Listen to the story {Play} The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has published guidelines to fund scientific support for its “StartChances” program. This comprehensive initiative seeks to break the cycle of educational opportunity gaps linked to social background for maximum educational impact. The support will run for …
Listen to the story {Play} Germany’s federal and state governments have agreed on a landmark €20 billion program to improve educational opportunities for disadvantaged students, marking the largest education program in the country’s history. The “Starting Opportunities” program, set to begin in August 2024, will target around 4,000 schools with …
Listen to the story {Play} Primary and secondary school students across Poland now have free access to Minecraft Education, an educational version of the popular video game. Minecraft Education allows students to learn through play, developing skills such as creativity, problem-solving, and systems thinking. “The Minecraft game places particular emphasis …
Listen to the story {Play} A new report has identified a number of emerging technologies and trends that have the potential to significantly impact education in the coming years. The report, which was published by the European Commission, highlights the importance of regulating technological innovation to allow diverse educational visions …
Listen to the story {Play} The Minister of National Education, Children and Youth, Claude Meisch, presented the new features for the 2023/2024 school year. There are many new things happening in the Luxembourg formal education system for the 2023/2024 school year. Meisch said the following: “This return to school, the …
Listen to the story {Play} A new study published in the journal “Educational Technology Research and Development” has found that digital pedagogy can significantly improve student learning. The study, which was conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, found that students who were taught using digital pedagogy scored …
Listen to the story {Play} The French government is upgrading its digital strategy for education. This, after it, since March 2022 has involved all stakeholders in education including the State, its operators, local authorities, publishers and EdTechs, and associations to strategically reflect on digital technology for education. This with focus …
Listen to the story {Play} When the winds of change are blowing, some build shelters, while others are building windmills. In the digital society the windmills to a large extent consist of creativity, understanding, know how and talent. In other words, simplifying for people the ability to develop and prosper. …
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} Should the school only teach humanistic values and focus on systemically managing the state’s needs for workforce competence? Or should it use humanistic pedagogical methods where the goal is to empower the learner’s formation and individual choices of life path? The latter also includes the …
