EDUCATION
& INNOVATION

funded by FCT
R&D UNIT
TEAM
PROJECTS
DOCUMENTS

HIGHLIGHTS

NEWS & EVENTS

CI&DEI
IN NUMBERS

➝ SCIENTIFIC PRODUCTION




➝ RESEARCHERS

➝ PROJECTS

international


national


internal


non-competitive


CI&DEI

mission

To conduct high-quality educational research in school and non-school contexts, supporting innovative socio-educational projects and interventions.

Promote interdisciplinary research and digital collaboration, addressing complex educational challenges and fostering science, culture, and societal impact.

vision

To act as a catalyst for transformative change in education, promoting sustainability, territorial cohesion, holistic lifelong education, diversity, innovation, and social responsibility.

values

➝ Excellence and societal relevance
➝ Scientific integrity
➝ Social responsibility and global cooperation
➝ Socio-cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability

strategic
priorities

➝ Strengthen teacher education quality, reinforcing the link between practice and theory, promoting interdisciplinarity and multiculturalism, fostering learner-centered approaches, critically using digital resources and AI, and cultivating critical thinking.

➝ Enhance integration and territorial cohesion in education by researching local learning approaches and territorial asymmetries.

➝ Promote environmental, social, and cultural sustainability through research and:

• education, culture, art, and technology to develop inclusive citizenship, with particular attention to marginalized groups or those with specific health needs;
• heritage education, treating heritage as a transversal resource;
• socio-educational interventions to promote non-violence, addressing structural and gender-based violence, valuing diversity and inclusion in an intersectional way;
• socio-educational interventions to promote physical, psychological, and social health, improving quality of life and enabling fulfillment;
• development of entrepreneurial skills for sustainability, particularly environmental, through innovation, problem-solving, and value creation.

STRATEGIC AXIS

A | RESEARCH

Research on holistic and inclusive lifelong education, in both formal and non-formal learning contexts.

A1. Optimize communication between researchers, teams, and research lines
A2. Develop diverse interdisciplinary research initiatives.
A3. Strengthen internationalization and scientific mobility.
A4. Valorize research outcomes through knowledge transfer, scientific publication, dissemination, and societal impact.
B | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Educational research and intervention with and within the community, aiming for a transformative impact on its sustainability, with an emphasis on equity, quality education and health, and social justice.

B1. Expand networks for educational, economic, cultural, and social development.
B2. Strengthen social responsibility and innovation for internal and external communities.
B3. Promote and strengthen CI&DEI’s institutional image.
C | INNOVATION AND TRAINING

Research within a culture of innovation, with a transformative impact on training, particularly of educational and socio-educational agents.

C1. Develop lifelong learning programs based on applied research.
C2. Attract and train young researchers.
C3. Promote pedagogical innovation.

ORGANIZATION

organizational chart

CI&DEI seeks to enhance coordination and management, as well as to foster interaction and synergy among its members
The management bodies for the 2025-2029 period include: the scientific coordinator; the board; the scientific council; the scientific coordination committee (composed of the board and the coordinators of each research line); and the external advisory board.

SCIENTIFIC COORDINATOR
[Viseu]
PRINCIPAL RESEARCHERS
OF THE MANAGING INSTITUTIONS
[Leiria]
[Guarda]
[Lisboa]
EXTERNAL ADVISORY BOARD

Jose Maria Fernandez Batanero | Universidad Sevilla, Spain
Rui Manuel Marques | Instituto Padre António Vieira, Portugal
Joe O’Hara | Dublin City University, Irland
Margarida Gaspar de Matos | Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
Petra Grell | Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Jorge Arroteia | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Carlos Alberto Vilar Estêvão | Universidade do Minho, Portugal

RESEARCH
LINES

Aims to deepen research on educational policies and the organization of education and training systems in multiple dimensions.
Simultaneously, it develops research in Didactics for transformative and innovative education, oriented towards critical citizenship and sustainable development.
It focuses on advancing research on the determinants of health and healthy practices.
Its objective is to promote behaviors that improve health and well-being through innovative learning experiences, while simultaneously fostering equity, inclusion, and health for all.
It focuses on research and intervention to promote inclusion, citizenship, and cultural diversity.
It addresses issues such as discrimination, migration, and cultural adaptation, with special emphasis on the study of accessibility and integration of people with disabilities and inclusion through sport.
Committed to inclusive education, it seeks to contribute to the understanding of social phenomena and to the promotion of educational practices that foster equality and active participation in society.
It aims to strengthen research networks and focuses on the development and application of knowledge in digital literacy, as well as on the creation of strategies and technological resources for both in-person and distance learning, in school and non-school contexts. It seeks to create a collaborative space that promotes advanced skills in the use of emerging technologies in education, such as Artificial Intelligence.

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