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Space robotics tournament for secondary school students

24/08/2015

The International Space Station (ISS) turns into a game zone from September to December 2015, when secondary school students are invited to steer their very own miniature space droids to safety.
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Largest ESA Summer Workshop ever held

22/08/2015

More than 120 teachers gathered in the Netherlands, over the span of three days in July, to attend a Summer Academy organised at the European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESTEC).
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Thirty teachers invited to a high level event in the chemical field

18/08/2015

Scientix invites up to thirty secondary school teachers in science, technology, engineering or mathematics education to participate in a workshop on 5 October 2015 in Berlin, Germany.
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Expert group places science at the heart of learning

18/08/2015

Inquiry-based and accessible science education should be considered an essential component of people‘s learning continuum, from pre-school to an active engaged citizenship. This is one of six recommendations set out by an Expert Group on Science Education in a recent report to the European Commission.
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Technology-rich innovation in schools

17/08/2015

Advances in technology have led to an exciting potential for innovation in education. A new booklet takes a considered look at recent changes and asks what technology best serves modern educational practices – and what those practices should be.
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Improving numeracy skills in Europe

14/08/2015

Low numeracy skills are a barrier to work, even for recent graduates, according to a recent Skills Outlook report published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
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Learning entrepreneurship and e-skills at an early age

13/08/2015

ICT skills, language proficiency and entrepreneurship all need greater focus in European educational systems. Those are some of opinions of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, published recently.
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Stronger collaboration in education recommended

12/08/2015

Extensive and deep collaboration in teaching and learning in Europe spreads good ideas and best practices in the education field, promotes training in leadership and reduces gender-specific barriers.
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Give Galileoscopes to schools with Telescopes4Teachers

11/08/2015

Many schools around the world lack the proper equipment to be able to develop lesson plans in astronomy that give students a first-hand experience in the discipline. The Telescopes4Teachers programme wants to change this, by equipping more schools with Galileoscopes.
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Responding to climate change through science education

10/08/2015

Education for sustainable development was the main theme addressed at an interesting workshop, organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in July.
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