April 17, 2025
The Swedish National Agency for Education is canceling the digital national exams this spring, the agency wrote in a press release.
The reason is that several serious shortcomings have been discovered, including students' personal data being leaked to teachers who should not have access to it.
April 16, 2025
Hong Kong鈥檚 education minister has said that schools are on the 鈥渇rontline鈥 of preventing the spread of 鈥渟oft resistance,鈥 as students may develop 鈥渆xtreme, biased鈥 values due to online rumours.
April 16, 2025
Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents
April 15, 2025
Leaving Cert results will fall this year as pandemic grade inflation begins to be phased out.
April 14, 2025
The number of students caught cheating in their Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams has more than doubled in the space of a year. The State Examinations Commission (SEC) said 86 results had been withheld for last year鈥檚 Leaving Cert compared to 39 in 2023.
April 11, 2025
A UK delegation from top universities visited Egypt鈥檚 New Administrative Capital, marking the largest UK higher education delegation to the country.
April 10, 2025
With Vietnamese students playing a key role in New Zealand鈥檚 economy, the two countries are set to strengthen their educational ties.
April 09, 2025
Postgraduate international student interest in the US has taken a sharp dive under Donald Trump鈥檚 second administration, falling by more than 40% from January-March 2025.
April 08, 2025
It was a system update that caused the error in the Swedish National Agency for Education's platform for digital national exams. The error led to the cancellation of this spring's digital exams.
April 07, 2025
Scottish voters are divided over Scotland鈥檚 policy of free tuition for Scottish students as the crisis over university finances intensified.
April 04, 2025
Cuts to funding for a GCSE course which teaches students road safety have been reversed.
April 03, 2025
A massive 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, causing widespread devastation. The tremors didn鈥檛 stop at Myanmar鈥檚 borders鈥攖hey rippled across the region, rattling buildings in China, Cambodia, Bangladesh, and India. In Bangkok, the Thai capital, skyscrapers shook violently, metro services halted, and terrified residents poured into the streets.
April 02, 2025
The Ministry of National Education presented a project that will strengthen higher education in Colombia, offering benefits to both public and private higher education institutions, as well as to thousands of students across the country.
April 01, 2025
Jordan's Ministry of Education will announce the results of the 2024 Tawjihi supplementary exam
March 31, 2025
The Ministry of National Education reaffirms its commitment to educational development in the most remote regions of Colombia through an ambitious expansion project at the Col贸n campus of the Putumayo Institute of Technology. With an investment of more than $8.725 billion, plus additional funding, this initiative promises to transform educational opportunities in this important Amazonian region.
March 28, 2025
Early childhood care; literacy; inclusive education; comprehensive training with sports, art, and culture; and formative assessment were among the topics covered during the visit by a commission from the Ministry of National Education, led by Vice Minister Gloria Carrasco Ram铆rez.
March 27, 2025
Contentious liability clause that could have exposed institutions to being sued by Holocaust deniers is scrapped
March 26, 2025
DfE urged to delay ending funding of popular programme so that hundreds of students can complete their courses
March 25, 2025
Jordan鈥檚 Ministry of Education said Sunday it introduced a new national framework for student assessment across all grades, aiming to enhance the evaluation system in line with royal visions and global standards.
March 24, 2025
The Supreme Committee for Examinations held a meeting chaired by the Minister of Education and Scientific Research, Hassan Al-Saadi, to discuss mechanisms for preparing for the general certificate exams (basic and secondary) for the academic year 1446.