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Department of Curriculum and Instruction

International eTwinning Training Provided for Pre-Service Teachers at NEVÜ
03/07/2026

Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University (NEVÜ), in collaboration with the Office of Education and Instruction Coordination and the Faculty of Education, organized European School Education Platform (ESEP) training for pre-service teachers within the scope of the eTwinning Initial Teacher Education (ITE) project.

The training was facilitated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ergin Erginer, Vice Coordinator for Education and Instruction and faculty member of the Department of Educational Sciences, and delivered by Nevzat Özdemir, a member of the eTwinning Quality Development Team of the Nevşehir Provincial Directorate of National Education. The program was attended by Prof. Dr. Mutluhan Akın, Vice Rector of NEVÜ; Prof. Dr. Mustafa Tahiroğlu, Dean of the Faculty of Education; faculty members; Volkan Yılmaz, eTwinning Provincial Coordinator for Nevşehir; and students representing eleven different departments within the Faculty of Education.

The training, held in the Şehit Eren Bülbül Conference Hall of the Faculty of Education, aimed to equip pre-service teachers with intercultural and international competencies that would contribute to their professional development. Throughout the program, participants were introduced to examples of international collaborative projects and learned how to cooperate with fellow educators across Europe through the European School Education Platform (ESEP). The training also enabled participants to acquire the technical skills necessary to design, manage, and participate in international educational projects.

The program concluded with a question-and-answer session, during which participants' questions were addressed by the trainer.