Education Worldwide
Welcome to Education Worldwide!
This site provides you with information on education and educational research in an international context. Our webdossiers are compiled using country or subject specific Internet resources.
Fact-checking: Has Finland abolished subject teaching in schools?
"Finland has abolished subject teaching!" - This claim has often been made by the media worldwide since about 2015. Is this really true? We checked this for you.
Brexit, Science and Education
The final Brexit date has been set: On the 31st January 2020, Great Britain will leave the European Union. Due to this recent event, we would like to remind you of our Brexit dossier. It provides information on the possible impact of Brexit on European educational cooperation and scientific exchange. In addition to information from and about science and education policy, we also present news on the subject.
International Holocaust remembrance on 27 January
Since 2005, the United Nations General Assembly has commemorated the victims of national socialism on 27 January, and held activities targeting Holocaust remembrance and education. Our dossier on Holocaust Education provides information on programmes and institutions worldwide that address this topic, links to teaching guides and resources as well as textbook analyses and other publications.
Country Dossiers
You can find webdossiers and further information sorted by country. Continents and regions can also be found in the alphabetical list (for example, find “Europe” under E). You can click on continents on the interactive world map. A list of countries belonging to this continent will appear.
Thematic Dossiers
Please find webdossiers and further information sorted by theme. These themes can be transnational or country specific.
Education research
Current Educational Issues in Politics and Society
- Current Educational Issues in Politics and Society
- 50 Years after May '68: Higher Education Reform & Student Protests in France 2017/18
- Career Guidance and Educational Counselling Worldwide
- Education in Catalonia in the Context of the Conflict over Independence
- Talking about education in the US election 2016
- Book Fair Dossiers 2016
- Brexit and its potential consequences for cooperation and exchange in education and science
- Refugee Education in an International Perspective
- Refondons l`école - School Reform in France under François Hollande starting in 2012/2013
- Inclusion in an International Perspective: Introduction
- Education in the BRICS States
- Open Educational Resources (OER) - an Overview of Initiatives Worldwide
- Gifted and talented students - educational policy and practice
- Dossier "Reading Promotion and Education in Norway"
News worldwide
- Fact-checking: Has Finland abolished subject teaching in schools?
- British Science: The consequences of Brexit for Research (DLF 26.01.20) [courtesy translation]
- Fears over future for Erasmus international student exchange scheme after Brexit (The Independent 09.01.20)
- DAAD: years abroad in times of political confrontation (German radio report)
