Future Pedagogies – Creative and Regenerative Education for Cultural Transformation

Future Pedagogies – Innovative Educational Models for Cultural and Social Transformation

Future Pedagogies is a collaborative European initiative aimed at the co-design, piloting and dissemination of innovative teaching and learning methodologies in arts, design and humanities. The project focuses on conscious creativity, complex thinking, inclusion and cultural transformation as key drivers for educational innovation.

The initiative responds to the growing gap between traditional educational models and the urgent challenges of the 21st century, including the climate crisis, digital transformation, social fragmentation and the loss of meaning in learning processes.

Key objectives:

• Design and test experimental pedagogical models for higher education and non-formal learning in creativity, sustainability and active citizenship.

• Implement pilot actions in cultural and educational institutions across different European contexts.

• Train educators, mentors and cultural mediators in regenerative, interdisciplinary and collaborative teaching approaches.

• Develop a multilingual open platform with replicable resources, practices and methodologies.

• Foster co-creation processes involving students, artists, educators and local communities.

Expected outcomes:

• Pedagogical laboratories established in universities, design schools and cultural centres.

• Didactic methodologies promoting non-linear, ethical and situated learning.

• Active participation of diverse and unconventional learner profiles.

• Open publications, visual toolkits and practical guides to support replication across Europe.

Alignment with Horizon Europe – Cluster 2:

• Social and cultural transformations

• Educational innovation in the cultural and creative sectors

• Inclusion, participation and active citizenship

• Reimagining futures through arts, culture and humanities

Relevant Horizon Europe Topics:

• HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-01 – Artistic intelligence: harnessing the power of the arts to address complex challenges, enhance soft skills and boost innovation and competitiveness

• HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-05 – Creative alliances: fostering global partnerships, networks and innovation ecosystems in the cultural and creative sectors

• HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-DEMOCRACY-09 – Citizenship education as part of lifelong learning