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Digital Competencies: contact seminar in Tallinn

3. April 2019 / Event / International

The contact seminar offers an ideal platform for networking with participants from Europe and for the planning of joint transnational projects to promote digital competencies. The seminar takes place from 4 to 7 September 2019 in Tallinn. Movetia supports the participation financially.

www.movetia.ch

STEM campaigns 2019

20. November 2018 / Event / STEM

The fourth STEM Discovery Week is held 22 to 28 April 2019. This initiative and many more are all compiled in a new flyer published by Scientix. With the help of this new flyer it is now much easier for educators to find activities that fit their school programmes and their areas of interest.

www.scientix.eu

European Cyber Security Month

8. October 2018 / Event / Information society

The EU’s annual awareness campaign takes place each October across Europe. The aim is to raise awareness of cyber security threats, promote cyber security among citizens and organizations; and provide resources to protect themselves online, through education and sharing of good practices.

cybersecuritymonth.eu

Europe Code Week

6. September 2018 / Event / Media competence

EU Code Week, which runs from 6 to 21 October, aims to encourage people in all age groups to learn how to code and teach them the basics in a fun way. Workshops will be offered all over Europe. Events taking place in Switzerland are listed on the website.

codeweek.eu

World Education Leadership Symposium (WELS)

20. August 2018 / Event / International

The world symposium on education leadership will be held again at Zug University of Teacher Education from 25 to 27 September 2019. Experts in education practice and theory from 50 countries will exchange ideas on subjects such as responsible leadership, Education 5.0 and innovation in education.

wels.edulead.net

Swiss Internet Governance Forum

23. July 2018 / Event / Information society

The Swiss Internet Governance Forum (IGF) will be held in Bern on 20 November 2018 and gives individuals from the worlds of politics, business, management and science an opportunity to exchange their ideas on digitization. Topics for discussion should be submitted by 31 August 2018.

www.igf.swiss

Save the Date: Symposium on ICT and Education

1. June 2018 / educa.ch / Event

This year's symposium takes place on 8 November 2018 as part of Swissdidac at the Bernexpo. The central theme of this year's symposium is data policy in the education system. The programme and further information will follow in the course of the summer.

www.educa.ch (German)

3rd International Congress on Vocational and Professional Education

17. April 2018 / 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.

vpet-congress.ch

Informatics: visions for tomorrow

18. January 2018 / Event

February 8, in Berne UniS, the Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT) will present the importance, possibilities and visions of informatics to decision makers and teachers. The event's aim is to discuss future oriented teaching with informatics on all school levels. Presentations are also in English.

naturwissenschaften.ch

European Data Protection Day

25. January 2018 / Event

To mark the date, the Zurich data protection supervisor invites on Sunday, 28 January, to the event «The Right To Be Let Alone». A movie presentation on data protection is followed by a panel discussion on new technologies and their opportunities and hazards for our liberal democracy.

dsb.zh.ch