The opening event of the EU-funded project LINEup will take place on September 20, after the summer break. It will be hosted by Karlsruhe University of Education in Germany, which is one of the few countries in Europe that systematically collects longitudinal data in education.

This event will provide an opportunity to learn from the German experience and to discuss with experts, practitioners and policy makers the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of setting up and maintaining a longitudinal data collection to study inequalities in education.

Registration is now open!

Registration deadline Sept. 5th, Participation in person and Free of charge.

The AGENDA of the event, is available for download here:

Agenda

• 9:00-9:30 Welcome Coffee
  Participants’ arrival and registration
  
• 9:30-9:40 Event Kick-off
  – Martin Neugebauer, Professor, Karlsruhe University of Education – Event host
  
• 9:40-9:50 Official Welcome
  – Klaus Peter Rippe, Director, Karlsruhe University of Education
  
• 9:50-10:10 Keynote Speech 1: Inequalities in Education and the Value of Longitudinal Data for Addressing Them
  – Francesca Borgonovi, Academy Global Professor, Institute at University College London – Head of Skills Analysis, OECD Centre for Skills
  
• 10:10-10:30 Keynote Speech 2: The German Case
  – Cordula Artelt, Director, LIfBi (DE)
  
• 10:30-11:30 Panel: Why Is Longitudinal Data Important? What Does It Take to Set It Up? A SWOT Analysis
  – Roberto Ricci, President, INVALSI (IT)
  – Cordula Artelt, Director, LIfBi (DE)
  – Luís Pereira dos Santos, President, IAVE (PT)
  – Abigail Huston, Head of Region – Europe, Teach4All
  – Nuria Diez Guardia, Policy Officer, European Commission (tbc)
  
• 11:30-11:45 Coffee Break
  
• 11:45-12:00 Presentation: The LINEup Project – Objectives and Expected Result
  – Veronica Mobilio, Head for Research, Fondazione per la Scuola di San Paolo
  
• 12:00-12:15 Presentation: LINEup Literature Review – Main Outcomes
  – Pan Kampylis, Researcher, University of Piraeus
  – Maria Fragkiadaki, PhD Researcher, University of Piraeus
  
• 12:15-13:00 Comparative Research on Educational Inequalities: A Panel Discussion on Key findings, Challenges and Lessons Learned 
  Coordinated by Martin Neugebauer
  – Moris Triventi, Professor, University of Milan, projects eduLIFE and LEARN
  – Andreas Hadjar, Professor, University of Fribourg, PIONEERED project 
  – Steffen Schindler, Professor, University of Bamberg, LIFETRACK project
  
• 13:00-14:45 Networking Lunch & Projects Speed Dating Tables
  During lunch, each invited project will have a dedicated table. Project abstracts will be shared in advance, and participants can sign up for discussions.
  
• 15:00 End of the Event

> EVENT MODERATED BY ALTHEO VALENTINI, General Manager, EGInA.