In July, Sonja Brownridge visited Timor-Leste as part of the Marist Schools Australia Professional Language Learning Collaborative. She reflects on her experience and the connections she made during her time in Timor-Leste. Read more: I recently had the privilege of returning to the Instituto Católico para a Formação de Professores (ICFP) in Baucau, Timor-Leste, as part of the Marist Schools Australia Professional Language Learning Collaborative for Timor-Leste. Now in its

As the new year begins, schools and communities across the province are launching into 2026 with renewed energy. At the Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores (ICFP) , Timor-Leste, preparations are underway to welcome a new cohort of students and teachers, writes Br Paul Gilchrist, the institute's Director. ICFP staff returned to start the new academic year on 5 January 2026. After an opening prayer and a meeting with all staff, the lecturers were quickly down to wo

In August, Milika Nation, Communications and Engagement Coordinator for Australian Marist Solidarity, visited Timor-Leste. Her time there...

A quarter-century ago, in the wake of Timor-Leste’s struggle for independence, the foundations of education lay amid rubble and hope. It...

Each year, students from the Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores, or ICFP, undertake their five-week estajiu, or teaching...

Following the recent Marist Higher Education Conference in Rome, Br Peter Corr arranged for a team of university staff from Notre Dame of...

Instituto Católico para Formação de Professores (ICFP), a Marist teacher training institute in Baucau, Timor-Leste, has been granted...