity of urban areas intrigue you?
Are you moved by urban issues such as poverty, super-diversity and liveability?
Interested in a crossover between social work, education and healthcare? And a student in one of these fields?
Eager to develop your international competencies and network?
Feel like studying in an international classroom?
And working on real-life cases while developing your creative and critical thinking skills?
Then study Crossing Borders (30 ECTS) in Antwerp!
​The general objective of this module is to train future teaching professionals to open up to the world in order to teach better and, more specifically, to discover the Belgian educational context on the one hand, but also the diversity of educational policies and contexts throughout the world.
Czech Republic
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Exchange students from all our partner universities are invited to register for courses with
instruction in the English language. Whether the student participates within the Erasmus+
program, or any other exchange program, he/she may opt for a vast selection of courses.
The dynamic and youthful University of Hradec Králové – an institution founded in 1959
that has been named as such since 2000 – has currently about 6500 students and provides
high–quality tertiary education within a large scope of study fields that comprise social
sciences, humanities, educational studies, natural sciences, economics and information
technology.
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Denmark
South Denmark, 'Bring the World Home'
University College South Denmark is an independent institution that provides a broad range of higher
education study programmes. We offer 17 professional bachelor’s degree programmes as well as continuing and professional education programmes within the field of Educational Sciences, Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Management and Communications Sciences. Furthermore, we conduct applied research in close
collaboration with practice.
We currently have over 6.000 students and 650 academic staff. Geographically, we cover Southern Jutland with 4 campuses.
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France
The INSPÉ at the Université de Strasbourg welcomes international students in both undergraduate (licence) and master's level programs. International students are welcomed directly into classes with French students, so you must have a good level of French to participate.
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Germany
We are a university with a specialization on education (early childhood, primary and lower secondary education), health and intercultural relations, located 50 km east of Stuttgart (South-Western Germany). And we welcome about 25 – 30 exchange students from all over the world each semester. Our strong points are a high level of social integration of our international students and the possibility to have tailor-made individual study programmes in English or in German. Our spring semester programme “Exploring the World” has been designed for future early childhood and primary school teachers. Beyond that, we offer a range of courses in both semesters in English - and the full programme of our subjects in German if you have German B1.
The Netherlands
Teacher trainer course about Inclusiveness, comparing Dutch and International Education and Assessment, where diversity is being represented, embraced and explored in regards to teaching in primary education with a global perspective.
Term 3 & 4 (01 February – 30 June) / Language: English / 30 ECTS
Every spring semester we welcome students from all over Europe and have them work together with Dutch students that wish to enhance their international perspective. The course includes regular field trips to the Dutch primary schools that work together with Inholland University of applied Sciences to train our primary school teachers.
Feel free to check out Inholland’s full exchange offer in case you wish to explore other faculties outside the education department, such as Agri, Food & Life Sciences; Business Finance & Law; Creative Business; Information Technology and Health Care.
Catalogue all SPRING 2025 courses for international students
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Catalogue all Autumn 2024 courses for international students
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Teacher education does not have autumn courses but feel free to look at other faculty
courses.
Ireland
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Italy
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Lithuania
Vilniaus kolegija / Higher Education Institution (VIKO) is leading and one of the largest accredited public higher professional education institutions in Lithuania with around 6500 students and around 500 teachers. It was established in 2000 by merging higher schools. High enrolment rates and top places on the ranking reflect the prestige of the institution. VIKO graduates are highly sought after by employers.
For more information about Vilniaus click here.
Click here for a list of Erasmus subjects.
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Norway
Stavanger is one of the oldest cities in Norway, it has approx. 133.000 inhabitants. The surroundings
vary from wide open landscapes with long beaches to steep mountains and fjords.
Comparative Educational Studies, offered by Early Childhood Education, University in Stavanger has
been a successful course for many years. Lectures and internships in kindergartens/primary schools
are focused on teachers working with the age group 1-9 years.
Welcome to Hamar!
Hamar is the largest city in Innlandet County and has 30,000 inhabitants. With its stable climate, varied nature and its rich cultural heritage, Hamar offers many great experiences all year round. The city that lies on the sunny side of Mjøsa lake offers a fantastic selection of concerts, festivals, restaurants, cafés, and shopping opportunities. Approximately 3000 students also help to give the city its distinctive character.
The Faculty of Education (LUP) offers most forms of teacher education such as kindergarten, primary and lower secondary teacher education, music teacher education, 1-year programme in educational theory and practice, and language teacher programmes. In addition, there are several one-year study programmes, bachelor’s programmes in both education and special needs education, 2-year master’s programmes in general education, special needs education, adapted education, digital communication and culture, didactics of cultural and language subjects (Norwegian, English, music) science didactics (mathematics, science) and education management. The faculty is responsible for the PhD in Teaching and Teacher Education and also contributes to the PhD programme Child and Youth Participation and Competence Development  (BUK). In addition, the faculty is involved in extensive activities regarding research and development and continuing and further education.
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Our Autumn semester offer (30 ECTS):
Education for Diversity and Sustainable Living - English (inn.no)
Switzerland
Welcome to PH TG !
Thurgau University of Teacher Education (PH TG) is an open, multi-cultural uni-
versity providing pre-service and in-service teacher education and
engaging in educational research. Our location in the heart of Europe, right at the border with Germany as well as our commitment to internationalisation allow for a unique study experience without borders.
With only around 800 students, we are a small community with a friendly atmosphere.
Our students and lecturers offer a warm welcome to visiting exchange students
and staff who can count on tailor-made programmes and everybody’s helpful-
ness.
Five Reasons to do an Exchange at PH TG
1. A range of courses taught in English is available for exchange students
with little or no knowledge of German.
2. Exchange students attend our practice and research-oriented courses together with regular PH TG students to ensure a culturally mixed classroom
environment.
3. Tailor-made school placements and German language courses form an
integral part of an exchange semester at PH TG.
4. Exchange students may complement their study programme at PH TG
with courses offered by the German University of Konstanz and thus get to study in two countries during their semester abroad.
5. PH TG provides exchange students with affordable accommodation in fully furnished and centrally located student apartments as well as a bicycle.
Studying at the HEP Vaud means learning in Lausanne, in an outstanding and unique setting close to Lake Geneva and the Swiss Alps, while discovering new teaching approaches and practices in a human-scale institution where there are many opportunities for collaboration. Each semester, we welcome students from Europe and Canada.
We train teachers and offer Bachelor and Master level courses to teach pupils of primary and secondary levels as well as courses to train as a specialist teacher. Our star feature is the possibility to have a tailor-made individual study programme. We also offer a teaching experience opportunity in a public school which allows you to combine theory and practice.
Teaching at the HEP Vaud is conducted in French, however, an English-speaking programme combined with French language classes is available.
Portugal
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Spain
We would like to welcome your students to CSEU La Salle next spring to our new module taught in English in spring term: Mapping Trends: an integrative social Lab.
The broad goal is to collaborate in an integrative Lab on the global impact of technological trends, with a humanistic perspective. We will reach an understanding of the impact, challenges and opportunities of a technology driven global context. We believe this broad perspective will bring a meaningful impact on our students career and provide them with interesting tools their life as European citizens.
The matter is global, so the team is global… The program has a broad perspective, integrating students and teachers from different ages, nationalities, and backgrounds (Health, Communication & Design, Social and Education).
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We are experienced teacher trainers and offer you the chance to improve and put to the test your didactic skills. Whether you need a full programme in English or you prefer to choose from a wide variety of subjects from our degrees in Spanish in Infant and Primary Education, Pedagogy or Social Education, we will be here for you not only to offer academic support, but also to spice up your stay!
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Information Leaflet
Come and study at FPCEE Blanquerna, Barcelona!!! Internationalization is fundamental at FPCEE Blanquerna. We strive to train our students to be open to the world and we encourage student exchange through different mobility programs such as Erasmus or Bilateral Agreements by welcoming students from partner institutions. Our aim is to foster intercultural and plurilingual competencies through courses where incoming students mingle with local students and tailored courses only for incoming students. In this way, the international reality becomes part of the dynamics of all the studies that Blanquerna offers.
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If you are wondering why you should choose the UCV to study for a semester, these are a few good reasons:
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A welcoming International Team with a vast experience in receiving Exchange Students.
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Engaging study plans, including courses in English for any student who is not fluent enough in Spanish.
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Excellent school placements.
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All-level Spanish language courses offered by the UCV Language Center.
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A first-class intercultural experience.
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A buddy family program that helps International Students integrate from the beginning and guides them throughout their stay.
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Cultural activities and a wide variety of services such as Sports, Volunteering School, Theatre Group or Counselling.
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A personalized experience for each student.
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The UCV is located in sunny Valencia. So much to see!
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Sweden
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United Kingdom
Are you interested in getting a degree in BA English as a Second Language or in Med Teaching of English to Speakers of other languages at University of the West of Scotland on Paisley Campus, 10 minutes away from Glasgow City Centre?
BA English as a Second Language is designed for second-language speakers of English who have an interest in English language and linguistics. MedTesol is aimed at those who work, or intend to work, as TESOL professionals teaching English in their own country or elsewhere.
Please click on links below to get more information on either programmes.
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BA English as a Second Language | UWS | University of the West of Scotland
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MEd Teaching of English to Speakers of other Languages | UWS | University of the West of Scotland
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