GGI joins forces with Charles University (Czech Republic), the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), and the University of Bologna (Italy) and the Associate Partners The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities and the University of Warwick in the new Erasmus+ Cooperation Partnership on Leadership and Institutionalisation of Teaching Excellence – LITE. Running from October 2025 to September 2027, the project is unique by bringing together two core ingredients that have often been identified as drivers of Teaching Excellence, but are often treated separately: leadership for teaching excellence on the one hand and the institutionalization of teaching excellence (including the creation and refinement of Centres for Teaching and Learning), on the other hand. By addressing both aspects and by combining evidence-based research (through large scale mapping exercises and surveys) with the development of tailored training programmes and mentorship schemes for university leaders, Centre for Teaching and Learning staff and wider faculty and teaching and learning staff, LITE seeks to contribute to a systematic enhancement of teaching excellence.
To further widen the ‘community of best practice’ of leaders and experts interested in Higher Education Leadership, LITE will also create a European Network for Leadership and Institutionalisation of Teaching Excellence (ENLITE) – a permanent platform for exchange and policy input on university teaching and leadership in Europe and beyond.
Drawing on its extensive experience at the intersection of education, research, and policy, GGI will lead the development of LITE’s Blended Learning Environment and coordinate dissemination and long-term sustainability efforts. Building on its role as Secretariat of the European Network on Teaching Excellence (E-NOTE) and its work in projects such as Dialogue with a Resilient Future, GGI will help ensure that LITE’s tools and insights reach university leaders, policymakers, and educators across Europe.
The LITE project reinforces GGI’s mission to strengthen global education by cooperating with a wide range of Higher Education institutions and education leaders in the advancement of teaching excellence, innovation and community-building.
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If you are involved in higher education and interested in joining the European Network for Leadership and Institutionalisation of Teaching Excellence (ENLITE), please contact us at info@globalgovernance.eu
