Education
On International Mother Language Day, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities underlines nexus between linguistic rights and conflict prevention
Schoolchildren during a class at a school piloting multilingual education, Jalal-Abad, 4 September 2014.
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Focus on long-term benefits of political dialogue and compromise for all citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina essential, says OSCE Secretary General
The OSCE Secretary General Thomas Greminger (r) and the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina Head, Bruce G. Berton during the visit to the secondary school Vitez; Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 20 February 2018.
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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities assesses inter-ethnic relations and education issues in Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region
The OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Lamberto Zannier visited Ukraine’s Zakarpattia region from 5 to 7 February 2018 to assess inter-ethnic relations in the region. His visit to this western region of Ukraine was a follow-up to his trip to Kyiv in December 2017.
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OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund presents 2018 grants on promoting interethnic understanding in schools
The OSCE-supported Building Bridges Fund has announced its annual grants to municipalities, schools, students, teachers and parents. The grants are used to organize activities that bring together students from all communities, who attend schools with different languages of instruction.
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3 in 10 young people in conflict or disaster-stricken countries are illiterate - UNICEF
Chubat (right), 12, sits with her friend in the burned ruins of her school in Malakal Protection of Civilian site. The UNICEF supported primary school was burnt down during fighting that left at least 18 dead. 3 March 2016 South Sudan.
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World Bank Helps Bangladesh Improve Secondary Education, Benefiting 13 Million Students
The World Bank approved $510 million financing to improve the secondary education system and student performance in Bangladesh, on December 18.
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Program for Results in Brazil to Support the Implementation of the Upper Secondary Education Reform Benefiting around 2.4 Million Students
Around 2.4 million students in Brazil are expected to benefit from the first Program-for-Results (PforR) for the Federal Government of Brazil approved by the World Bank Board of Directors, on December 14.
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More efforts needed to help children from disadvantaged families succeed
Too many people from disadvantaged backgrounds are falling behind in education and future job market, according to a new OECD report.
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Girls better than boys at working together to solve problems, finds new OECD PISA global education survey
Girls are much better than boys at working together to solve problems, according to the first OECD PISA assessment of collaborative problem solving.
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Future of Europe: Towards a European Education Area by 2025
The ideas formulated are intended as a contribution to the EU Leaders' meeting on 17 November 2017 in Gothenburg, where they will discuss the future of education and culture. The Commission believes that it is in the shared interest of all Member States to harness the full potential of education and culture as drivers for job creation, economic growth and social fairness as well as a means to experience European identity in all its diversity.
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