Provisory Program
Note: This International Week will occur at the same time as a Blended Intensive Program (BIP) called ¡Belonging Starts Here! A Journey into the Ways We Connect, Include, and Grow Together. Some sessions will combine both participants from the International Week and the BIP, when the sessions are relevant for both. Students from Master of Psychology and partners from the project Collaborative Pathways to Inclusive Education – Microcredential Programme (T4EU) will be invited to participate.
16th of March 2026 (Monday)
10:00-10:30: Reception of International Week Participants
10h30-11h00: Welcome session from FEP & CEDH leaders
11h00-12h30: Roundtable “Inclusion in education: from needs to challenges”
- João Costa (Director of the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education), David Rodrigues (National Education Council Member) & Ariana Cosme (Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto)
12h30-14h00: Lunchbreak
14h00-15h30: Roundtable “Teachers professional development: policy, research and practice”
- Sui Lin Goei (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences) & Diana Mesquita (FEP & CEDH)
15h30-16h00: Coffee break
16h00-17h30: Workshop “Lesson Study as a collaborative teacher professional development approach”
- Sui Lin Goei (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences) & Diana Soares (FEP & CEDH)
17th of March 2026 (Tuesday)
09:30-12h30: School visit 1
- To be defined
12h30-14h00: Lunchbreak
14h00-15h30: Hands-On Showcase “Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports: model and practices”
- Sui Lin Goei (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences), David Simó-Pinnatela (Ramon Llull University) & Rosário Serrão (FEP & CEDH)
15h30-16h00: Coffee Break
16h00-17h30: World Cafe: Educational challenges worldwide
- Merel Satimin-Meijers (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences) & Marisa Carvalho (FEP & CEDH)
19h30: International Week Dinner
18th of March 2026 (Wednesday)
9:30-10:30: Designing for everyone: simple UDL strategies for more Inclusive university teaching
- Inês Monteiro (FEP & CEDH)
10:30-11:00: How to prepare for Diversity Awareness and Universal Design for Learning? Presentation of an international and interinstitutional microcrendential program
- Inês Monteiro, Diana Soares & Marisa Carvalho (FEP & CEDH)
11:00-11:30: Coffee Break
11:30-12.30: Masterclass "Inclusion worldwide"
- Inês Alves
12:30-14:00: Lunchbreak
14:30 – 17:00: Cultural moment | Visit to Fundação Serralves (Porto)
19th of March 2026 (Thursday)
09h30-12h30: School visit 2
- Visit to the School Agrupamento de Escolas Leonardo Coimbra Filho (Porto)
12h30-14h00: Lunchbreak
14h00-15h30: Learning Coffee CEDH - Beyond Borders: Exploring International Opportunities for PhD Students
- Inês Monteiro (FEP & CEDH)
15h30-16h00: Coffee Break
16h00-17h30: Open session | Applications/ interests’ manifestation/ networking
Additional information only for BIPs participants
¡Belonging Starts Here! A Journey into the Ways We Connect, Include, and Grow Together
BIP Education Day - Program
17th of March 2026 (Tuesday)
10:00-12h30: Program “Devagar se vai ao longe”
- Raquel Raimundo
12h30-14h00: Lunchbreak
14h00-15h30: Hands-On Showcase “Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports: model and practices”
- Sui Lin Goei (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences), David Simó-Pinnatela (Ramon Llull University) & Rosário Serrão (FEP & CEDH)
15h30-16h00: Coffee Break
16h00-17h30: World Cafe: Educational challenges worldwide
- Merel Satimin-Meijers (Windesheim University of Applied Sciences) & Marisa Carvalho (FEP & CEDH)
