FAQ on the European Pathway

The European Pathway is an integral part of the BA in Educational Sciences at the European University of Flensburg. It combines teacher training with European perspectives on education, society, schools and subject teaching, and specifically prepares students for a diverse, multilingual and evolving school environment.

Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF) is introducing the “European Pathway”, an innovative approach to teacher training aimed at systematically fostering European competences. Building on the recommendations of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (2020) and European guidelines, the European Pathway is designed to enable future teachers to actively promote European values, multilingualism and intercultural and democratic competences in schools and society. The project is strategically embedded within the European University Alliance EMERGE, which ensures synergies and international connectivity. The aim is to provide future-oriented teacher training with a distinct European focus that strengthens social cohesion, critical thinking and active citizenship.

The European Pathway will be introduced in the fall semester 2026/27 for first-year students on the BA in Educational Sciences. At the same time, several EMERGE partner universities will be introducing a similar pathway.

The European Pathway is primarily aimed at students on all modules within the BA in Educational Sciences. At the same time, it also opens up new opportunities for lecturers in the areas of international teaching, European collaboration and the further development of innovative teaching formats.

Students acquire skills that are particularly important for their future careers as teachers. These include dealing with diversity, multilingualism, inclusion, digitalisation and democratic education, as well as the ability to reflect on education systems and social developments from a European perspective.

The European Pathway helps future teachers to see diversity as an opportunity, to act with intercultural sensitivity and to play an active role in shaping their school. It strengthens subject-specific, pedagogical and social skills that are directly relevant to teaching and everyday school life.

Nothing, if you are enrolled on the BA in Educational Sciences. In each subject, you automatically earn 5 ECTS credits as part of the European Pathway, and a further 10 ECTS credits as part of the “Education and Society” subject area. You therefore earn at least 20 ECTS credits through the European Pathway without having to make any extra effort. You can earn additional credits through other curricular and extracurricular activities, language courses and study periods abroad. All credits earned are recorded in a special transcript. 

Your academic achievements will be listed on a separate transcript, which will be issued to you by the Examination Services Center along with your degree documents. This transcript will list all curricular and extracurricular achievements within the European Pathway that you have completed during your studies.

Yes. The European Pathway is integrated into the curriculum of all subject areas within the B.A. in Educational Sciences. Depending on the subject, this is achieved through specific modules, interdisciplinary topics or as a cross-cutting perspective, for example in relation to Europe, diversity, sustainability, multilingualism, democracy education or international comparative perspectives. The way in which European references are incorporated varies depending on the subject area.

Yes. Some subjects focus on European history, institutions or multilingualism, whilst others deal with sustainability, diversity, intercultural perspectives, international cooperation or comparative educational issues. In this way, Europe is not merely addressed as a theme, but is specifically integrated into teaching in both subject-specific and pedagogical terms.

For each study area, one or more modules are automatically included in the Pathway (see overview). These modules are also listed in the relevant module catalogue and the subject examination regulations (FPO).

For courses that are included in the Pathway on a non-regular basis, flexible designation in HisInOne and inclusion in the Transcript of Records are planned. As the technical implementation (UniTime project) is still in progress, further information on how these courses can be registered at the time of semester planning will follow at a later date. (As of May 2026).

Internationalisation is a key component. Students can benefit from international exchange opportunities, European projects and collaborative teaching formats. For teaching staff, the Pathway opens up new opportunities for joint seminars, online formats, excursions and Blended Intensive Programmes with European partner universities.

Lecturers can design and deliver courses in collaboration with European partner universities, integrate international content into existing modules, and trial innovative teaching formats. These include, for example, joint online sessions, block seminars, field trips, open online courses, or the joint development of teaching materials.

The European Pathway is closely linked to the European University Alliance EMERGE. Through EMERGE, lecturers and students can be involved in international teaching and learning contexts. This strengthens European exchange, joint curriculum development and long-term cooperation with partner universities.