Category: education

OECD study: early learning in Estonia, England and USA

IELS is a new OECD study that aims to provide reliable data that enables countries to analyse and improve children’s early learning experiences. In 2018, a large-scale main study was carried out in Estonia, England and the United States. The aim of the IELS study is to collect detailed information on early learning and key […]

Estonian tech firms invest in public education

‘I think it does not sweep anyone off their feet hearing that young women are less likely to continue their academic path in IT or to choose their career in tech compared to men,’ writes Anett Numa, the digital transformation adviser at the E-Estonia briefing centre. ‘We do not perceive this pattern only in Estonia […]

University of Tartu is one of the best in emerging Europe and Central Asia

In the newly published ranking list of universities from emerging Europe and Central Asia, the University of Tartu has reached second place. This is also the highest among Estonian universities. The ranking list has been compiled by the international consultation firm Quacquarelli Symonds (QS). QS has been ranking the best universities from emerging Europe and […]

Experts from Estonia, Finland and UAE discussed personalised learning at EXPO

Education experts from Estonia, Finland and the United Arab Emirates discussed the future of education at the panel ‘Personalised Education Empowered by Technology’. The discussion was aired live on EXPO 2020 Dubai Youtube channel on December 16 2020. See the link to the recording below.  2020 has been a challenging year, but such unprecedented times […]

New book discusses PISA 2018 results in 10 countries

The new book on PISA 2018 results analyzes 10 countries with very different educational systems, including Estonia. The open-access book “Improving a Country’s Education: PISA 2018 Results in 10 Countries” was published by Springer. The book was edited by Prof Nuno Crato, former minister of Education of Portugal. The Estonian chapter “A Positive PISA Experience” […]

Estonia to unleash AI for personalisation of education

Although we understand that every student is unique, teaching in schools is still optimised to an average student. To get beyond this, the Education and Youth Board and the Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia have started building a personalised learning path infrastructure. The infrastructure enables the collection and usage of personal learning experiences while respecting […]

COVID-19 didn’t affect the exam results in Estonia

The state examinations show that the average results of the students this year are like those of previous years despite the COVID-19. Though, the results should not be compared by year as the exams were not essential to graduate from high school this year. In the last academic year, students had the option of taking […]

Survey: Estonians’ trust in science is strong

Estonians’ trust in science is very high (78%) by the study by the Estonian Science Barometer. Most Estonians see scientists as experts based on the report. Interest in science is like that in Finland, but higher than, for example, in Sweden or Switzerland. The most interested in science are the Estonian-speakers, men, people under 65 […]

Estonia shared its digitalisation experience at the World Bank seminar

Experts from World Bank and Latin American and Caribbean countries discussed digital technology in education in times of pandemics. The online event was organized around three aspects of digital technology: access for all, access to digital finance and the importance of digital technology in education.  Heli Aru-Chabilan from Estonian Education and Youth Board shared the […]