The European Commission is presenting a new education and skills package to reverse the decline in basic skills, help schools harness AI and digital technologies for learning, and tackle the shortage of teachers. The package focuses on four priorities: raising attainment in basic skills, harnessing digital and AI tools for education, strengthening the teaching profession, […]
Investment in education is stabilising as Europe seeks to make the teaching profession more attractive
Now that pupils and teachers across Europe are returning to the classroom, the Commission is publishing its report ‘Investing in Education 2026’. The 2026 edition provides an overview of recent trends in investment in education across the EU and examines the factors associated with the attractiveness of the teaching profession. This issue is particularly relevant, […]
Commission publishes guidelines to support teachers on key priorities for digital education
The European Commission has published four sets of guidelines — two new editions and two updated editions — to help teachers engage in the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data in education, promote digital literacy, select high-quality digital educational content, and teach computer science. These guidelines are part of the Digital Education Action […]
37 Europe Direct centres bring the European Union closer to citizens in Spain from 1 January 2026
A new generation of Europe Direct centres is available to all citizens. On 29 and 30 January, Europe Direct centres and European Documentation Centres met to address the challenges of communicating European issues to citizens in our country. Madrid, 2 February 2026.- The new generation of EUROPE DIRECT centres is now up and running. A […]
PhD – AI Driven Innovation in Higher Education – Netherlands
Utrecht University is searching for a PhD candidate to explore how adaptive AI can enhance innovative teaching and learning. This interdisciplinary project investigates responsible AI integration in higher education from both teacher and student perspectives. Duties This PhD project explores how adaptive AI tools can enhance innovative pedagogies such as Challenge-Based Learning and complex learning […]
Erasmus+ supported mobility opportunities for more than 1.2 million students and teachers in 2022
Erasmus+, the EU’s programme for education, training, youth and sport, supported some 26,000 projects in 2022, benefitting over 73,000 organisations. It provided learning mobility opportunities to more than 1.2 million students, learners, professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers and young people. These are the main results of the 2022 edition of the Erasmus+ Annual Report, presented today […]
Guidelines for teachers on artificial intelligence and its ethical use and addressing misconceptions.
The Commission published Ethical Guidelines on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data in teaching and learning for teachers. The Guidelines address how AI is used in schools, to support teachers and students in their teaching and learning, and to support administrative tasks in educational settings. The Guidelines are part of the Digital Education […]