Project summary:
This collaboration project between Queen Maud University College for Early Childhood Education
(DMMH, Norway) and Stadio School of Education (STADIO, South Africa) will enhance
the joint capacity to provide relevant, high-quality education on leadership for sustainable
development in multicultural societies in the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE). The UN
SDG Goal 4.2 reaffirms the international community’s focus on a strong education foundation
for children through ECE. This focus requires educational institutions to provide future educators
with the competence necessary for learning and leading a culture of sustainability.
The SDG 4.2 and leadership in ECE form the core mutual and strategic interests in the partnership
between STADIO and QMUC. The strength of this partnership is anchored in over 20 years
of collaboration. In multicultural contexts like South Africa and increasingly Norway, ECE plays a
pivotal role as a foundation for lifelong learning and social integration. The Learning to Lead project
has an ambition to develop an international perspective-driven study programme and a virtual
platform that will promote multiculturally-based leadership training for sustainable development
in ECE. The project aims to enhance the quality of the exchange programme between STADIO
and QMUC, develop innovative learning methods, engage with research-based knowledge co-
production, and scale up our contribution to the SDG 4 focusing on ECE, as well as SDG
17, partnership for the goals. Based on our mutual interests, we want to expand the ongoing
cooperation between QMUC and STADIO by reaching more students, lecturers and target
groups. Our long experience in working together provides a strong foundation for a successful
project. The project results will be available to the public through teaching and learning
materials, scientific publications and online media.
Project period: 01/2024 - 12/2026
The project is financed by HKdir through "UTFORSK programmet"
Cristin-prosjekt-ID: 2692920