The German teaching union has calculated that 118 billion euros need to be invested in German schools over the next ten years in order to solve numerous problems such as a shortage of teachers, dilapidated buildings and out-of-date technology. Union president Heinz-Peter Meidinger fears that without such investment schools will...
How do the education systems of the Federal states compare? Which state has the best education system? Which has made improvements? Where do changes need to be made with regard to kindergarten, schools, training and higher education? The answers are presented in the annual study by the INSM education monitor (New social...
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Veranstaltung: 29.08.2018
- 01.09.2018
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin, Deutschland
The 40th annual conference of the International Standing Conference for the History of Education (ISCHE) will be held August 29-September 1, 2018 in Berlin, Germany on the campus of Humboldt University Berlin. The interplay of nature, society, and education in the histories of education is the main topic of the conference. ISCHE...
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Veranstaltung: 08.08.2018
- 10.08.2018
Indiana University, School of Education, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
The 18th International Educational Technology Conference (IETC) will be held between August 08-10, 2018 in Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. The main aim of the IETC Conference is to bring together scholars, researchers, educators, students, professionals and other groups who are interested in education and technology to...
Bavaria will soon be returning to nine-years of secondary school. Following mounting criticism of the policy for completing Abitur (secondary leaving certificate that enables university application) in eight years, a referendum has demanded a return to G9 (nine years of secondary school). The main points of criticism included:...
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Veranstaltung: 24.07.2018
- 28.07.2018
Universität Köln, Albertus-Magnus-Platz, 50923 Köln
The 5th Global Conference on Economic Geography 2018 takes place in Cologne, Germany, from 24.-28. of July. This year’s theme of the conference bears the title “Dynamics in an unequal world” and is supposed to give participants an opportunity, to discuss “Inequality and (In)Justice” in the context of geographical education on...
The German Educational Research Association (GERA) has hosted a summer school for young educationalists every year since 2004, which explores qualitative and quantitative research methods. The summer school is also intended for academics from other humanities and social science disciplines. The DGfE (GERA) summer school will take...
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Veranstaltung: 18.07.2018
- 28.07.2018
Universität Leipzig, Augustusplatz 10, 04109 Leipzig, Deutschland
From the 18th to 28th of July 2017 the 8th European Summer University in Digital Humanities "Culture & Technology" will take place at the University of Leipzig. The Leipzig Summer University is special because it not only seeks to offer a space for the discussion and acquisition of new knowledge, skills and competences in those...
Since Monday pupils in the Delhi metropolitan area have had a new subject, and it is called ‘happiness’. The Dalai Lama himself introduced the new curriculum on Monday. All children at state schools in the city, from primary school up to year 8, will have a daily 45-minute lesson where they will meditate, play and hold...
From 1 August 2018 parents in Lower Saxony will no longer be required to pay for their children to attend kindergarten. The decision was supported by a majority in the Lower Saxony state parliament. The ruling states that from 1 August 2018 fees will be abolished for the care, for up to eight hours a day, five days a week, of all...