Nóra Tartsay Németh

Nora Tartsay Nemeth is a teacher and teacher trainer at the School of English and American Studies, Eötvös Lorand University, Budapest. She specializes in learning technologies and digital literacies, with a special interest in e-learning. She is the e-learning consultant of the Faculty of Humanities at ELTE, offering training in online course design in Moodle and Canvas. She is the international coordinator at the School of English and American Studies.

Ildikó Lázár

Ildikó Lázár currently works at the Department of English Language Pedagogy, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest. Ildikó does research in intercultural communication, English language teaching methodology and changes in teachers’ beliefs in professional development. Her most recent publications are ‘EFL learners’ intercultural competence development in an international web collaboration project’, ‘Developing activities that make blended learning effective’ in the Cambridge Guide to Blended Learning and ‘TASKs for Democracy: 60 activities to learn and assess transversal attitudes, skills and knowledge’ (Council of Europe).

Tímea Tiboldi

Tímea Tiboldi holds a PhD and graduated from ELTE University Budapest in English, Media and Communication and Portuguese. My PhD is on effective English teaching. I have been teaching at the English Applied Linguistics Department at ELTE for more than 20 years. I worked as a coordinator of the media specialization (English in the Media) at the department 10 years. Currently, I work as Director of Studies at the School of English and American Studies at ELTE University.

I also hold a degree in business studies and a post-graduate degree in HR. My main scope of interest is intercultural communication, effective teacher training, the media and teaching ESP. I have written two handbooks for diplomats and have been teaching diplomats in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Hungary for mor than 20 years.

Building on the success of the TEFE project (2020-2023), which united six European universities, TEFE A+ aims to integrate international teaching practice into teacher education. We develop strategies, provide placements and supervision, and promote the TEFE Framework. Over the project’s three years (2023-2026), we aim to engage institutions, educators, mentors, and students across the TEFE consortium and the wider EU.

Our activities include the annual TEFE BIP International Teaching Practice (ITP) Induction Programme, the creation and facilitation of ITP placements and internships, intensive staff training events, and teacher mentor support. We also provide training for educational stakeholders and will host a Dissemination Conference in 2026 to share our findings and deepen the understanding of the role of ITP in training future English teachers. At the end of the TEFE A+ project, we will produce an evaluation report on its implementation.

Participants in our project have access to resources including the TEFE Framework, the TEFE Charter, and the COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning) platform.  The TEFE COIL platform serves as the project’s digital interface promoting collaborative international learning and interactive engagement. It hosts project resources alongside forums for the participant community as well as a Partner Zone.

Explore the possibilities TEFE A+ offers and join our TEFE community in advancing the internationalisation of teaching practice. Click here/on the link below to share your interests, and we will be in touch to discuss involvement.