29 June – 3 July 2026 | Graz, Austria

The ECML is pleased to announce that it will hold a one-week Summer academy for teacher educators working in the field of languages.

The key aim of the Summer academy is the upskilling of teacher educators working in this field, so that they, in turn, can support the professional development of teachers to respond to the complex linguistic needs of today’s learners.

Focusing on developments at the cutting edge of language education as reflected in the ECML thematic areas, and drawing on input from experienced teacher educators and internationally renowned experts, the programme, revised and updated based on the feedback from 2025, will provide participants with opportunities to pool their expertise with colleagues from across Europe and to reflect on and re-think their own modes of teacher education from a transnational perspective.

The Summer academy will focus on current issues in language-related teacher education and on topics relating to the principles of the Council of Europe and European Commission language policies.

Participation at the Summer academy is free of charge. Travel costs will be covered by the ECML, but participants will need to cover their own accommodation and subsistence costs (lunch is not provided by the ECML). Participants will be expected to stay for the duration of the course, until Friday at 13.00.

Please read the description and the programme carefully, fill in the application form and return it to languages@leargas.ie by 7 April 2026.