The Early Childhood Education Programme of the Department of Primary Education at the Faculty of Education is holding two public presentations by guest colleagues who will be visiting Malta in April and May.

Both presentations invite participants to reflect on training issues in preparation for professional staff required to work in the field of Early Childhood Education.

The first presentation, scheduled for 18 April, focuses on “Early Childhood Education and teacher training in Sweden”.

The guest speaker is Maelis Karlsson Lohmander, from Göteborg University

in Sweden.

The second presentation, on 9 May, focuses on “Integrated Services in early childhood education and the consequences for professional training”. The guest speaker is Pamela Oberhuemer from the State Institute of Early Childhood Research in Munich, Germany.

Both presentations are being held in Hall B2 at the Gateway Building, University of Malta and start at 5pm. Further information can be obtained from Dr Valerie Sollars ([email protected]) who is coordinating both events.