Italy Italy introduces mandatory climate change lessons in schools "I want to make the Italian education system the first education system that puts the environment and society at the core of everything we learn in school," Education Minister Lorenzo Fioramonti said. 07/11/2019
United Kingdom Italian academics warn post-Brexit UK universities' reputation at risk Italian academics who have left the UK over concerns about their immigration status after Brexit have warned the country may face a brain drain and a decline in funding 29/10/2019
interview Sal Khan's non-profit online school began with free maths classes for his cousins The non-profit Khan Academy now provides thousands of online classes for people around the world 23/10/2019
USA Watch: Sesame Street tackles US opioid addiction crisis The show will tell the story of the puppet Karli, whose mother is battling addiction. There are 5.7 million children under 11 living with a parent with a substance abuse problem in the US. 10/10/2019
Art and Design Spanish university builds eco-campus for students to learn outside The University of Malaga partners with Ecosistema Urbano to design open, outside classrooms for students. 09/10/2019
View Why better adult education in the UK could be key to solving the wounds opened by Brexit ǀ View If there is a single lesson to take away from the referendum result, it’s that large swathes of the country have been ignored, and that the opportunities available to them aren’t up to scratch. 07/10/2019
Ideas Would you go to university to become a social media influencer? The course promises instafamous influencers as guest speakers will give its students the edge. 01/10/2019
United Kingdom World's first vagina museum to open in London in November Its aim will be to educate visitors about female genitals while fighting stigma surrounding them. 21/09/2019
Spain History of the Roma community to be taught in Spanish schools Spain's education minister has announced that the history of the Roma people will be incorporated into schools' curriculums. 16/09/2019
View The G7 should deliver progress, not promises, on gender equality ǀ View Most countries in the world limit the economic opportunities of women by law. More than 100 countries even exclude women in particular from obtaining certain jobs. There are 18 countries, where it is legal for men to forbid their wives to work at all. 26/08/2019
Finland Watch: Purpose-built primary school is designed to combat stress The school is publicly funded and was created with the help of designer Margit Sjöroos. 09/08/2019
United Kingdom Rochester Cathedral turns medieval nave into mini-golf course The "play and pray" initiative is aimed at attracting a younger audience. 02/08/2019
Netherlands Dutch school forced to close playground after noise complaints A primary school in the Netherlands has been forced to close its part of its playground for the pupils after people living nearby complained about the noise. 10/07/2019
USA Florida principal reassigned after saying Holocaust was not "factual" After furor and calls for his resignation, the Palm Beach County school board announced the principal would be moved to an administrative role. 08/07/2019
United Kingdom First British female medical students get degrees 150 years later The "Edinburgh Seven" enrolled at university in 1869 but were prevented from graduating and qualifying as doctors after pressure and discrimination from their male peers. 06/07/2019
Canada Picture of Quebec education minister with Malala stirs controversy The Canadian province recently adopted a law barring teachers and other civil servants from wearing religious symbols. 06/07/2019
Inspire Middle East Will an Emirati businessman succeed in towing an iceberg to the UAE? An Emirati businessman wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the Arabian Gulf. 05/07/2019
Inspire Middle East Little inventors come up with big ideas in the UAE Investing in inventors is how some countries in the Middle East and North Africa are looking to enrich and enhance their societies. 05/07/2019
France Hundreds of schools closed throughout France as temperatures top 40C Hundreds of kindergartens and primary schools throughout France will remain closed until the end of the week as temperatures top 40C in many cities. 26/06/2019
United Kingdom Britain's top jobs dominated by private school elite — report Britain’s most influential people are five times more likely to have been to a fee-paying school, according to research. 25/06/2019
Poland Watch: Aspiring mechanic shifts into top gear with 3D-printed arm The prosthetic arm is the result of a project between Wawro's classmates and the E-Nable foundation, a community of volunteers who use their 3D printers to create free arms and hands for those in need. 21/06/2019
Ireland You're welcome back home: Ireland's message to ex-pat teachers Irish education minister visits Dubai where many teachers have gone to earn a better living. 21/06/2019
Germany German teenagers teach school children about digital stress While their parents grew up without smartphones, two-thirds of kids in Germany have them by the age of 11. 20/06/2019
France Exam-bound student misses bus and crashes car before police rescue French police say they stepped in to rescue a student who missed a bus and then crashed a car in trying to get to an exam. 18/06/2019
United Kingdom Brexit clouds European students' British dream Brexit, which is now scheduled for October 31, could lead EU citizens studying in the UK to pay international fees and lose their access to financial support. 03/06/2019
