On 22 September 2026, an information session was held at Santarém Polytechnic University (SPU) to present the work carried out during the 1st Active Learning Event (ALE) of the Erasmus+ project SMARTIVERSE.
The session at a glance
- Date: 22 September 2026
- Place: Santarém Polytechnic University (SPU), Portugal
- Organised by: lecturers and student teachers from the Master’s degree programme in Teaching for the 1st Cycle of Basic Education and in Mathematics and Natural Sciences for the 2nd Cycle of Basic Education
- Led by: SPU lecturers Neusa Branco and Nelson Mestrinho
Looking back: the 1st Active Learning Event
The 1st Active Learning Event took place in person in Vienna, Austria, in May 2026. During the event, student teachers from the SMARTIVERSE partner institutions worked together in an international collaborative setting.
What the student teachers shared
The student teachers from SPU who participated in the 1st ALE used the information session in Santarém as an opportunity to share with their peers:
- their experience of international collaboration
- the results of the work they had carried out together
Looking ahead: RUN 2
Neusa Branco and Nelson Mestrinho also encouraged the student teachers to get involved in the upcoming RUN 2 of SMARTIVERSE. RUN 2 is scheduled to start in November 2026 and will once again promote international collaborative work.
The information session in Santarém provided an opportunity to share the experiences and results of the first Active Learning Event and to look ahead to the next phase of international collaboration within SMARTIVERSE.