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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. 

Norway: Modular education – Reforming the adult education system to enhance its flexibility

19 December 2024

The new Education Act in Norway allows the county authorities to provide upper secondary education to adults who have not completed primary and lower secondary

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Czechia: Enhancing future teacher’s practical training through mentorship

17 December 2024

A new legislation in Czechia introduces an adaption period for newly employed teachers as well as two new pedagogical positions in secondary schools. 

 

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Ukraine: Reform of General Secondary Education – the New Ukrainian School

13 December 2024

The New Ukrainian School (NUS) reform is a landmark initiative aimed at transforming general secondary education in Ukraine. Drawing on global best practices, the reform

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Czechia: New competence framework for teacher graduates

11 December 2024

The Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports has developed, in cooperation with the pedagogical faculties of higher education institutions, a binding competence framework for

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Slovakia: State funding of kindergartens to ensure stability and resilience

06 December 2024

Starting from the 1st of January 2025, kindergartens in Slovakia will be financed from the state budget. Responsibility for funding pre-primary education will thus

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Serbia: A new call for teacher training programs to support professional development

27 November 2024

The Institute for the Advancement of Education in Serbia has announced a new call for training program to support educator professional development, with a focus

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Malta: Discontinuation of benchmark examinations at the end of primary school

25 November 2024

In 2023, Malta discontinued benchmark examinations in year 6 of primary school and replaced it with a more holistic assessment of students’ abilities. 

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Belgium (FR): New national assessment in primary education

18 November 2024

The French Community in Belgium has decided that from the 2025/2026 school year, all pupils enrolled in the 3rd year of primary education will

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Ireland: Supporting Traveller and Roma students and those at risk of educational disadvantage

15 November 2024

The Irish Ministry of Education is establishing 12 community link worker roles to support Traveller and Roma students. These workers will help improve engagement between schools

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Italy: New measures for the assessment of pupils and students

14 November 2024

As of the start of November 2024, new measures for the assessment of pupils and students in primary and secondary education have been implemented in

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