Prof. Marit Honerød Hoveid
Prof. Marit Honerød Hoveid is a Professor in the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She holds a PhD in Teacher
Education from NTNU (2009), as well as a Cand. Polit. degree in social pedagogy from the University of Oslo (1989). Before joining NTNU in 2009, she spent 16 years working in teacher
education in Alta, Northern Norway, and became a full professor in 2015.
Her research focuses on the relationship between teaching and learning, emphasising the
social and cultural embeddedness of learning processes. Key themes in her work include
mentoring and counselling, leadership, and organisational development in education. Her
theoretical orientation is influenced by the work of Paul Ricoeur and Luce Irigaray, shaping her
interest in language use, gender, and practical reason.
Prof. Hoveid currently serves as President of the European Educational Research Association
(EERA) (since August 2023). She is Editor‑in‑Chief of the Nordic Journal of Education and
Practice and Editor‑in‑Chief of the Bloomsbury book series Philosophy and Education in
Practice. She is also an EERA Emerging Researchers Senior Fellow.
Dr Ineke Pitten Cate
Dr Ineke Pitten Cate is a Senior Research Scientist at the Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET), University of Luxembourg, and since September 2025, the Senior Mentor of the EERA Emerging Researchers Group. Her work reflects a strong appreciation for interdisciplinary approaches and a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Her research spans multiple areas of psychology—including educational, developmental, and
social psychology—with a central focus on understanding and addressing educational and
societal inequalities. She has published extensively in peerreviewed journals, book chapters,
and research reports. Dr Pitten Cate regularly serves as a reviewer for international journals
and conferences and is an Associate Editor of Social Psychology of Education.