http://www.euronews.com en Latest news from Euronews Euronews 2026 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:04:16 +0200 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:04:16 +0200 30 https://static.euronews.com/website/images/euronews_flatblue.png http://www.euronews.com http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/12/school-rankings-in-the-spotlight http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/12/school-rankings-in-the-spotlight Fri, 12 Aug 2016 14:59:29 +0200 What makes a school good or bad? And what can be done to turn around a failing school? http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/foreign-languages-and-the-complexities-of-bilingualism http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/foreign-languages-and-the-complexities-of-bilingualism Wed, 10 Aug 2016 19:03:18 +0200 In this episode of Learning World we look at the importance of learning languages. http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/child-s-play-preparations-for-future-success http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/10/child-s-play-preparations-for-future-success Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:15:29 +0200 How important is play in early childhood education? http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/08/when-two-is-better-than-one-teaching-twins http://www.euronews.com/2016/08/08/when-two-is-better-than-one-teaching-twins Mon, 08 Aug 2016 18:23:48 +0200 This episode of Learning World looks at approaches to schooling for twins and multiples. http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/27/learning-world-refugee-children http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/27/learning-world-refugee-children Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:22:11 +0200 The world is witnessing the biggest refugee crisis since World War ll. http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/13/when-unusual-methods-make-the-only-sense http://www.euronews.com/2016/07/13/when-unusual-methods-make-the-only-sense Wed, 13 Jul 2016 13:47:54 +0200 Teaching's one-size-fits-all approach is inadapted for many, especially pupils in critical situations or failing. This edition of Learning World looks at some remarkable teachers and their remarkable http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/29/remembrance-of-things-past-in-haiti-and-cambodia http://www.euronews.com/2016/06/29/remembrance-of-things-past-in-haiti-and-cambodia Wed, 29 Jun 2016 18:25:33 +0200 Over the past few years Learning World has heard many inspiring stories about education in the face of adversity and trauma. Two reports that http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/15/raising-young-peoples-eyes-to-the-stars http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/15/raising-young-peoples-eyes-to-the-stars Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:40:47 +0200 Beating off bears or bringing the secrets of the universe into primary schools; just two of the challenges astronomers face when passing on their knowledge to the next generation of stargazers. http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/01/public-funding-private-loans-whatever-it-takes-to-get-an-education http://www.euronews.com/2016/04/01/public-funding-private-loans-whatever-it-takes-to-get-an-education Fri, 01 Apr 2016 19:27:38 +0200 In this edition of Learning World, we visited both northern Rwanda and southern Brazil to examine a question that faces families the world over – http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/18/taking-the-tunisian-revolution-into-the-schools-forging-a-21st-century-system http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/18/taking-the-tunisian-revolution-into-the-schools-forging-a-21st-century-system Fri, 18 Mar 2016 17:59:16 +0100 Tunisia gets its Learning World two-year report card as Maha Barada returns to see if the Arab Spring has blown a wind of change through the country's classrooms http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/04/moocs-vital-tools-that-are-shaping-the-future-of-education-or-over-hyped-online http://www.euronews.com/2016/03/04/moocs-vital-tools-that-are-shaping-the-future-of-education-or-over-hyped-online Fri, 04 Mar 2016 18:14:23 +0100 When Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) first emerged around a decade ago – the term ‘MOOC’ itself first started to be used in 2008 – they were http://www.euronews.com/2016/02/19/motivating-teachers-to-maximise-their-pupils-potential http://www.euronews.com/2016/02/19/motivating-teachers-to-maximise-their-pupils-potential Fri, 19 Feb 2016 18:59:16 +0100 When we talk about improving education, teachers are obviously at the heart of the debate – but rethinking approaches and changing methods is tough http://www.euronews.com/2016/02/05/bright-ideas-exploring-the-importance-of-light-on-learning http://www.euronews.com/2016/02/05/bright-ideas-exploring-the-importance-of-light-on-learning Fri, 05 Feb 2016 18:40:56 +0100 Can adjustable lighting in classrooms affect educational achievement? And what about schools that have no electricity at all? We explore the impact http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/22/setting-emergency-standards-for-aid-and-education http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/22/setting-emergency-standards-for-aid-and-education Fri, 22 Jan 2016 18:11:59 +0100 This edition of Learning World looks at crisis education, and crisis management; two schools, two approaches to tackling disasters professionally http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/08/wise-awards-qatar-maths-and-science-push-and-argentina-videobooks-win-praise http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/08/wise-awards-qatar-maths-and-science-push-and-argentina-videobooks-win-praise Fri, 08 Jan 2016 17:59:09 +0100 Science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and education for people with disabilities regularly top the agenda of the World Innovation Summit http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/25/innovative-teaching-to-promote-sustainability http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/25/innovative-teaching-to-promote-sustainability Fri, 25 Dec 2015 17:49:00 +0100 Overconsumption, pollution, global warming – we are living on a planet strained by decades of excess. So, how do we teach the next generation to face http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/11/dealing-with-diversity-in-the-classroom http://www.euronews.com/2015/12/11/dealing-with-diversity-in-the-classroom Fri, 11 Dec 2015 18:31:21 +0100 Today’s news is overwhelmed with questions on multiculturalism, diversity and peace. In this edition we take a look at how education can play a very http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/27/education-projects-in-egypt-and-uganda-win-2015-wise-awards http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/27/education-projects-in-egypt-and-uganda-win-2015-wise-awards Fri, 27 Nov 2015 18:07:57 +0100 Egypt-based Nafham and the Educate! project in Uganda have been named WISE Awards winners at this year's World Innovation Summit for Education in Doha. This edition of Learning World looks into what t http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/13/a-life-s-work-wise-prize-winner-sakena-yacoobi-on-transforming-education-in http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/13/a-life-s-work-wise-prize-winner-sakena-yacoobi-on-transforming-education-in Fri, 13 Nov 2015 18:10:12 +0100 Sakena Yacoobi has touched the lives of more than 12 million people with her tireless efforts to transform education in Afghanistan. Now her work has http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/06/hope-vs-harsh-reality-challenges-to-global-education-goals-in-the-21st-century http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/06/hope-vs-harsh-reality-challenges-to-global-education-goals-in-the-21st-century Fri, 06 Nov 2015 17:50:03 +0100 The newly-adopted UN Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs and the role education plays in achieving them have been at the heart of this year’s http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/05/digital-divide-universities-not-equipping-students-for-21st-century-workplace http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/05/digital-divide-universities-not-equipping-students-for-21st-century-workplace Thu, 05 Nov 2015 17:10:38 +0100 More than 1,500 opinion leaders, teachers and students at the WISE summit in Doha have been discussing some of the key issues of education, such as http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/04/afghan-women-s-education-pioneer-wins-wise-award-in-doha http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/04/afghan-women-s-education-pioneer-wins-wise-award-in-doha Wed, 04 Nov 2015 19:04:06 +0100 In Doha the 7th World Innovation Summit for Education, WISE is underway. The Sheikha Moza bint Nasser of Qatar welcomed this year’s special guest http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/30/innovative-education-ideas-reap-rewards-and-awards-in-kenya-and-ghana http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/30/innovative-education-ideas-reap-rewards-and-awards-in-kenya-and-ghana Fri, 30 Oct 2015 18:27:50 +0100 WISE, the World Innovation Summit for Education, kicks off this week in Doha. Around 1,500 experts and policy makers will discuss the latest hot http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/26/global-experts-meet-at-wise-summit-to-discuss-future-of-education http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/26/global-experts-meet-at-wise-summit-to-discuss-future-of-education Mon, 26 Oct 2015 13:40:01 +0100 [As it happened] Searching for answers to education crises at WISE 2015 http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/16/stem-opening-access-to-science-technology-engineering-and-maths http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/16/stem-opening-access-to-science-technology-engineering-and-maths Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:31:35 +0200 Science, technology, engineering and maths – STEM – are increasingly important in today’s high-skilled, hi-tech job market. Yet, while there’s a http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/02/a-whole-new-approach-what-happens-when-countries-reform-education http://www.euronews.com/2015/10/02/a-whole-new-approach-what-happens-when-countries-reform-education Fri, 02 Oct 2015 19:50:04 +0200 An overhaul of a national education system is a major and potentially risky undertaking for any country. Introducing fundamental reforms is costly http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/18/why-students-cheat-and-how-to-fight-it http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/18/why-students-cheat-and-how-to-fight-it Fri, 18 Sep 2015 19:33:01 +0200 This edition of Learning World looks into why students cheat in exams or on their homework, and what can be done to curb academic fraud. http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/11/new-life-new-challenges-helping-refugees-adjust-to-unfamiliar-surroundings http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/11/new-life-new-challenges-helping-refugees-adjust-to-unfamiliar-surroundings Fri, 11 Sep 2015 10:23:52 +0200 For refugees arriving at a new country it may be the end of a long and painful journey, but the transition to life in their new home, temporary or http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/03/cracking-the-code-the-growing-role-of-coding-in-education http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/03/cracking-the-code-the-growing-role-of-coding-in-education Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:05:02 +0200 Coding, used to build software for apps and websites, is increasingly becoming an essential skill in the 21st century. Correspondingly, educators http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/17/education-on-the-move-boosting-learning-in-isolated-communities http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/17/education-on-the-move-boosting-learning-in-isolated-communities Fri, 17 Jul 2015 14:49:09 +0200 When it comes to schooling, children can fall behind if they live in isolated or nomadic communities. This edition of Learning World looks at mobile http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/10/summer-holidays-making-the-most-of-the-big-break http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/10/summer-holidays-making-the-most-of-the-big-break Fri, 10 Jul 2015 19:00:01 +0200 School’s out for summer! The words every student longs to hear as the academic year drags on. It means weeks of down-time and relaxation; long days http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/03/a-different-class-how-innovative-design-is-revolutionising-traditional http://www.euronews.com/2015/07/03/a-different-class-how-innovative-design-is-revolutionising-traditional Fri, 03 Jul 2015 19:35:02 +0200 A classroom can be a lot more than just four walls and rows of desks. Studies have shown the design and layout of the space in which students learn http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/25/learning-to-cope-the-impact-of-syria-s-war-on-lost-generation http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/25/learning-to-cope-the-impact-of-syria-s-war-on-lost-generation Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:40:01 +0200 Five years on and the Syrian war is still have a devastating impact on the country and wider region. Many thousands have died, parts of the country http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/19/education-for-all-unesco-says-more-effort-needed-on-ambitious-project http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/19/education-for-all-unesco-says-more-effort-needed-on-ambitious-project Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:08:07 +0200 ‘Must do better’ is the conclusion of the latest report from UNESCO’s Education for All programme. http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/12/slow-education-less-test-focused-personalised-schooling http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/12/slow-education-less-test-focused-personalised-schooling Fri, 12 Jun 2015 19:49:01 +0200 Learning World discovers more about a movement that is trying to encourage more personal learning at school and put less focus on exams. http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/05/enlightening-education-projects-for-blind-and-visually-impaired http://www.euronews.com/2015/06/05/enlightening-education-projects-for-blind-and-visually-impaired Fri, 05 Jun 2015 19:51:01 +0200 Blind and visually-impaired people have long had to overcome challenges in education, as they do in many aspects of life. The World Health http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/29/class-dismissed-the-hi-tech-and-teaching-innovations-changing-traditional http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/29/class-dismissed-the-hi-tech-and-teaching-innovations-changing-traditional Fri, 29 May 2015 19:20:05 +0200 Technology and innovation are changing the world faster than ever before. But is education keeping pace with these rapid changes and equipping young http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/22/knowledge-is-power-how-big-data-is-transforming-education http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/22/knowledge-is-power-how-big-data-is-transforming-education Fri, 22 May 2015 19:24:06 +0200 Big Data is a big idea circulating in the worlds of government, business and academia which, its supporters say, promises to revolutionise the way we http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/15/student-power-no-longer-a-utopia http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/15/student-power-no-longer-a-utopia Fri, 15 May 2015 18:50:01 +0200 This edition of Learning World looks at the benefits of giving students more decision-making powers in school: from selecting and rating teachers to having a real say in the curriculum http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/08/the-message-of-healthy-food-in-schools http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/08/the-message-of-healthy-food-in-schools Fri, 08 May 2015 20:14:01 +0200 Can beating world hunger and developing food sustainability start at your own kitchen table? In this edition of Learning World we explore some http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/01/uk-election-special-views-from-the-british-classroom http://www.euronews.com/2015/05/01/uk-election-special-views-from-the-british-classroom Fri, 01 May 2015 19:02:01 +0200 With elections fast approaching we bring you a special episode looking at some of the key policies and challenges facing education in Great Britain. http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/24/three-inspiring-teachers-from-around-the-world http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/24/three-inspiring-teachers-from-around-the-world Fri, 24 Apr 2015 19:37:01 +0200 This edition of Learning World looks at three people who have entered the world of education on a mission: save the children. http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/17/open-spaces-open-minds-the-benefits-of-learning-outside-the-confines-of-school http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/17/open-spaces-open-minds-the-benefits-of-learning-outside-the-confines-of-school Fri, 17 Apr 2015 19:17:01 +0200 A school is much more than bricks and mortar. Indeed, some education establishments claim to be much better places of learning for not having walls http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/10/dare-to-care-how-teachers-impact-on-the-wellbeing-of-students http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/10/dare-to-care-how-teachers-impact-on-the-wellbeing-of-students Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:40:02 +0200 A teacher’s role in their students’ lives can be much more than educational. While they can be generally inspirational to young minds they can also http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/03/mind-body-and-soul-holistic-approaches-to-learning http://www.euronews.com/2015/04/03/mind-body-and-soul-holistic-approaches-to-learning Fri, 03 Apr 2015 19:36:08 +0200 How can sports help people not only to be physically fit but also to become socially empowered and successful? How can meditation improve learning in http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/27/frontier-challenges-crossing-borders-to-get-an-education http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/27/frontier-challenges-crossing-borders-to-get-an-education Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:35:02 +0100 Whether it’s travelling across physical borders or crossing a cultural divide, some students around the world undertake difficult journeys to get an http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/20/cash-strapped-greece-struggles-to-meet-education-challenge http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/20/cash-strapped-greece-struggles-to-meet-education-challenge Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:19:02 +0100 How is education in Greece surviving the country’s tough austerity measures? What are the new government’s plans? And how can Greece tackle the issue http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/13/more-than-a-feeling-the-benefits-of-multisensory-learning http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/13/more-than-a-feeling-the-benefits-of-multisensory-learning Fri, 13 Mar 2015 18:18:02 +0100 Traditional approaches to education rely mainly on two of our senses – seeing and hearing. But new experimental methods involving all five have been http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/06/speed-learning-can-we-train-our-brain-to-learn-more-faster http://www.euronews.com/2015/03/06/speed-learning-can-we-train-our-brain-to-learn-more-faster Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:13:02 +0100 Can learning be accelerated? How can we train our brain to store and retrieve information quickly and effectively? Speed learning methods are here to help. http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/27/a-sign-of-the-times-why-some-schools-are-erasing-cursive-writing http://www.euronews.com/2015/02/27/a-sign-of-the-times-why-some-schools-are-erasing-cursive-writing Fri, 27 Feb 2015 17:54:02 +0100 Is the writing on the wall for cursive script? The advent of digital technology has raised searching questions in the academic world about the