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Learn from experts in monthly articles and video interviews with educational leaders, policymakers and researchers.

Interview |

30.06.2025

Education Talks: Empowering today's learners and teachers with digital literacy and skills

In this interview Kari Kivinen, Education Outreach Expert at the EUIPO Observatory, talks about ongoing challenges of teaching digital literacy and shares possible solutions.

Digital competence

Digital tools

Policy development

Professional development

Expert article |

19.06.2025

Empowering the next generation: teaching digital skills

The ability to work with critical digital technologies shapes our interconnected lives – in education, work, leisure and civic engagement.

Digital competence

Digital tools

Gender identity & equality

Teenaged girl smiling at laptop surrounded by code

Expert article |

10.06.2025

Embracing digital skills in vocational education

The future of vocational education and training (VET) is digital, but must include every learner and educator.

Digital competence

Digital tools

Inclusion

Initial Vocational Education and Training

Boy standing with head down in from of a blackboard covered in math equations

Expert article |

20.03.2025

Addressing the issue of low numeracy

Challenges and recommendations to enhance numeracy levels among young people and adults through the implementation of ‘Successful Educational Actions’.

Assessment

Learning to learn

FAKE NEWS spelled out in Scrabble letters

Expert article |

04.03.2025

Critical digital media literacy – A new citizenship skill?

Why is addressing online polarisation and disinformation more important than ever and how can we address it?

Citizenship

Media literacy

Title slide from video of Onno Hansen-Staszyński

Interview |

25.02.2025

Education Talks: The challenges of teaching critical thinking to young people

Onno Hansen-Staszyński from SAUFEX discusses building resilience and teaching critical thinking in a polarised world

Disadvantaged learners

Inclusion

Wellbeing

Illustration of a young girl holding the European Union flag

Expert article |

29.01.2025

Active citizenship education for young people in Europe

How different would our communities be if all young people were engaged in taking the lead to bring about change?

Citizenship

Inclusion

Photo of the "Eco-games in my curriculum" project team

Interview |

17.01.2025

Learning through play: Using eco-games in the curriculum

We spoke to the teachers behind the "Eco-games in my curriculum" Erasmus+ project, which combines ecology and educational games across school subjects.

Muddy rain boots of four children standing in a row

Expert article |

06.01.2025

Special educational needs – a careful balance between targeted support and inclusion

Pupils with special educational needs (SEN) include children and young people who require additional support to achieve their full potential in education and later in life.

Disadvantaged learners

Inclusion

Learning to learn

Policy development

Special needs education

Support to learners