• Welcome at the Leibniz School of Education (Directorate)
   
• Keynote: 
  "When Diversity (Does Not) Connect: Mechanisms of Social Belonging in Heterogeneous Classrooms and Evidence of School-Based Interventions."
  Prof. Dr. Lysann Zander
   
• Discussion

Short presentations on Migration and Education Projects

A-Team
The project contributes to reducing barriers to access and raising awareness of discrimination. Through exchange and evaluation, it helps strengthen quality standards for addressing discrimination in educational institutions.
The project also aims to establish sustainable structures for anti-discrimination work in educational settings. It is supported and overseen by the Anti-Discrimination Office of the City of Hanover.

EmParti
Migrant – female – strong! Empowerment and participation via mentoring for migrant female teacher candidates and teachers.

Empowering Status Holders in the Classroom: A Practitioners Presentation
This presentation delves into Windesheim University’s pioneering initiative ‘Status Holders in the Classroom’, designed to create inclusive and empowering educational spaces for refugee-status educators. It examines the current state of practice and research within the program, addressing the complexities and risks involved, as well as the innovative solutions required. 
Aligned with the theme of the Summer School 2026 of LSE University Hannover ‘Exploring Migration and Education – Perspectives on Teaching and Learning in global context’, this initiative contributes insights on strategies how to shape pluricultural educational landscapes in migration societies. This presentation offers a unique Dutch perspective of global teacher education in times of increased mobility and migration.

Panel Discussion: Migration and Education Across Continents

This panel discussion aims to explore the multifaceted themes of migration and education, as they are experienced and contextualized within three distinct academic settings: the Universidad de Guanajuato (Mexico), Purdue University (USA), and the University of Windesheim (NL).
The discussion will also position these institutional perspectives within the broader regional debates occurring in Europe and America, providing insights into how migration and education are being negotiated on these continents.

Purdue University (USA) – Chrystal Johnson
University of Guanajuato (Mexico) 
Windesheim University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands) - Ines Hukic, Sanne Koetsier

Good Education for Our Shared Future – Together in Diversity
Planned and carried out by uniplus

Lower Saxony is a diverse federal state with a long history of migration. Children and young people attending schools today are more diverse than ever in terms of their backgrounds and identities. To ensure equal participation in education regardless of origin or social status, it is essential to consistently pursue the goal of creating a humane, participatory, and discrimination-critical education system. 
Successful participation in education is essential both as a foundation for individual well-being and for social participation and social cohesion in a democratic society.

This event creates a diverse space for dialogue, reflection, and action, aiming to discuss visions, pathways, and structures for improving education in a migration society and to develop concrete perspectives for Lower Saxony. To this end, an alliance led by civil society organizations brings together stakeholders from education, public administration, academia, and civil society across Lower Saxony. The goal is to collaboratively develop concrete perspectives and formulate educational policy recommendations that will be strategically pursued following the conference.

Prof. Dr. Karim Fereidooni (Professor of Social Science Education at Ruhr University Bochum) will deliver the keynote address on the topic of “Diversity Sensitivity in Society and Educational Institutions.” During the workshop phase, participants will have the opportunity to engage with a range of topics, including anti-racist school development, trauma-sensitive schools, and many others. A detailed overview of the workshop topics and information about the workshop facilitators can be found here (link in German). 

Location:
Hannover Congress Centrum (HCC)
Theodor-Heuss-Platz 1-3

Buffet & Refreshments

Location:

L2D2
Otto Klüsener Haus 
Raum 008
Im Moore 11b
30167 Hannover