Within the framework of the DAAD's Lehramt.International funding line, networking is required both internationally and nationally. Numerous universities are therefore focusing on diverse and innovative networking formats. This is also the case in Baden-Württemberg. In order to initiate and sustainably strengthen this networking, the projects of the universities of education in Freiburg, Ludwigsburg and Weingarten have initiated a state-wide networking process aimed at intensifying exchange between project coordinators, project managers and, where applicable, international partners.
The aim is to promote operational and strategic cooperation across institutional boundaries and to jointly develop new approaches to future-oriented teacher training. The networking is intended to facilitate collegial consultation, the transfer of good practices, the joint development of various teaching and learning formats and visions, as well as strategic coordination and structural anchoring with a view to internationalisation in teacher training. It is hoped that the projects and the universities will benefit from the diversity of perspectives and the pooled expertise in the state.
In order to concretise these goals and initiate exchange, an initial online networking kick-off meeting with the project coordinators of the model projects took place on 18 September 2025. The kick-off event provided an opportunity for participants to get to know each other. In an open exchange, the projects were presented, initial challenges discussed and good practices shared. It became clear what potential lies in cooperation at the operational and strategic level, how valuable nationwide networking is, and that it is a central concern of the participants to continue the political dialogue already initiated by the DAAD in order to further strengthen internationalisation in teacher training.
The event thus laid an important foundation for future cooperation: it demonstrated not only the great interest in continuous exchange, but also the added value of pooled expertise across university boundaries.
The Lehramt.International funding line offers not only financial support, but also a framework for the cooperative further development of internationalisation strategies – with the aim of preparing future teachers as best as possible for the demands of a globalised educational world.