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Meetings during the NAVINCLASS Project
NAVINCLASS relied on in-person meetings of consortium members to discuss project progress and the implementation of key activities, ensuring the cohesive development of Work Packages that build upon one another. To optimise the time commitment of participating staff while maintaining continuity in collaboration, the project includes a series of Transnational Project Meetings throughout its duration.
Transnational Project Meetings
The Transnational Project Meetings of NAVINCLASS are organised by one of the project's participating organisations with the purpose of project implementation and coordination.
TPM1: University of Coimbra
The NAVINCLASS project officially launched with its first Transnational Project Meeting (TPM1) at the University of Coimbra on January 15–16, 2026. The partnership established a conceptual and methodological framework focusing on academic conflicts, polarization, and peace education strategies in higher education. In addition to defining research questions, focus group methodologies, and timelines, the consortium agreed on task distributions and responsibilities. The meeting concluded with an exchange involving students and lecturers, laying a solid foundation for the project's ongoing collaboration.
Find out more about the Navinclass Kick-off Meeting here.TPM2: Comillas Pontifical University
The NAVINCLASS project held its second Transnational Project Meeting (TPM2) at Comillas Pontifical University in Madrid on May 28–29, 2026. Partners reviewed local fieldwork findings, analyzing qualitative focus group data on classroom conflicts, societal polarization, and institutional challenges. Discussions focused on Work Package 3, exploring process-oriented frameworks to help educators manage polarization and emotional dynamics through safe, structured spaces. Additionally, the consortium planned the upcoming quantitative survey, clarified Erasmus+ financial guidelines, and defined timelines for joint publications and dissemination. Overall, TPM2 successfully integrated empirical insights to establish a clear roadmap for the project's next stages.
Full details of the TPM2 can be found here.
Focusgroup Meetings
Each partner university is organizing dedicated focus groups involving Bachelor's students, Master's students, and teaching staff to capture firsthand experiences of classroom conflict from both sides of the lecture desk. In analyzing how these focus groups were conducted, the research highlights which topics mattered most to the participants, including those deeply felt conflicts that proved particularly moving or heated. Ultimately, these discussions aim to uncover the exact nature of today's classroom tensions and define the practical support systems students and educators want to see in the future.
Focusgroups at University of Coimbra
At the University of Coimbra, qualitative focus groups with students and teachers uncovered a stark contrast in campus perceptions: while undergraduate students face daily political polarization, homophobic remarks, and migrant-based discrimination, faculty members acknowledged general tensions but were largely unaware of these lived dynamics. This emotional disconnect highlights an urgent need for greater awareness and safer learning spaces.
Find out more about the Coimbra focus groups here.
Focusgroups at University of Mostar
Across six focus groups involving students and faculty in Mostar, participants agreed that classroom conflicts stem mainly from miscommunication, while bringing to light nuanced perspectives on non-transparent grading, everyday power dynamics, and the impact of unintentional stereotyping on a student’s sense of belonging. Ultimately emphasizing a shared commitment to building trust, psychological safety, and mutual respect.
Explore more about the focus groups at University of Mostar here.Focusgroups at Comillas Pontifical University
Three qualitative focus groups were conducted by Comillas Pontifical University with undergraduate students, postgraduate lecturers, and undergraduate lecturers and revealed a strong consensus that classroom conflicts surrounding sensitive topics such as feminism, migration, and media-driven societal debates have increased in recent years, often generating discomfort and a more aggressive tone. Nevertheless, students emphasized that the university setting continues to offer a constructive space for open discussion compared to pre-university environments.
Additional information about the focus group sessions at Comillas Pontifical University can be found here.Focusgroups at Marburg University
Conducted through peer-to-peer facilitation to foster psychological safety, the Marburg focus groups revealed a sharp contrast between students and faculty, with students reporting much higher awareness of political polarization, tense classroom atmospheres, and widespread anxiety following a local far-right attack on a professor, while calling on lecturers to implement more proactive and effective conflict-management strategies.- If you would like to read more about the fieldwork conducted in Marburg, visit here.
Focusgroups at Babeș-Bolyai University
Focusgroups at Sarajevo University
