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France: Plans and training for the ecological transition of higher education and research

26 April 2024

Accelerating France's low-carbon transition and climate resilience, preserving biodiversity and the functionality of ecosystems are government priorities in the face of the climate emergency and

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Belgium (FR): Extension of free compulsory education

24 April 2024

The Pact for Excellence in Teaching includes the objective of gradually making compulsory education free as now it is being extended to the third year

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France: Introducing all upper secondary school students to the world of work

22 April 2024

To give all upper secondary school pupils a greater insight into the world of work, two schemes are introduced during the 2023-2024 school year:

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Sweden: More books in preschools and schools and less digital learning tools

19 April 2024

The Government has established a new state grant for the purchase of fiction and non-fiction literature for preschools and the earlier years in compulsory schools

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Greece: The Olympic Week on the road to Paris 2024

17 April 2024

The programme ‘Olympic Education - 4th Olympic Week in schools’ will be implemented for a fourth year in a row, from 22 to 26 April

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Slovakia: Centres of Excellence for Vocational Education and Training

15 April 2024

In 2024, the Ministry of Education launched the national project entitled Centres of Excellence for Vocational Education and Training. The project reflects on the need for

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France: An Olympic and Paralympic year at school

15 April 2024

In the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will be held in France during the summer of 2024, all schools are being asked

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Slovakia: Mental Health and Prevention National Project

10 April 2024

The Research Institute of Child Psychology and Pathopsychology launched a national project entitled “Systemic Support of Mental Health and Prevention of Children, Pupils, and Students”

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Ireland: Elimination of the cost of schoolbooks for families of Junior Cycle students

08 April 2024

A new groundbreaking scheme was recently announced which provides free schoolbooks to Junior Cycle students in post-primary schools in the Free Education Scheme.

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Portugal: Salary premium to reward higher education qualifications of young workers

03 April 2024

In February, the Portuguese government launched a programme for qualified young people, with the aim of benefiting recent graduates living in Portugal by providing them

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