Vander Tavares

Vander Tavares is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Inland Norway (Universitetet i Innlandet), affiliated with the Department of Educational Studies in Teacher Education within the Faculty of Education. He holds a PhD in Linguistics & Applied Linguistics and a Master of Education from York University, Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on critical and decolonial perspectives in language education, teacher education, and higher education internationalization, particularly addressing multilingualism and global-local (glocal) dynamics.

• Education: PhD in Linguistics & Applied Linguistics (York U), Master of Education (York U)

His work integrates multidisciplinary and arts-based methodologies, emphasizing decolonial frameworks and multilingualism. He is an author/editor of books with publishers like Routledge and Springer. He has taught in Canada, Japan, and Norway.

Research groups include Diversity in Education (DivE), Global Perspectives in Education, and Language Teaching and Learning in Multilingual Contexts. His current projects include the LiTE Academy initiative.