Dr. Teresa M. Cappiali is an internationally recognized academic, consultant, and the founder and CEO of NOIWE – No Innovation Without Education, a Sweden-based start-up advancing educational and social innovation globally. She also serves as an Affiliated Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI). Her expertise spans critical areas such as migration, inequalities, racism, gender, intersectionality, diversity, and discrimination, with a strong focus on inclusive education and social transformation.

She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Université de Montréal and has held research and teaching appointments at leading institutions including Cornell University, the University of Toronto, Concordia University, the European University Institute, and Lund University. Dr. Cappiali has conducted extensive fieldwork across Europe, North Africa, and North America, and has trained and mentored students, teachers, and practitioners from around the world.
She is the creator of Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP)—a forward-looking educational model that fosters inclusive, critical, and socially engaged learning in diverse and often polarized environments. The mission of TEP is to equip learners and educators to navigate complex, sensitive, and controversial issues while fostering personal growth, civic responsibility, and collective transformation. TEP emphasizes holistic, dialogical, and experiential approaches that challenge structural inequalities and cultivate deeper engagement with today’s societal challenges.
Dr. Cappiali is the author of several international academic articles and books, including Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy to Reimagine Education: Teaching Controversies in Diverse Settings (Palgrave Macmillan, 2025), which lays the theoretical and practical foundation of TEP and underscores its global relevance.

Upcoming Residency at IAS-UM6P:

During her Residency at IAS-UM6P, she leads the project TRANSFORM_EDUC: Transformative-Emancipatory Pedagogy (TEP) to Reimagine Education – Exploring the Application and Impact in North and Sub-Saharan Africa—a long-term research initiative focused on adapting and scaling TEP through interdisciplinary collaboration, pilot testing, and policy engagement. A key focus of this phase includes exploring the ethical and empowering integration of Artificial Intelligence in education, ensuring that technology supports deep learning, equity, and learner agency.

Dr. Cappiali has received multiple international grants and awards, including the Vinnova-MSCA Seal of Excellence and the European Commission’s Seal of Excellence.