From October 16 to 18, 2024, Athens hosted the latest Transnational Project Meeting (TPM) for the STRIDE project. This meeting brought together consortium members from across Europe to continue joining efforts toward promoting equity and inclusion in education and training systems.
The STRIDE project, coordinated by OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University and funded by the Horizon Europe Programme, seeks to compile a comprehensive, and comparative knowledge based on effective education reforms, policy initiatives, and interventions aimed at reducing inequalities in education, training and learning outcomes in Europe. The goal will be achieved through analyses of education reforms in national and regional systems with existing large-scale educational assessment data and existing longitudinal data on the causal link between academic and other social policies and inequalities in educational achievements.
The first day began with an overview of recent developments in the project, including presentations on the data analysis plan overview and some preliminary results from Roehampton University (United Kingdom), OsloMet (Norway), The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), VIA University College (Denmark), TARKI (Hungary) and Jagiellonian University (Poland) to provide a deeper understanding of project components, including developing an interactive map and spreadsheet of key indicators. The consortium dove into discussions on data requirements for the map and specific timelines for upcoming deliverables, which focused on coordinating the combined data contributions from each partner on educational reforms across Europe including existing longitudinal data (used for education policy evaluation) in Europe.
On the second day, sessions focused on the qualitative inquiry into the cross-sectoral policy making process, identifying effective policy initiatives and interventions, with presentations from each partner on their case studies and data. These presentations included input from Roehampton University (United Kingdom), OsloMet (Norway), VIA University College (Denmark), TARKI Social Research Institute (Hungary), Jagiellonian University (Poland).The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), presented the guide draft for interviews with key stakeholders regarding the spotlighted policy reforms as part of the STRIDE project.
A part of the second day’s discussions was led by Lifelong Learning Platform (Belgium), and it centered on impact pathways, engagement with different audiences, and synergy building for maximizing the project’s impact. A key tool for STRIDE will be the development and dissemination of the upcoming policy briefs based on the research work on policy reforms. LLLP will work in tandem with partners to ensure the relevant messages reach out to policy makers (and all education and training stakeholders) and foster action to improve our education and training systems.
Stay tuned to our channels for the first results of the policy reform analysis in the coming months!
