Inspire Middle East How is a Yemeni school using music to help children in wartime? A school in the southwest of Yemen is implementing music lessons, in the hope of easing the stress of children living within the community. 17/01/2020
Italy Italy's education minister resigns over lack of funding The fallout from Italy's newly agreed budget has seen education minister Lorenzo Fioramonti resign. 26/12/2019
Smart Regions Tales and tech to kindle love of books in kindergarten kids An innovative project combines old-fashioned storytelling with digital technology in Estonia and Latvia to kindle a new love of books among kindergarten children. 02/12/2019
Rwanda Rwanda’s port – creating a hub for Intra-African trade One of the largest in-land ports in Africa, Kigali Logistics Platform, is working towards a different kind of management system to create a faster and more efficient process for its customers. The first phase cost an estimated €31 million and was financed by logistics giant Dubai Port World. 29/11/2019
Aid Zone The challenge to educate the children uprooted by the siege of Marawi Two years after Marawi's siege, 66,000 Filipinos still live in tents or shelters and only a small amount of displaced children have resumed school regularly. Improving access to education is among the aims of a project, funded by EU Humanitarian Aid, which has been a gamechanger for many families. 28/11/2019
brussels bureau The Brief: MEPs vote to condemn Poland's anti-sex education bill Parliament voted overwhelmingly to condemn a bill proposed by the Polish government that would criminalize sex education in schools. 14/11/2019
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
