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Find the most recent country news and articles from the Eurydice network. You can search information by year and category. 

Find the most recent country news and articles from the Eurydice network. You can search information by year and category. 

Denmark’s initiatives to tackle the new challenges of higher education post COVID19

15 July 2020

The higher education institutions in Denmark are slowly opening up and extraordinary measures have been taken to support both the current and future students. The

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Finland: Support for VET Students with special needs during the pandemic

01 July 2020

The Finnish Government decided, on 30th of March, that restrictions on contact teaching at different levels of education would be valid until 13th of May. 

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Compulsory kindergarten attendance in Belgium for all 5 year-old children

26 June 2020

As a result of an adjustment of federal legislation, compulsory education in Belgium will begin from the age of 5 years old – instead of

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Focus on: Can online education ever be safe?

25 May 2020

The students of the future will demand the learning support that is appropriate for their situation or context. Nothing more, nothing less, Dr. Marcus Specht

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Focus on: Can the coronavirus pandemic improve our schools?

06 May 2020

The universe is not short on wake up calls. We're just quick to hit the snooze button, Brene Brown

Since the Covid-19 virus started

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Focus on: What has the covid-19 crisis taught us about online teaching?

25 April 2020
The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery, Mark Van Doren
 

As the coronavirus spreads, higher education institutions are facing a major

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How should students be admitted to higher education this year?

20 April 2020
Education is not preparation for life: education is life itself, John Dewey
 
In a few months’ time, many students around Europe will start a
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How is Covid-19 affecting schools in Europe?

02 April 2020

"The future depends on what you do today" Mahatma Gandhi

For several weeks, global news has been saturated by one story, one common human reality. Everyone and

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Flanders introduces new attainment targets

17 January 2020

As of 1 September 2019, new attainment targets have been introduced in the first stage of secondary education, simultaneous to the modernisation of secondary education

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“Good German - better chances” - 10 principles for more educational justice

09 January 2020

In December 2019, the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs of German federal states (Länder) adopted recommendations on German as a language of education and

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