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3rd International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education
17.04.18 / Event
On 6–8 June the congress will look at the challenges in adapting to the needs of the labour market in a rapidly changing and digitalised world, lifelong learning and curriculum development. The professional event attracts an international audience from the fields of education, politics and business.
European Schoolnet on Twitter
22.03.18 / Information society
Future Classroom Lab has created the channel «@fcl_euschoolnet » to share innovative pedagogical practices and news regarding educational trends, technologies and training events happening at the innovative learning space in Brussels.
Seven policies for the school of tomorrow
12.02.18 / Publication / Media competence
economiesuisse published (in the national languages) seven pieces of advice, on how education policies can help the education system to successfully make the digital transformation. One example: the disciplines mathematics and German in primary school should be taught by digital means.
www.economiesuisse.ch (German)
JAMESfocus «Movies, Games and YouTuber»
07.02.18 / Publication / Media competence
The third in-depth report (in German) on the JAMES Study focuses on favourite movies, games and YouTubers of Swiss adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age. They are put into context with textual and gender preferences as well as youth media protection in the sense of age rating control.
Extracurricular STEM activities
02.02.18 / STEM
Switzerland suffers a shortage of specialists in the fields of technology and information. This report (in German) by the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences published in December 2017 gives an overview and an analysis of extracurricular offers in this area as well as recommendations for action.
WEF panel on digital transformation
01.02.18 / Information society
digitalswitzerland held a WEF breakfast with Swiss President Alain Berset on digital transformation. The high-level panel discussed data protection as well as the role of the state in ethical and economic questions. Berset wants Switzerland to be an «innovation driver» instead of a «copycat nation».
