Final Conference
April 27th – 28th 2026
University of Education Vorarlberg, Austria
Final Results and Future Perspectives on PLC Facilitation.
Learning Together – Changing with Purpose
PLCs as Drivers of School- and Teaching Development
Outcomes of the Erasmus+ Project LeaFaP
How can Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) be successfully led and facilitated in schools? The LeaFaP Final Conference took place on 27–28 April 2026 at the University of Education Vorarlberg, bringing together researchers and practitioners from eight European countries. We warmly thank everyone who joined us — on site and online — for two days of exchange on leading and facilitating Professional Learning Communities. This event served as a premier platform for the exchange between science and practice, highlighting innovative pathways toward a collaborative and reflective school culture.
Event Details
- Date: April 27th, 2026: 02:00 PM – 05:00 PM / April 28th, 2026: 09:00 AM – 04:00 PM
- Location: University of Education Vorarlberg, Feldkirch, Austria (with hybrid/online options).
- Admission: Participation is free of charge.
Conference Highlights
Experts from eight European countries (Norway, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, Greece, and Cyprus) came together for a high-level academic and practical program:
- International Keynotes: Offered insights and impulses from current European educational research.
- Research-Based Workshops: Explore the implementation of school and professional development processes through an inquiry-based lens.
- Innovation “Leading PLCs”: Introduction of the newly developed Modular Online Training program designed to enhance leadership and facilitation competencies in team processes.
Hybrid Participation and Live Translation
The LeaFaP Final Conference was designed as a fully hybrid event. Participants could join on site in Feldkirch or online via Zoom, with a continuously hosted main room serving as an information point and help desk, and parallel breakout rooms for the individual sessions.
To make the multilingual programme accessible to everyone, we provided simultaneous AI-based translation for the sessions. Participants could follow each contribution in their preferred language directly on their own device, listening or reading along in real time. This allowed contributions in German, English, Greek, Spanish and Norwegian to reach an international audience without language barriers.
This hybrid and multilingual setup was a core part of the LeaFaP approach: making collaborative professional learning genuinely accessible across countries and languages.
Program and Book of Abstracts
The full conference program and the multilingual Book of Abstracts are available below. Preview the cover on the left, or open the complete documents via the links.
Get an overview of the two conference days. The program lists all keynotes, workshops, and the international round table, along with the schedule and room information.
Dive deeper into the program. The Book of Abstracts contains detailed summaries of all presentations and workshops, as well as biographical information on our international experts from across Europe.
Conference Presentations
The presentation slides from the keynotes, workshops, and contributions of both conference days are available for download — a lasting resource from the exchange between science and practice.
Read more and download the conference presentations.