About

Elo Süld (PhD)

Elo Süld is a lecturer in Islamic studies at the Faculty of Religion of the University of Tartu and the head of the Asia Centre. She teaches subjects at the university on both the basics of Islam and the societies of Islamic countries, including gender relations. In addition, her research focuses on the diversity of Islam.

The MOOC “Islam: Religion, Culture and a Changing Society” is part of a broader project entitled “Addressing Sensitive Issues in the Classroom“. This project aims to gather the knowledge of four countries facing similar challenges – Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Estonia – and develop guidance materials for university teachers and general education teachers. The project will create a toolbox of methods and guidelines, several e-modules, two e-courses and three MOOCs for teachers, pedagogy students, university staff and social workers. The project partners are the University of Tartu (Lead Partner), Central European University, Hradec Králové University and Warsaw School of Economics (SGH).