Estonia introduced developments in AI in education
Dr Peep Küngas from Education and Youth Board Estonia had a keynote at German Alliance Digital Summit to share recent developments about the use of AI in education in Estonia. The topic for this year’s event was ‘Looking to the future’ and it was aimed to explore the positive things learned from this year and […]
Innovative ideas to support distance learning
Startup Estonia together with the Education and Youth Board held the Education Upgrade Hack 2020 – a hackathon looking for innovative ideas that could change the world of education and support distance learning. Within 48 hours 21 participating teams formed their ideas into prototypes. Among teams, there were educational experts and technologists, teachers, entrepreneurs, business developers, programmes, […]
Well-known entrepreneurs launching coding school in Estonia
Well-known Estonian entrepreneurs will open a coding school in Estonia to help reduce the growing demand for software developers in Estonia.
The Guardian: Lessons from Estonia – why it excels at digital learning during Covid
Studies in the Baltic state moved seamlessly online thanks to its early adoption of education technology. As hundreds of thousands of children in the UK found themselves shut out of education during lockdown, without access to a laptop or internet, pupils in Estonia reaped the rewards of the Baltic country’s long-term investment in digital learning. Read more
PISA 2018: Young Estonians are citizens of the world
OECD released the final volume on PISA 2018 data. The report “Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?” discloses young people’s attitudes towards global issues. According to the survey the attitudes of Estonian students towards global problems are similar to their peers in other countries. Minister of Education and Research of Estonia Mailis Reps is […]
University of Tartu and Lithuanian start-up company are developing an open learner model to enhance e-learning effectiveness
The Institute of Education of the University of Tartu and the Lithuanian start-up company BitDegree have started a cooperation project that is expected to significantly increase the effectiveness of e-learning. To this end, they research and develop an open learner model. According to Danielius Stasiulis, the founder and CEO of BitDegree, distance learning does not […]
Education Estonia and a new Estonian-Indian partnership
One of the TOP Estonian edtech companies ALPA Kids and one of the most awarded global preschool chains Little Einsteins, join forces to provide quality elearning games for Indian heritage children worldwide from right here – the heart of Education Nation – Tallinn. ALPA Kids develops playful and educational mobile applications for children aged 2-8, […]
Tallinn University opened the research lab for learning and teaching
Tallinn University now has a technology-supported learning and teaching research laboratory, EDUSPACE. At the official opening event on the 25th of September, the lab team introduced to research and application projects in the field of educational innovation, which is aimed at different levels of education. The EDUSPACE research laboratory is aimed primarily at researchers, lecturers, […]
Estonian education system provides equal opportunities for all
A comparative analysis on equality in education was published today by the OECD. The OECD PISA 2018 results demonstrate that Estonia, a top-performer in PISA tests, stands out for providing equal opportunities and Access to education for all. The Volume V „Effective Policies, Successful Schools“ of OECD PISA 2018 results focuses on how national education […]
Equity made Estonia an educational front runner
“Estonia has combined a belief in learning with equal-access technology to create one of world’s best education systems,” writes Kevin Dickinson on the Big Think web portal. Estonia became a top performer in the most recent PISA, a worldwide study of 15-year-old students’ capabilities in math, reading, and science. PISA data showed that Estonia has […]
