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COVID-19: Parents help change Scotland's course over schools reopening

Parents voicing their concerns over the quality of their children's education have pushed the Scottish Government to change course over re-opening schools part-time.

World

Why might UAE university applications spike in the wake of global pandemic?

The UAE’s e-learning programme, which has been in place since March, will come to an end with the resumption of the academic year on August 30, according to the Ministry of Education.

World

What do students in the Middle East & North Africa think about e-learning?

According to the World Bank, more than 103 million students in the Middle East and North Africa region have been unable to attend school since the COVID-19 pandemic began.

Romania

'Back to the Middle Ages': Outrage in Romania over gender studies ban

The legislation now needs to be approved by President Klaus Iohannis.

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World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 is teaching investors a thing or two about how important an opportunity “edtech” is ǀ View

Across Europe, there are over 20 million students in tertiary education. Every single student has suffered due to the lack of digital infrastructure in place to allow remote learning, negatively impacting their learning opportunities which could impact future generations.

Earth News

University course helps students face climate crisis with hope

It's easy to feel anxious about the state of the environment but this course is fighting that feeling with education.

Earth News

Would you move to rural New Zealand to send your kids to Green School?

Parents are trying out this radical new form of education, which puts the environment at the centre of learning.

France

France school closures to be 'catastrophic for an entire generation'

When it comes to education, will the COVID-19 pandemic prove to be an incubator for inequalities? Euronews went to a French suburb to try and get some answers.

Romania

Viral plea for smartphone from girl who wants to learn in lockdown

Romania's schools have been shut since March 11 and pupils in rural parts of the country lack access to the internet.

World

Activist Kerry Kennedy says the Middle East region is in transition

With an uncle who served as a President of the United States, and a father who ran for office, human rights activist Kerry Kennedy has a unique perspective on the state of politics and a free press in her homeland today.

World

How are translations between English and Arabic helping to tackle misinformation?

Iraqi students from the University of Mosul are on a mission to share English content with their peers in Arabic.

Earth News

Robots attend graduation in place of students at Japanese university

Virtual tech solutions are on the rise as coronavirus prevents students from travelling to their graduation ceremony.

Earth News

Young people of the Amazon are the real guardians of the rainforest

Three young people in the Amazon describe why protecting the forest is crucial to their livelihoods.

Greece

Greece uses TV to teach school children during COVID-19 lockdown

The Greek state broadcaster ERT has started offering lessons on television for children kept out of class because of the coronavirus lockdown.

USA

Euroviews. How Trump officials' fixation on false rape accusations hurts the real victims ǀ View

Members of Congress can't let Education Secretary Betsy DeVos off easy when she testifies Thursday about her department's new budget request. They must use this opportunity to interrogate her about her planned changes to sexual harassment rules on college campuses.

Business Planet

The age of AI: supercharging Europe's tech transformation

In partnership with The European Commission

Business Planet travels to Dublin to see how one innovative firm's AI tech is offering children immersive play and learning experiences through voice recognition technology.

World News

Holocaust Remembrance Day: how is the Holocaust taught where you live?

From UK to Germany, from Spain to Greece, the educational standards vary enormously regarding the genocide of millions of Jews. Euronews looks at how Europe's children learn about the Holocaust.

World

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.

World

Education, arts and crafts in this episode

On the show, Edtech solution in the DRC where a platform is providing children with access to digital lessons and transforming the school experience.

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.