Fourth Transnational Meeting

The North-West University (NWU), supported by Pixel (IT) organized and coordinated the fourth transnational partners meeting of the European project Ted-SOEP - Transforming STEM teacher education in South Africa through Self-Directed Open Educational Practices. The meeting took place on May 21th and 22th, 2026 in Póvoa de Varzim (Portugal). The Ted-SOEP project, funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education, aims to strengthen STEM teacher education in South Africa through the integration of Self-Directed Open Educational Practices (OEPs) and Open Educational Resources (OERs). During the two-day session, the project partners focused on key progress, discussing the following main topics: presentation of the Repository of Teaching resources (OER and OEP) for STEM teacher-students and lecturers; presentation of the program of the Cooperative Learning Experience in Braganca (PT); overview of the Dissemination Activities and definition of the dates of the final meeting and Conference in South Africa. More information about the Ted-SOEP European project is available at: https://www.tedsoep.org/index.php