Eurydice

This strategic document lays the foundations for a systemic, high-quality and sustainable reform of the education system, with the aim that every child has access to quality education, one that develops the skills and knowledge needed for life in the 21st century. We are building an education system tailored to every child!

The Federation and the Länder agreed on the Starting Opportunity Programme (Startchancen-Programm). The programme aims to address the significant decline in skills development among many pupils.

Slovak education staff will see a significant improvement in their remuneration. Parliament has approved an increase in teacher salaries and has introduced a new remuneration system that takes into account their quality and performance. At the same time, the Ministry is preparing further measures to improve working conditions in schools and to strengthen the attractiveness of the teaching profession.

As of this academic year (2024/2025), the Dutch government came to an agreement with Dutch representatives of education organisations, teachers, parents, and pupils to ban all mobile phones in the classroom at all school levels. As a measure intended to reduce distractions, improve focus, and diminish phone-dependency while learning, it also yields enticing results for social contacts amongst pupils.

The Turkish Ministry of National Education (MoNE) has launched a nationwide initiative entitled ‘Young R&D’ to support the early discovery and development of students’ talents and capacities, particularly in scientific, technological, and vocational fields. The initiative is coordinated by the Ministry’s Directorate of Strategy Development and implemented by the Research & Development (R&D) units of provincial directorates of national education in all 81 provinces.

By the end of 2029, large-scale digitisation of the study process will be implemented in higher education institutions of Latvia. This was decided during the government meeting on 27 May 2025.

The aim of the project promoted by the Ministry of Education and Science is to ensure a modern, flexible and student-centred study environment by introducing shared digital solutions. The project will be implemented with financial support from the European Social Fund Plus.

Minister of Education and Science Dace Melbārde emphasises: 

In June 2024, the Standing Conference agreed on further measures to ensure the supply of teaching staff by implementing the concept ‘Measures to Attract Additional Teachers and Structurally Enhance Teacher Training’.

The Swedish government has advanced the proposal to extend compulsory education to ten years. By replacing pre-school class with a new first year of compulsory school, students will be better positioned to develop fundamental skills in reading, writing, and arithmetic.

AI for education: Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming education, also when it comes to improving teaching and administrative practices. France is launching a variety of projects which are driven by AI.  

A call for projects for educational AI (summer 2025): 
Funded by France 2030, this project aims to develop sovereign AI to support teachers in preparing lessons and assessing pupils, available from the start of the 2026 school year.

An AI pathway for pupils (back to school in 2025): 

As a result of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, a substantial portion of the working-age population has been mobilised into the Armed Forces. The transition of service members back into civilian life requires comprehensive state support, particularly in the field of education. To support this transition, it is crucial to develop tools that offer opportunities for acquiring new knowledge, retraining and career development.