Mobility Models for a Future in Flux: Exploring Alternatives in European Teacher Education

Abstract Mobility has become a key element in European teacher education, aiming to equip future educators with intercultural skills, transnational perspectives, and the ability to teach in diverse and dynamic contexts. Traditionally, long-term mobilities – often sup- ported through Erasmus+ – have shaped the landscape of international experiences in initial teacher education. However, these longer formats are not suitable for all students due to time, financial, and/or curricular constraints. The Erasmus+ Teacher Academy (teff) focuses on short-term mobility models as a complementary alternative. This contri- bution presents experiences and findings from teff, which piloted various forms of short mobility, including virtual, hybrid and blended learning formats. The experiences sug- gest that while short mobilities cannot replace the depth of long-term mobility, they offer accessible and scalable opportunities to internationalize teacher education and prepare future teachers for a profession in flux.