Researchers Elsa Estrela, Leanete Thomas Dotta, Lucimar Dantas, Vanessa Russo, and André Freitas took part in the European Conference on Educational Research (ECER), held in Belgrade, Serbia.

CeiED’s presence at the conference not only reinforced the international visibility of the research carried out, but also strengthened the relationship between the Lisbon and Porto campuses, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment among researchers. The event also provided a valuable opportunity to establish new contacts and research networks, opening doors for future joint projects.

• Elsa Estrela presented the paper Teacher Agency and Curriculum Autonomy in Educational Policies in Portugal between 2015-2024: improving Teacher Professionalism?, where she introduced the project ACT4WBeing, funded by SEED ILIND and integrated into CeiED’s ReLeCo 1 Public Policies and Governance in Education.
• Leanete Thomas Dotta, together with André Freitas, presented the study Teacher Shortage and Career Transition: understanding the motivations and challenges of Highly Qualified Professionals in Portugal, part of ReLeCo 4 Teacher Training, Professionalism and Identities.
• André Freitas also presented his individual project Teacher’s Future Lives in Humanised Digital Professional Developments: Launching a 6-year Narrative Research Project to Imagine Hopeful Educational Futures, within the symposium Teacher Professional Learning and Development in the Digital Era, alongside colleagues from universities in Switzerland, Italy, and the United States (Florida).
• Lucimar Dantas and Vanessa Russo presented two papers from the LINKING project, funded by SEED ILIND and integrated into ReLeCo 5 Learning & Innovation: Language as a factor in critical thinking – an EEG study and Bridging language comprehension and critical thinking: A neuroimaging study, both included in the session Future Visions.

CeiED’s participation in ECER 2025 reaffirms its commitment to advancing reflection and innovation in educational research, while fostering both national and international synergies for the future.