EERA Summer School 2026

This year’s Summer School will be dedicated to the role of „comparison” in educational research, educational policy and educational practice. As emerging researchers, we are about to professionalize ourselves. This implies not only to be able to do but also to be aware of what we are doing – both in our roles as educators and as researchers.

Information on the Summer School Keynotes coming soon!

Chemnitz University of Technology was founded in 1836 as a school of technical vocational education („Gewerbschule“). Soon, it became the backbone of innovative technology in engineering enterprises of the region of Southwest Saxony. On its way from a vocational school to a royal academy and onwards to a university, it was essential to be equipped with a “General department”. This was to become the Faculty of Arts, containing philological studies, human and social studies. This faculty is also the home of the institute of education (Institut für Pädagogik).

The town of Chemnitz was founded on a hill near the confluent of two rivers descending from the Ore Mountains. It was located in favour of roads that passed by towards Bohemia in the south, and the open plains in the north, and those, which connect Franconia and Bavaria to the east. It was mentioned first in 1143. The name derives form Slavonian language: it signifies river of stones.

Chemnitz can easily be reached by plane, train, bus or car.

Applicants are international doctoral and advanced research students, the majority come from or study in EERA‘s member countries. Their thesis must relate to educational research.