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The Mercator Institute for Literacy and Language Education collaborates with renowned research institutions in the field of education as well as with schools and nurseries. The Mercator Institute works with them on projects and combines their expertise in order to improve language education in the best possible way. The following institutions are among the cooperation partners:
DIE - Institution for science and practice of continuing education in Germany
The institute is funded by the government and the Federal States. It conducts research in the field of adult teaching and learning, continuing education programmes and institutions, as well as on political and institutional contexts of lifelong learning.
Further Information
The DIE cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
- Competencies of school teachers and adult educators in teaching German as a second language in linguistically diverse classrooms (COLD)
- Collection of Methods for Language-Sensitive Subject Teaching
- User-oriented, web-based search engine for authentic written text samples (KANSAS)
DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education
The DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education delivers empirical educational research, digital infrastructure and targeted knowledge transfer, thus contributing to coping with challenges in education. The institute supports scientists, politicians and practitioners in education.
The institute cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
- Education through Language and Literacy (ELaL)
- LONDI – The Development of an Online Platform for Diagnosis and Remediation of Children with Learning Disabilities
Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN)
The mission of the Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education (IPN) is the development and promotion of science and mathematics education through research.
Further Information
The IPN cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
- Lesen macht stark – primary schools
- Kita-Master
Institute for Educational Quality Improvement (IQB)
The Institute for Educational Quality Improvement (IQB) is an academic institute that supports the 16 States of the Federal Republic of Germany in improving and assuring the quality of the educational system.
Further Information
The IQB cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
IQSH (Institute for Quality Development at Schools in Schleswig-Holstein)
The most important concern of the IQSH is to support teachers and schools in promoting and challenging pupils in the best possible way.
Further Information (in German)
The IQSH cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
- Lesen macht stark – primary schools
- Webinars on orthography
- Kita-Master
ProDaZ - German as a Second Language in all subjects
The model project ProDaZ - German as a Second Language in all subjects is located at the Institute for DaZ/DaF of the University of Duisburg-Essen and is funded by the Stiftung Mercator.
The aim of ProDaZ is to professionalise teachers in all three phases of their vocational education and training - i.e. during their studies, during their activity as a pre service teacher and in their careers - for teaching that educates pupils in all subjects, both linguistically and professionally.
The ProDaz cooperates with the Mercator Institute in the following projects:
At a glance: Central partners in Germany (in German)
