"This poster presents a cross-border initiative to develop a harmonised, industry-aligned education framework for entry-level offshore wind technicians. The collaboration connects vocational educators, industry representatives, and policymakers to co-create a suite of shared training modules based on …

This article explores how schools can function as a pedagogical in-between space, or a pedagogical inter-space, and how lecturers can act professionally within this space, of which they themselves are also a part. Met een samenvatting in het Nederlands: De school als een ‘pedagogische tussenruimte’ …

Second career teachers (SCT) are key role models in vocational education (VE) because they prepare students for the vocational practice they were part of, and they bring up-to-date vocational knowledge and skills into VE schools. Therefore, the early leaving of SCTs in VE is a problem, adding to the …

This article presents the SEED PV Summer School, a blended international training that combined theory and hands-on learning in solar photovoltaics. The programme brought together VET and higher-education learners, teachers and industry partners from five SEED regions. Feedback confirmed that collaboration …

The transition to sustainable energy systems is both technological and social, requiring new forms of learning, collaboration, and governance. This poster examines how inclusive skills ecosystems can foster a just energy transition by drawing on insights from a bi-continental capacity-building network …

Van 23 tot en met 25 juni 2025 kwamen in Dublin ruim 130 onderzoekers, beleidsmakers en onderwijsprofessionals uit 29 landen bijeen tijdens EDUsummIT 2025. Het centrale thema, Designing Education Ecosystems for the Future: The Role of Digital Technologies, vormde het uitgangspunt voor intensieve samenwerking …

A goal of science education is for students to develop scientific literacy. Scientific literacy involves the acquisition of factual scientific knowledge and the ability to assess the credibility of scientific assertation. Furthermore, students should be able to include ethical considerations. Realising …

Concerns about the resilience of democracy are accompanied by calls for schools to strengthen their citizenship education. This article describes the findings from the Dutch participation in an international comparative study in 2022 on the citizenship competences of young people in the second grade …

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, launched during the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in December 2022, encourages governments, companies and investors to publish data on their nature-related risks, dependencies and impacts. These disclosures are intended to drive businesses …

Construction and Demolition Waste (CDW) is the main driver of resource consumption and waste generation in Europe. Although most European countries achieved 70% recovery rate of CDW, the majority is used for backfilling. Therefore, opportunities for Circular Economy (CE) practices in CDW management are …