Global Education Hub

The global education hub for animal-free education, initiated by TPI Utrecht and Peta UK, is a collaborative space for the exchange and co-creation of educational resources. Through this project, the hub strives to advance animal-free education and education about animal-free research methods, emphasizing the significance of innovative non-animal models and the importance of unified efforts in shaping the future of education.

Individuals from 18 countries worldwide, spanning NGOs, governmental institutions, industry representatives, and academia, including both educators and students, joined the initiative. The diverse affiliation backgrounds of the group reflect a comprehensive spectrum of expertise and perspectives.

United by a common goal, the participants' joint efforts are directed towards the creation and diffusion of education materials and tools. Targeting both undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students, extending the utility of the educational resource to the broader academic community. Furthermore, the hub extends its impact by developing and disseminating education materials and tools for regulators.

The hub kicked off with a hybrid two-day session on 29 and 30 November 2023. During this kick-off meeting the group collected impactful ideas, setting the groundwork for a position paper that articulates the vision, mission, principles and short-term and long-term goals of the hub. In addition, working groups for various target audiences were established. The second meeting took place on 1 March 2024, during which the working groups formulated concrete action points. 

Currently the global education hub for animal-free innovation is organized in four working groups: High School, Bachelor and Master, PhD and Postdoc, Regulators and Funding. Each of these groups is working on developing and sharing education material s and tools for their target audience, concurrently identifying specialized expertise required within the group and focusing on resource procurement.