(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has granted Montenegro a €20 million loan, supplemented by EU funding, to improve energy efficiency in 24 educational buildings, including schools and a student dormitory. The upgrades, which will include … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Montenegro, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Anđela Jakšić Stojanović, EBRD, energy efficiency, EU, Johann Sattler, Montenegro, Novica Vuković, partnership, Remon Zakaria, SCHOOLS, Sue Barrett, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Two schools in Vinnytsia Oblast, Ukraine, have reopened after energy-efficient renovations funded by the European Investment Bank (EIB) under the Ukraine Recovery Programme. These upgrades, benefiting over 700 students and staff, reduce CO2 emissions and energy consumption while … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Ukraine
Tagged Education, EIB, EU, partnership, renovation, SCHOOLS, sustainability, Teresa Czerwinska, UKRAINE, Vasyl Shkurakov, Vinnytsia Oblast
(IN BRIEF) EQT, a global investment firm, has announced a strategic partnership with Compass, a leading K-12 education software company. The partnership aims to accelerate Compass’s growth, enhance its platform, and support its international expansion. With over 3,000 schools already … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Investment, Sweden, Technology
Tagged Advent Partners, analytics, assessment tools, Australia, BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Partnership, cloud-based management platform, Compass, EQT, GROWTH, INNOVATION, investment, Ireland, John de la Motte, K-12 education software, learning, Nicholas Macksey, SaaS, SCHOOLS, Student Information System, technology sector, UK
(IN BRIEF) Deutsche Bank, in collaboration with Teach First Deutschland and GermanDream, has introduced “Dialog Leben,” a project aimed at promoting democratic values in schools situated in less privileged areas. The initiative focuses on “dialogues on values,” where students engage … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Financial, Germany, Society
Tagged 000 young people, 590, antisemitism, CSR education program, democratic values, Deutsche Bank, Dialog Leben, dialogue, digital storytelling, discrimination, Equal opportunities, extremism, Freedom, GermanDream, GermanDream training, Holocaust education, less privileged areas, Marion Schmidt, pluralism, political education, Populism, racism, SCHOOLS, social inequality, Teach First Deutschland, Teach First fellows, tolerance, workshops, ZWEITZEUGEN e.V.
(IN BRIEF) Amey, a facilities management provider, conducted an energy reduction campaign during Net Zero Week in schools across Barnsley and Bradford. They achieved significant carbon emission reductions of 5.91% in Barnsley and 5.4% in Bradford, totaling a reduction of … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Crossley, Amey, Barnsley, Bradford, Cara Akroyd, carbon savings, energy reduction campaign, facilities management of schools, Net Zero Week, SCHOOLS, Stephanie Hennebry
(IN BRIEF) Lightsource bp’s team members traveled to Ceará, Brazil, to assist in the refurbishment of three schools near the Complexo Solar Milagres. The renovation efforts included painting, tile replacement, ceiling plaster lining, electrical and hydraulic maintenance, and furniture refurbishment … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) COURVEVOIE, France, 6-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced its donation and support for the schools in Moravská Nová Ves (Czech Republic), destroyed by a tornado … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 31-Aug-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr), one of UK’s leading economics consultancies, has announced that UK’s GDP could stand £70 billion higher when the schools reopen, but part of the swing will … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Education, Financial, Government, News, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged COVID-19, Douglas McWilliams, economy, Education, GDP, GDP figures, lockdown, SCHOOLS
2018 is a ‘critical year’ for delivering a technology revolution across the UK’s education sector, according to a panel of experts gathered to examine emerging tech trends at an event at hosting firm UKFast. MANCHESTER, 29-Jan-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — While augmented … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Amanda Newman, Cloud, coding, edtech, Education, event, Gender, Gill Escolme, Kelly White, kids, Paul Lee, SCHOOLS, skills, technology revolution, UKFast, UK’s education sector
London, UK, 19-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva announces that it is making an immediate allocation of £500 million to invest in UK infrastructure projects. This commitment is a direct result of the recent agreement on Solvency II, the European wide insurance regulation, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Insurance, Investment, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, debt financing, European wide insurance regulation, hospitals, infrastructure, infrastructure assets, infrastructure investments, insurers, INVEST, Mark Wilson, Sajid Javid MP, SCHOOLS, Solvency II, TRANSPORT, UK infrastructure projects, utilities
Brussels, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — More than eight in ten people involved in an EU-funded initiative aimed at encouraging innovative teaching methods and improved learning materials for children say the scheme had a positive and lasting impact on them. The same proportion … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Financial, Government, Society
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, arts practitioners, basic science, CHILDREN, classroom, DICE project, drama education, educational theatre, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Erasmus for All, eTwinning school network, EU's Comenius scheme, improved learning materials, INNOVATION, innovation in classroom, innovative teaching, innovative teaching methods, lessons, Lifelong Learning programme, Naturbild project, NGOs, psychologists, RESEARCH, school partnerships, SCHOOLS, sociologists, study, teacher training, teacher training institutions, teaching methods, train teachers, universities, workshops
Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Induction programmes designed to offer personalised support and advice for new teachers are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Education, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Politics, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, Eurydice network, Induction programmes, initial teacher education, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, interpersonal skills, new teachers, pedagogical knowledge, PISA 2009, pre-primary education, primary education, Programme for International Student Assessment, Rethinking Education strategy, school, school leaders, SCHOOLS, secondary education, TALIS, TALIS 2008, teacher education, teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning International Survey, teaching time, team working, TIMSS 2011, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Brussels, 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Students and teachers in Europe are keen to “go digital”, computer numbers have doubled since 2006 and most schools are now “connected”, but use of ICTs (Information and Communication Technologies) and digital skill levels are very uneven. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Society, Technology
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, Brussels, computers, Digital Agenda, digital skill, digital technologies, fast broadband, go digital, highly digitally-equipped schools, ICTs, Information and Communication Technologies, Laptops, Marc Durando, Neelie Kroes, netbooks, SCHOOLS, schools in Europe, students, survey, tablets, teachers, virtual learning environment
Brussels, 12-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This leads to under-performance and a high probability that the children will drop out of school early. The study suggests that Member States should provide targeted educational support for migrant children such as specialist teachers and systematic involvement … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, integration, intercultural education, migrant children, Multilingualism, parents, school, SCHOOLS, segregation, skills, study, YOUTH
Brussels, 21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The teaching of IT, entrepreneurial and citizenship skills is fundamental for preparing young people for today’s job market, but, in general, schools are still paying insufficient attention to these transversal skills compared with basic skills in literacy, mathematics … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Small Business, Society, Technology
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