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1 - Associazione Nazionale Docenti Universitari (ANDU)
Italy
The National Association of University Teachers ANDU was founded in 1998 and is not to be confused with the historical ANDU (1968-71). The site is structured like a blog: for each topic you will find a page with various articles. The topics covered are: teaching (recruitment, careers), governance, research, evidence, funding, law, students. [Abstract: Editors of Education [...]
2 - Federazione Lavoratori della Conoscenza CGIL (FLC CGIL)
Italy
The "Federation of Knowledge Workers" (FLC) is part of the "Italian General Confederation of Trade Unions" (Confederazione Generale Italiana del Lavoro - CGIL), which is considered the second largest trade union federation in Europe (after the German DGB). The FLC represents teachers from schools, universities and higher artistic, musical and dance education (AFAM), as well as [...]
3 - Unione degli Universitari (UDU)
Italy
According to their own statement, the University Union (UDU) is the largest student association in Italy. Founded in 1994, it is represented in 35 university cities. The UDU has elected representatives in the Italian CNSU (National Council of University Students) and the CUN (National University Council). As a left-wing association, the UDU also works with the "Rete degli [...]
4 - Consiglio Universitario Nazionale (CUN)
Italy
"The Italian National University Council (CUN) is an elected body representing the Italian University System.
It serves as an independent source of advice and recommendations to Ministry of Education, University and Research on matters considered relevant to the University System". The CUN website provides information about its work, including its recommendations, official [...]
5 - Società Italiana di Pedagogia (SIPED)
Italy
The Italian Society for Pedagogy SIPED was founded in 1989. It provides information on its goals and work on its website. Among other things, SIPED has 20 internal working groups on various pedagogical topics. It also organizes the annual "Convegni nazionali SIPED" and publishes the freely accessible journal "Pedagogia Oggi" (Pedagogy Today).
[Summary: Editors of Education [...]
6 - Italian Society of Educational Research / Società Italiana di Ricerca Didattica (SIRD)
Italy
"The SIRD (Italian Society for Educational Research) is a scientific society that brings together university lecturers and researchers who deal with teaching and methodology in educational research." The society's website provides information about events, including the "Congresso scientifico" which takes place every three years; it offers the freely accessible "Giornale [...]
7 - Società italiana di Ricerca Educativa e Formativa (SIREF)
Italy
The Italian Society for Research on Education and Training (SIREF) "aims to promote, coordinate and encourage scientific research in the field of education and training". The website provides information on SIREF and its work, on a freely accessible journal, "Formazione & insegnamento", on a prize it awards and on summer schools it organises.
[Summary: Information provided by [...]
8 - L’Associazione Nazionale Docenti (AND)
Italy
The National Teachers' Association AND offers information about its work, its goals and the teaching profession on its website. The website is structured like a blog with various articles on different topics. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
9 - Education and Training Monitor 2023: Italy (+ previous editions)
Italy
"The Education and Training Monitor is the European Commission’s annual report on EU education and training systems, and their progress towards achieving the EU-level targets." In addition to the comprehensive comparative report, there are country reports. Past publications can also be found on the current country report page. [Summary: Information provided by the editors of [...]
10 - Portale Unico dei Dati della Scuola / Single School Data Portal
Italy
This portal aims to implement the principle of transparency in a concrete way and to ensure free access to information and data on schools in Italy. It offers, among other things, the following data from the national education and training system:
* Data from the student register
* Public data on the national evaluation system
* Data on school staff
* School register
* [...]
11 - Relazione sulla performance (performance report)
Italy
Official education report of the Italian government, which is formulated as a performance report on the Italian education system and its institutions. Reports are available from 2011 onwards. Unfortunately, the reports are only available in Italian. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
12 - Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
Italy
The Italian Ministry of University and Research offers detailed information on its work, on higher education and research in Italy, on the focus "Higher artistic, musical and dance education - AFAM" and more, all this exclusively in Italian. Since 2019/20 there has also been a separate Ministry of Education and Merit. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
13 - EU-Citizen.Science
Europe
EU-Citizen.Science is an online platform for sharing knowledge, tools, training and resources for citizen science – by the community, for the community.
The vision for the platform is to serve as a Knowledge Hub, in aid of the mainstreaming of citizen science, and build on the growing impact of citizens participating in research across the full range of scientific enquiry. [...]
swissuniversities
Switzerland
swissuniversities works to strengthen and enhance collaboration among Swiss institutions of higher education and promotes a common voice on educational and research issues in Switzerland. Furthermore, swissuniversities performs coordination tasks and acts on the international level as the national rectors' conference for all universities, universities of applied science and [...]
History of Education Switzerland - Knowledge portal on the history of schooling and education
Switzerland
The History of Education knowledge portal enables researchers, students, teachers and interested members of the public to carry out discipline-specific and multilingual research on sources and data relating to the history of education research in Switzerland. Various digital sources on the history of education are accessible through a search mask. This site offers an easy way [...]
16 - European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN)
Europe
The European Lifelong Guidance Policy Network (ELGPN) existed from 2007 till 2015. It was meant to support the EU member states and the European Commission in cooperating in lifelong guidance policy in education and the employment sector. In meetings, webinars and others, comprehensive material was elaborated to inform policy and decision makers. The website provides a [...]
Swiss education - The Swiss Education System
Switzerland
"This online representation of the Swiss Education System is a collaboration of the Confederation and the cantons:
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK)." You will find information about the following educational levels:
> The education [...]
18 - Stiftung „éducation21 – Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung“ (éducation21)
Switzerland
This is the Swiss web portal for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The English service provides information and ressources on behalf of Switzerlands contribution to the international ESD community. ESD is part of the regional curricula of primary and secondary school levels in all Swiss language regions. An interdisciplinary approach striving for competencies serves [...]
19 - Bildungsgeschichte Schweiz: Arbeitsgruppe Historische Bildungsforschung der Schweizerischen Gesellschaft für Bildungsforschung
Switzerland
The working group Historical Educational Research belongs to the Swiss Society for Educational Research (SGBF / SSRE). The aims of the working group are to foster historical research on national as well as international level, and to promote results to a broad public. The website offers information on research, publications and events.
20 - Programm zur Förderung neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (NIKT) im Hinblick auf den Aufbau eines "Virtuellen Campus Schweiz"
Switzerland
The program "Virtual Campus Switzerland" has the goal to make new communication technologies usable for the higher education system. To this purpose, the program promotes projects which develop high quality electronic dicactic materials. The web site describes the financinbg of the program and offers a direct link to Swiss Virtual Campus (http://www.virtualcampus.ch/)
21 - Internationale Zusammenarbeit im Bildungsbereich
Switzerland
The task of the Suisse information-network is to provide specific informaton about supporting programmes of the European Union, COST (European cooperation in scientific and technical research), EUREKA (Organization for European technical cooperation), specialised research programmes and organizations. Moreover the site offers links and addresses of the information-network's [...]
Erasmus+ (2014-2020) - European Commission - Programmes
Europe
Erasmus+ is the programme following Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013), which had a focus on developing joint master and PhD programmes in Europe. Erasmus+ will run from 2014 to 2020 and has a focus on general education, training, youth, and sport. The Erasmus Programme of the European Union was founded in 1987 and since then aims at supporting the cooperation of higher education [...]
23 - European higher education in the world - Communication From The Commission To The European Parliament, The Council, The European Economic And Social Committee And The Committee Of The Regions
Europe
This document contains the new internationalisation strategy of the European Union, launched in July 2013. The communication is about internationalisation strategies of European Universities.
Content:
1. EUROPE AND THE GLOBAL RACE FOR TALENT
2. KEY PRIORITIES FOR HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND MEMBER STATES: TOWARDS COMPREHENSIVE [...]
24 - IEREST (Intercultural Education Resources for Erasmus Students and their Teachers)
Europe
The aim of the proejct IEREST is to create an "Intercultural Path", that is, a set of teaching modules for the intercultural training of ERASMUS students. The project is to begin in April 2014. Until then, the website already provides you with news and information on the project itself as well as on conferences and other events. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Rector´s Conference of Alps-Adriatic Universities
Austria; Germany; Croatia; Hungary; Slovenia; Italy; international
The aim and purpose of founding the Rectors´ Conference was to enable collaboration between the universities and colleges and to seize the diverse opportunities available for scientific, artistic and future-oriented cooperation.
Issues of cultural, scientific, political or general importance are dealt with in the form of symposia and research projects.
26 - WD 34/2012 - Written declaration on supporting talent in the European Union in all official languages of the EU
Europe
The declaration calls on the European Commission to commit to the promotion of talent support in Europe. The notion of "talent" is used synonymously to the notion of "gifted". It is also used in a broad sense, stating that "each European citizen may possess a hidden form of talent". The declaration has to be accepted until February 19 by a majority of members of the European [...]
27 - OU - OportUnidad
Europe; Latin America
"The project intends to foster the adoption and pilot of open educational practices (OEP), and open educational resources (OER) in Latin America as a bottom-up approach to develop a common Higher Education Area. (...) The OportUnidad project is co-funded with support by the European Commission under the EuropeAidALFA III Programme." One of the main results is the trilingual [...]
28 - Learning Resource Exchange for Schools (LRE)
Europe
LRE offers learning resources for schools from different European countries and 53 institutions. You will find audio, video, pictures, texts, glossaries, courses, presentations, exercises and much more. The search can be specified by language, subject, provider and later filtered by max./min. age and resource type. You can also search via tagcloud. Please note that for some [...]
29 - The Cape Town Open Education Declaration
international
The Cape Town Open Education Declaration was based on a meeting of international, leading personalities in the field of Open Education. The meeting was organised by the Open Society Institute and the Shuttleworth Foundation in 2007 in Cape Town. The declaration calls upon actors in politics, education, publishing, research and others to engage in the promotion of freely [...]
University of the Republic of Uruguay
Uruguay
The University of the Republic of Uruguay (UDELAR) is the only public university and the most important higher education and research institution in the country. In collaboration with a large scale of institutional and social actors, it implements multiple activities oriented on the socially valuable use of knowledge as well as the dissemination of culture. The UDELAR is a [...]
Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE)
Switzerland; international
"The Swiss Society for Research in Education (SSRE) was founded in 1975 and is a member of the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SAGW) as well as of the European Educational Research Association (EERA).
It consists of approximately 550 members from all scientific disciplines relevant to education and pursues the goal to consolidate educational research on a [...]
Education in Tunisia
Tunisia
The French-language Wikipedia entry on education in Tunisia presents the educational system of the country, from infancy to adult education. It also provides an overview of the educational reforms since the 50s and a number of links.
Grundtvig International Network of Course Organisers (GINCO)
Europe
GINCO aims to create a European wide network of adult education organisations actually running Grundtvig courses or willing to do so in the future. The aim of the network is to share expertise, to create and share useful material and to enhance communication and cooperation in order to improve the quality of Grundtvig courses, to enlarge the scope of provision and to improve [...]
CIEP - Dedicated to education and to French language worldw
France
Created in 1945, and a national state organisation since 1987, the Centre international d'études pédagogiques (CIEP) is known in France and internationally for its skills in assessment, training and evaluation, and for its ideas in the field of international cooperation in education. A benchmark public-sector provider, it draws on a network of experts and national and [...]
Cultural Association Hamelin
Italy
“Hamelin“ is a cultural association dedicated to promoting child literacy. Besides its many other activities, the organisation runs the national reading competition “Xanadu. Comunità di lettori ostinati“ (Xanadu. society of avid readers). Experts for child and youth literature from Bologna University are organised in “Hamelin Associazione Culturale“. “Hamelin“ [...]
Children´s International Library Edmondo De Amicis
Italy
“Biblioteca De Amicis“ was founded as Italy’s first child and youth library in 1971 in Genua following the example of the International Child and Youth Library in Munich. The library is acclaimed for its innovative activities, it promotes literacy and especially media and information competency.
In particular, the library maintains many reading clubs for different age [...]
"I Presìdi del libro“ - Association for the promotion of reading and literature in Italy
Italy
"I Presìdi del libro“ is an association of local societies engaged in the promotion of reading and literature in Italy. The priorities span a broad range of activities, programmes and events. "I Presìdi del libro“ was established in 2002 by eight publishing houses from Apulia. Similar associations have since been founded in the region of Piemont, in Sardinia and other [...]
Research and documentation centre of South Tyrol´s educational history
Italy
The research and documentation centre of South Tyrol´s educational history was initiated by Prof. Helmwart Hierdeis in 2007. It is part of the Department of Educational Science at the University of Bolzano. It focuses on the documentation and research of South Tyrol´s educational history concerning the three language groups within the country. The term education is [...]
39 - Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze (BNCF)
Italy
The BNCF is one of the national central libraries and responsible for assembling the national bibliography. It is the legal deposit library for Italy.
National Central Library of Rome
Italy
The BNCR is one of the national central libraries and one of the legal deposit libraries with emphasis on foreign publications about Italy. It publishes the bibliography ``Bollettino delle opere moderne straniere (BOMS)``.
Italian Language Academy
Italy
The Accademia Italiana di Lingua (AIL) is the professional association of schools, institutions and experts in the field of teaching Italian as a foreign language. The association's main office is located in Florence, Italy. The AIL initiated the first diploma of modern Italian which effectively tests the language abilities of the candidates. The AIL organizes preparation [...]
Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
Switzerland
Based on a government mandate, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) supports scientific research in all academic disciplines, from history to medicine and the engineering sciences. To ensure its independence, the SNSF was established as a private foundation in 1952. Its core task is the evaluation of research proposals. By allocating public research money based on the [...]
43 - Netzwerk Kinderbetreuung Schweiz
Switzerland
The Network Childcare Switzerland offers, as information platform, news and background information of the different branches of family- and school-complementing care and early childhood education and informs about important dates. Important concerns of the network are the quality of family-complementing care. which orients on the welfare of the children, the school- and [...]
CO-OPERAID - Education for children in Africa and Asia
Uganda; Kenya; Congo, Republic of the (Congo-Brazzaville); Bangladesh; Cambodia; Thailand; Philippines
CO-OPERAID is a non-profit, politically and confessionally independent humanitarian Swiss association with its headquarters in Zurich. The association was founded in 1981. CO-OPERAID is active in the field of education and professional education. Its projects help impoverished children and young people in a current total of seven countries in Africa and Asia: Uganda, Kenya, [...]
45 - Italian National Institute of Statistics: Education and training
Italy
In addition to extensive statistical data, the Italian National Institute of Statistics also offers a classification of Italian qualifications. You can find the following information: press releases, publications, infographics, events, educational data, microdata, classifications. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Summary of EU legislation. Education, training, youth, sport
Europe
This website offers a detailed overview of the EU legislation in the fields of education, training, youth and sport. It both describes, as reference point, the legal act and the specific political conditions of the EU for each of the four sectors, and shows a summary of the resulting consequences and measures. In this context, it analyses programmes and initiatives promoted [...]
National Education Institute
Slovenia
As a professional institution functioning in the field of general pre-university education the National Education Institute links the pedagogic theory and teaching practice. Its aim is on the one hand to transfer and apply theoretical achievements to teaching practice and to pose practical questions and problems to pedagogic theory on the other.
48 - Società italiana di Pedagogia (SIPED)
Italy
The Italian Society for Pedagogics promotes the development of pedagogical research and supports cooperation among researchers in Italy and worldwide. The website offers information about the society, events, and links to other research societies.
49 - State Portal of the Republic of Slovenia - Education
Slovenia
The categorie "Education" of the state portal of the Republic of Slovenia contains descriptions of the Slovenian education system. There are brief descriptions and links of primary, secondary and tertiary education as well as of student exchanges, of international schools, acknowledgement of university diplomas and adult education in Slovenia.
Discover Switzerland: Education
Switzerland
The homepage gives insight to Swiss education. Different links lead to the categories "general overview", "compulsory schooling", "post-compulsory schooling", "tertiary education" and "current challenges" (reorganisation of the university system and international comparison), in which those themes are described in an overview.
berufsberatung.ch - the portal for career choice, studies and related issues
Switzerland
This Swiss internet portal offers information and assistance regarding career choice (for example a list of interests with the corresponding career suggestions, a calendar for information events etc.), a list of the Swiss university environment including link lists for courses of studies of the different types of higher education as well as information to diverse higher [...]
52 - International Association of Language Centres (IALC)
international
Founded in 1983, the International Association of Language Centres (IALC) is a network of high-quality, independent language schools teaching their native language to international students. Located in the major capitals, university cities, beach resorts and historic towns worldwide, IALC accredited language schools provide effective language courses and cultural immersion for [...]
Swiss Education Report
Switzerland
The Swiss Education Report provides data and information from statistics, research and administration on the entire education system in Switzerland from pre-school to continuing education and serves as a basis for the formulation of the joint education goals of the Confederation and the cantons. It is compiled every 4-5 years and has been available on this website since 2006. [...]
54 - lingua e nuova didattica (lend)
Italy
LEND is an association of languages teachers founded in 1971. It has carried out numerous studies and training activities in the field of languages education and, in doing so, has contributed to the development of the Italian education system. Its proactive approach is best illustrated by its journal LEND, by the Libri della Collana LEND, through its national conferences and [...]
55 - National Institute for Documentation, Innovation and Educational Research / Istituto Nazionale di Documentazione, Innovazione e Ricerca Educativa (Indire)
Italy
According to its own statement, Indire is "the oldest research organisation of the Italian Ministry of Education. Together with INVALSI (National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education and Training System) and the Inspectorate of the Italian Ministry of Education, INDIRE is part of the National Evaluation System for Education and Training. INDIRE is also the national [...]
Swiss document server education
Switzerland
Purpose of the Swiss document server education (edudoc.ch) is to collect in electronic form the documents from the fields of educational policy, education administration, educational planning and to make it available for the education research and development in Switzerland.
7th Research Framewort Programme : Find a project
Europe
The database comprises projects funded by the 7th Research Framewort Programme.
58 - Indirizzi in Italia: Scuole steineriane, associazioni antroposofiche, gruppi di studio
Italy
The web page provides a directory of Steiner schools, anthroposophical associations and study groups in Italy with contact details and links to their web sites.
European School of Varese
Italy
The web page of the European School Varese informs about the organisation and management of the school. You find detailed information about the activities, projects and regulations of the Kindergarten, primary and secondary school sections.
Bergen European School
Netherlands
The web page of the European School Bergen informs about the organisation and management of the school. You find detailed information about the activities, projects and regulations of the Kindergarten, primary and secondary school sections.
European School Frankfurt
Germany
The web page of the European School Frankfurt informs about the organisation and management of the school. You find detailed information about the activities, projects and regulations of the Kindergarten, primary and secondary school sections.
62 - UNESCO-assoziierte Schulen in der Schweiz
Switzerland
The web page provides information about the ASPnet in Switzerland and offers annual reports of the schools and guidelines.
UNESCO associated schools
Italy
The web page informs about the ASPnet in Italy. It provides information about the objectives of the network, about membership and a list of Italian ASPnet schools. You can find descriptions of national and international projects and announcements of competitions.
64 - European Centre Community Education (ECCE)
Europe
ECCE aims to support activities in the sense of "community education" as well as to sensitize young people for intercultural understanding. For this purpose multicultural exchange programmes are suggested, developed and supported, intercultural learning possibilities for specialists in community education are created and networks for the exchange of information in this area [...]
65 - Study in Japan - Comprehensive Guide
Japan
This page gives information to students who are planning to stay in Japan for a longer or shorter study visit.
66 - Schweizerisches Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien (SIKJM)
Switzerland
The Schweizerische Institut für Kinder- und Jugendmedien (SIKJM) - the Swiss Institute for Child and Youth Media- is a merger of the Schweizerischen Bund für Jugendliteratur (SBJ) with the Schweizerischen Jugendbuch-Institut (SJI) that was founded in 2002, as part of the Johanna Spyri foundation. It receives support from the ministries of science, culture and education and [...]
67 - Schweizerisches Dienstleistungszentrum Berufsbildung | Berufs-, Studien- und Laufbahnberatung (SDBB)
Switzerland
The SDBB, a Swiss service centre for vocational education, study and career advice, is a special agency founded by the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK). It offers services on national level and for the language regions in the fields of vocational education and training and career and study advice.
68 - Agenzia Nazionale Lifelong Learning Programm (LLP)
Italy
This national agency for lifelong learning was founded as a national contact point within the EU programme for Lifelong Learning (2007-2013). It provides information and counselling on EU funding opportunities, exchange programmes (Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo, Grundtvig, Trasversale, Jean Monnet) and lifelong learning in Italy.
69 - European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
Europe
The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) manages funding for education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering. EACEA manages most parts of the following EU funding programmes, in close cooperation with other Commission departments: Creative Europe, Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values. EACEA continues [...]
EUR-Lex
Europe
EUR-Lex provides direct free access to European Union law. Here you can consult the Official Journal of the European Union as well as the treaties, legislation, case-law and legislative proposals. You can also use the extensive search facilities available on EUR-Lex.
71 - Academia Programme européen d'échangede praticiens de l'orientation
Europe
The European exchange programme offers courses for European vocational-guidance counsellors, designed to enhance their skills through professional experience in Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Romania, and the United Kingdom.
Conference of Italian University Rectors
Italy
The CRUI is the association of the rectors of Italian state and private universities. Since 2001, the Conference of Italian University Rectors has been flanked in its managerial and executive functions by the CRUI Foundation. The strategic instruments of the CRUI and the CRUI Foundation are as follows: The School for University Management and the Promotion of New Educational [...]
73 - Erasmus Mundus. Punto nazionale di contatto – Italia
Italy
Erasmus Mundus is a programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries. It selects and supports European master courses. The Erasmus Mundus National contact point Italy is the national organiser for the implementation of the programme.
Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence (CIMEA)
Italy
CIMEA - Information Centre on Academic Mobility and Equivalence - is the Italian centre within the NARIC network (National Academic Recognition Information Centres). Its purposes are: to give information to individuals on the opportunities and procedures for the recognition of foreign study qualifications, to provide advice to institutions on the comparability of foreign [...]
Study in Italy. Italian Higher Education for International Students
Italy
This web site is a valuable information tool for students wishing to attend higher education (H.Ed.) programmes in Italy, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level. It provides the following information: types of H.Ed. institutions (university and non-university sector), admission procedures, study programmes, university degrees, non-university H.Ed. qualifications [...]
76 - Panorama - Zeitschrift für Berufsbildung
Switzerland
The periodical "Panorama" supplies articles on vocational training, vocational education advice, and the labour market. It appears bimonthly, and is available in German and French. Readers can choose between pdf and HTML format.
77 - Die Fachhochschulen der Schweiz
Switzerland
The web site lists the addresses and locations of the eight official and single privately run universities of applied sciences in Switzerland, the homepages can be accessed directly.
educa.ch | Swiss Specialist Agency for ICT and Education
Switzerland
educa.ch is the Swiss Specialist Agency for ICT and Education. As an agency of the Confederation and the cantons it plays an important role in the quality development of ICT in compulsive and upper-secondary education. It offers services with the aim to: ensure accessibility to digital learning content and online services. Defend the interests of schools against commercial [...]
79 - Bundesberufsbildungsgesetz Schweiz
Switzerland
The Swiss Act on Vocational Education regulates the cooperation of the State, Cantons and training institutions. The following aspects are addressed: basic vocational training, higher vocational education, further vocational training, qualifications and degrees. Particular emphasis was put on the introduction of equal opportunities measures for less privileged school leavers, [...]
80 - Open Access Journals in the Field of Education
international
This list is provided by the American Education Research Association Special Interest Group (AERA SIG) Communication of Research and offers links to electronic journals that are scholarly, peer-reviewed, full text and accessible without cost. Journals from all over the world are included, but the majority is from the US.
81 - Il Programma Echo-Schools in Italia
Italy
This page provides information on the eco-school movement in Italy. Several thousand schools worldwide participate in the International Eco-Schools Programme promoted by the Foundation for Environmental Education (F.E.E.) with support of the European Commission. Eco-Schools complete the Seven Steps of the programme and receive an award in case of success.
82 - Europäisches Jugendportal
Europe
The European Youth Portal offers young people in Europe an unproblematic and fast access to youth-related information. It provides various categories, such as studying, working and exchange in Europe. Besides there are numerous links leading to more detailed information at national, regional and local level.
83 - Istituto nazionale per la valutazione del sistema educativo di istruzione e di formazione (INVALSI)
Italy
The National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education and Training System (INVALSI) is the successor of the former CEDE (Centro Europeo dell´ Educazione) and has been established in 1999. Its considerably increased tasks as an "agency supporting the autonomy of schools" are as follows: 1. Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the education system as a whole and [...]
84 - bildung + gesundheit
Switzerland
The web site provides an easy access to Swiss centres of competence which are working in the field of health promotion in the schools. Information and materials concerning different health subjects are to be found here.
85 - Das schweizerische Bildungssystem
Switzerland
This site provides a comprehensive overview of the Swiss education system. For all levels texts are offered which describe the types of institutions, their development, statistical data, contents of learning, requirements, further education, and additionally information about federal / regional / local competencies in education policy and about educational expenditures. [...]
National Research Programmes (NRPs)
Switzerland
NRPs embrace research projects that contribute to solving the key problems of today. Federal offices, research institutes, research groups or individual persons propose topics and potential priorities for an NRP to the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI). The Federal Council makes the final selection of topics, which it then refers on to the SNSF to [...]
87 - Forschungseinrichtungen von nationaler Bedeutung
Switzerland
This website presents information about funding of research of non- university institutions in Switzerland: the procedure of approval of applications, the criteria for assessment of applications, legal prescriptions. There is also a link list with currently funded research and service institutions.
88 - Programm zur Förderung neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien (NIKT) im Hinblick auf den Aufbau eines "Virtuellen Campus Schweiz"
Switzerland
The program "Virtual Campus Switzerland" has the goal to make new communication technologies usable for the higher education system. To this purpose, the program promotes projects which develop high quality electronic dicactic materials. The web site describes the financinbg of the program and offers a direct link to Swiss Virtual Campus (http://www.virtualcampus.ch/)
89 - Programm zur Förderung der Chancengleichheit von Frau und Mann im universitären Bereich
Switzerland
Tha program's objective is to raise the rate of women in the Swiss professorate. The website descrbes 3 modules and the funding of the program.
90 - Graphische Darstellung des Bildungssystems in der Schweiz
Switzerland
This page provides a graphic and informative overview of the Swiss education system.
91 - Rat der Eidgenössischen Technischen Hochschulen (ETH-Rat)
Switzerland
The ETH-Board is elected by the Federal Council as the controlling body of the ETH (Swiss Universities of Applied Sciences) domain. It determines the strategic direction of the ETH domain, allocates the funding provided by the Swiss Confederation to the six ETH institutions, coordinates their activities, puts forward their presidents and directors to the Federal Council for [...]
92 - Schweizerischen Hochschulkonferenz (SHK)
Switzerland
The Swiss Higher Education Conference is the joint organization of the cantons and the Confederation for university politics. It has the power to enforce a number of decisions in defined areas and has the following tasks:
Issuing directives on the length of studies and recognition of previous studies and qualifications binding on the partners to the agreement; awarding [...]
93 - Eidgenössische Maturitätsprüfung
Switzerland
Those wiching to enrol at a Swiss university must produce a strate- recognized Swiss matriculation certificate ( "Maturity") or a foreign school leaving certificate of equivalent value. All Swiss universities-level institutions are autonomous in the recognition of foreign secondary school-leaving certificates, yet they apply the same, coordinated criteria. At present, about [...]
94 - Forschungsförderung durch den Bund
Switzerland
Article 64 of the Swiss Constitution obliges the Confederation to promote scientific research. In carrying out this task the Confederation supports free basic research by financing the Swiss National Science Foundation and scientific academies as so-called National institutions promoting science. The website provids information baout the vraious conditions, regulations and [...]
95 - Nationale Institutionen der Forschungsförderung
Switzerland
The federal law on research designates the Swiss National Science Foundation and the four academies of sciences as institutions promoting research. These institutions receive federal credits through the Federal Office for Education and Science. These credits are granted ... for the promotion of research. The Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) is the most important [...]
96 - Links zu Hochschul- und Forschungspolitischen Institutionen
Switzerland
This page includes a link list to following themes: Federal Authority of the Swiss Confederation, Authorities for education and science, Domain of the Swiss Federal Instituts of Technology, Networking in Higher Education, Cantonal Universities, Universities of Applied Sciences, Institutions promoting research, National Centers of Competence in Research (NCCR), Research [...]
97 - Internationale Zusammenarbeit in den Bereichen Bildung, Forschung und Wissenschaft
Switzerland
Education, Research and Science are by nature international and qualitatively involve cooperation around the world. The international character of research is particularly important where the necessary financial investments to set up the infrastructure needed for research are beyond the capacities of an individual country. On the other hand, the oppurtunities provided by [...]
98 - Forschungsinformationssystem ARAMIS
Switzerland
The ARAMIS information system provides scientific, financial, organizational and personal data about research and development activities which are wholly or partly financed or implemented by the Swiss Confederation. The Confederation devotes around SFR 1.2 billion annualy to research and devolepment, not including the Federal Institutes of Technology. According to its mission [...]
99 - UK National Reference Point for Vocational Qualifications (UK NRP)
United Kingdom; Europe
"UK NRP serves as a first point of contact for national vocational qualifications and accordingly is a central information resource for UK skilled worker, trade and technician level qualifications. UK NRP also acts as a national agency representing the UK in a European network of reference points for vocational qualifications in Member States."
100 - Internationale Zusammenarbeit im Bildungsbereich
Switzerland
The task of the Suisse information-network is to provide specific informaton about supporting programmes of the European Union, COST (European cooperation in scientific and technical research), EUREKA (Organization for European technical cooperation), specialised research programmes and organizations. Moreover the site offers links and addresses of the information-network's [...]
101 - National Research Council / Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
Italy
According to their own statement, the National research Cpuncil of Italy "is the largest public research institution in Italy, the only one under the Research Ministry performing multidisciplinary activities". The website describes the objectives and activities of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) and contains extensive information on the research landscape in Italy [...]
102 - Studieren in der Schweiz
Switzerland
The web site provides an overview of higher education in Switzerland. Via a Swiss map one can connect to the web sites of the individual universities and technical colleges.
103 - Stipendien
Switzerland
The Federal Office for Education and Science deals with various files concerning grants. It works partly concerns federal subsides to the cantons for expenditeurs on grants for Swiss students. OFES also coordinates and finances scholarships for foreign students at Swiss universities or conservatories. Furthermore, it administrates 3 special scholarships; the web site provides [...]
104 - EU-Bildungs- und Jugendprogramme
Switzerland
In November 2006 the European Union adopted a new generation of education and youth programs for the years 2007-2013: The Program "Lebenslanges Lernen" (lifelong learning) includes the general and the vocational education, the program "Jugend in Aktion" (Youth in Action) the out-of-school youth activities.
105 - Das schweizerische Bildungssystem
Switzerland
The web site shows a short verbal description of the Swiss education system and illustrates this through a graphical scheme.
Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS)
Switzerland
The Swiss Federation of Private Schools (SFPS) is comprised of 240 schools, including some of the most significant and oldest in the country. About 100'000 pupils, students and apprentices from Switzerland and from over 100 countries, including Switzerland attend Swiss private schools.
107 - CH Stiftung für eidgenössische Zusammenarbeit
Switzerland
The Swiss foundation for federal cooperation promotes and coordinates the cooperation between cantons and the federal state. The foundation is responsible for youth exchange and supports projects and exchange programmes for pupils, apprentices, young employees and teachers. The activities comprise exchange between language regions in Switzerland as well as foreign exchange.
108 - Steinerschulen
Switzerland
This page offers an overview and adresses about all Rudolf Steiner Schools in Swiss and the ideas of the Waldorf pedagogy.
109 - Verein Schweizerischer Mathematik- und Physiklehrer (VSMP)
Switzerland
The Association of Swiss Mathematics and Physics Teachers is one of the members of the Association of Swiss Secondary Teachers. Its aim is the furtherance of the mathematics and physics instruction under the dual viewpoint of science and methodological / educational research.
110 - Schweizer Hochschulen
Switzerland
This site contains a link list of Swiss universities and links about studying, teaching and research in Swiss universities.
111 - Dialog mit den Bürgern - Irland - Informationen über das nationale Bildungssystem
Ireland
Information on the Irish education system, provided by the European Union. Useful list of addresses.
112 - PISA in der Schweiz
Switzerland
The State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation offers information on the PISA study in Switzerland and the results.
113 - Der europäische Forschungsraum
Switzerland
The task of the Suisse information-network is to provide specific information about supporting programmes of the European Union: COST (European cooperation in scientific and technical research), EUREKA (Organization for European technical cooperation), specialised research programmes and organizations. Moreover the site offers links and addresses of the information-network's [...]
114 - Verein Schweizerischer Gymnasiallehrerinnen und Gymnasiallehrer (VSG)
Switzerland
The organization of Suisse highschool teachers is a national professional association. It represents a united articulated policy in educational panels and takes part in societal discussion about school and education matters.
115 - Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung - Homepage
Switzerland
"Acting on a mandate issued by the Swiss Federal Government, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) supports research undertaken inside and outside universities and fosters young scientific talent."
116 - GOLD – Le buone pratiche della scuola italiana
Italy
GOLD (Global On Line Documentation) is an national Italian online educational database which aims to provide and disseminate online information resources and documentations produced from and for schools. A consistent structure of the resources make them easy researchable. GOLD is documentating didactical experiences on all levels of education, including special education. [...]
The Swiss education system
Switzerland
The site gives an overview about the Suisse education system. In particular there is information about administration and competences, about specific education sections as pre-school, primary and secondary education, vocational and adult education. For every education section a key data statistic exists .
118 - Organizzazione per la Preparazione Professionale degli Insegnanti (OPPI)
Italy
The Organization for the Professional Preparation of Teachers (OPPI) is a national association of non-profit character. It was founded in 1965 in order to "promote the education and contiuing training of instructors and others employed in the educational area". This homepage provides information on OPPI's educational possibilities, it presents the work of the centre in [...]
119 - Educazione & Scuola
Italy
This privately run information service on the educational area in Italy supplies present-day information on every subject relevant for education. Legal acts, decrees and circulars as well as educational research papers and contributions to the current educational debate are offered in full-text. There are moderated mailing and discussion lists on various subject areas. The [...]
Swiss Federal Statistical Office: Education and science
Switzerland
The Swiss Federal Statistical Office offers in the subject area "Education and Sciences" plenty of up-to-date statistical data referring to all levels of education. These surveys provide an overall information on Switzerland but also on the single cantons. Almost all of these statistics can be downloaded.
121 - Istituto per lo sviluppo della formazione professionale dei lavoratori (ISFOL)
Italy
The ISFOL (Institute for the promotion of vocational training for workers) is a public, academic research institution which aims to promote in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour, the regions, the social partners, other state administration institutions, the European Union and international organisations the development of vocational training. The website of the [...]
Swiss Science Council (SSC)
Switzerland
The Swiss Science Council (SSC) is the advisory body to the Federal Council for issues related to science, higher education, research and technology policy. Acting as the voice of the scientific community, the SSC formulates overarching concepts for the benefit of the Federal Council and proposes implementing measures to it. The goal of the SSC, in conformity with its role as [...]
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI)
Switzerland
As the Confederation’s specialised agency for the ERI system, State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation has the following remit: Establishing a strategic overview of the Swiss education, research and innovation system and preparing federal performance and resource plans. Pursuing international networking activities and ensuring that Switzerland remains [...]
124 - Ministère du Travail, de l`Emploi et de la Santé
France
The French Ministry of Labour and Health is also responsible for vocational education and has installed an own department for this section (Formation professionnelle / Apprentissage). The URL is the entry to this area which offers full texts on the legal basis of work and vocational education, research and statistics and links to publications and documents and to the regional [...]
Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education (SCCRE)
Switzerland
Through the services it provides, SCCRE contributes to strengthening educational research in Switzerland. Its aim is to establish a better dialogue between educational policy, practice, administration and research. It provides support for the efficient deployment of resources in research in education by taking on tasks that are in the interest of the various players involved [...]
Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET)
Switzerland
Acting on behalf of the Federal Administration, the Swiss Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training (SFIVET) provides tertiary-level basic and continuing training to VET/PET professionals. SFIVET also conducts research and development in the VET/PET field. SFIVET provides: Basic and continuing training of VET/PET professionals at vocational schools, professional [...]
127 - Comité National d'Evaluation des établissements publics à caractère scientifique, culturel et professionnel (CNE)
France
This institution examines and evaluates universities, schools and other (cultural) establishments in charge of the Education Ministry. It prepares recommendations for improving quality and efficiency of the French education system. The homepage contains links to: a description of CNE, contact addresses, phone numbers and e-mail numbers of CNE, full-text information of [...]
128 - Eurydice / Eurypedia - National Education Systems: Italy
Italy
Eurydice is the "Network on education systems and policies in Europe". Amongst others, it provides comprehensive country profiles on education systems in Europe in its "Eurypedia". All areas of education are covered from early childhood to adult education, as well as overarching issues. Each country participating in Eurydice hosts a national unit responsible for regularly [...]
Swiss Federation for Adult Learning (SVEB)
Switzerland
SVEB Switzerland is the umbrella organization of adult education and lifelong learning in Switzerland. It is a non governemental organisation, which represents nationwide private and state institutions, associations, representatives responsible for adult education on a cantonal level, institutions, in-house training departments and personnel managers. It also extends its [...]
Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK)
Switzerland
The EDK is the coordinating body of the education ministers of the 26 cantons responsible for education, culture and sports. The website offers basic information about the Swiss education system as well as publications of the EDK on educational policy.
IDES information and documentation centre
Switzerland
The IDES information and documentation centre is affiliated with the EDK general secretariat (Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education). It systematically collects information and documents about the Swiss education system and makes them accessible.
Swiss National Library
Switzerland
In the Swiss National Library you will find everything about Switzerland; everything which is published in the country or written by Swiss authors. Every publication, from Swiss daily newspapers to novels, from documentaries and yearbooks to official publications and geographical maps. In our two most important special collections, the Prints and Drawings Department and the [...]
133 - Biblioteca Pedagogica Nazionale
Italy
Homepage of the National Library for Pedagogy. It is to be regarded as the main website for information on the entire Italian education system. It contains numerous references.
134 - Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS)
international
CORDIS provides on its website information on a vast range of research, development and innovation activities undertaken on a European level. CORDIS is the starting point for: keeping up-to-date on current research, establishing strategic directions and making policy decisions, identifying potential funding sources for research and technological development, finding partners [...]
135 - Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito
Italy
The Italian Ministry of Education and Merit provides detailed information on its work, the Italian education system, education reports and statistics, education portals, news and much more, exclusively in Italian. Since 2019/20, a separate Ministry of University and Research has been created again. [Abstract: Editors of Education Worldwide]
Fondazione ASPHI Onlus - Developing of Projects to reduce a handicap by means of Information Technology
Italy
Homepage of the Association for the Promotion of Projects in Information Technics for Handicapped. ASPHI regards itself as a competence center for the application of information technics and telematics with the aim of integration of handicapped and disadvantaged in school, at work and in the social surroundings.
137 - La scuola in WEB
Italy
A map of Italy to search schools in WWW by geographical location - with the option to add other ones by filling in a form.
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