Listen to the story {Play} In the 21st century, lifelong learning is more important than ever before. The world is changing rapidly, and demand for new skills and knowledge are constantly emerging. To stay ahead of the curve, we need to be able to learn and adapt continuously. One way …
Listen to the story {Play} The Digital Educational Policy Pact in Germany since the start of the 2019 term has generated federal funds of 1.5 billion euros to expand the digital infrastructure in schools. At the same time, ongoing projects worth 3.1 billion euros have been approved. Federal Education Minister …
Listen to the story {Play} Whether it be in education or in the workplace, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused substantial disruption but also opened up some big opportunities for change in how people work together. For example, organisations that have been looking for ways to become more flexible, innovative, or …
Listen to the story {Play} A new report on cybersecurity in education from Sophos based on a survey from Vanson Bourne shows that educational organisations increasingly are targeted by ransomware attacks. Where cyber criminals demand ransom to restore the data and sometimes encrypt the educational organisations data. The report shows …
Listen to the story {Play} The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is initiating a new project of €150 million for the development of prototypes for the new national digital educational platform, curricula, and didactic concepts. This is the first step towards a national hub for lifelong learning, and …
The Danish government is planning a proposal for more freedom for schools to manage their education and pedagogy. Besides pilot projects with self-governing schools, the new policy proposal also includes a more interdisciplinary approach to education. As well as to initiate a reading campaign. The Danish government also prioritised Vocational directed education. …
eLearningworld News Education and the labour market has a close connection, and as Industry 4.0 now pushing away the old prerequisites of work, education has to transform with it. This is the central theme of this year’s annual conference and exhibition of the Asia-Pacific Association for International Education (APAIE). The …
eLearningworld News “Informatics for All: The Strategy” is an ambitious plan to integrate informatics in education for all students in Europe. The plan is in its developing stage and is a collaboration of the Association for Computing Machinery’s ACM Europe Council and Informatics Europe. Where the main aims are to …
eLearningworld News At the end of 2015, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) launched a package for refugees to study in German universities. As it has become a great success story the current government is now extending the programme. Cornelia Quennet-Thielen, State Secretary at the BMBF, commented …
eLearningworld News A new World Bank report on education focus on fours main themes 1) make the education’s promise a reality; 2) the need to shine a light on learning and its potential; 3) how to make schools work for all learners; and 4) how to make systems work for …
