News & Events

Current news from EDUCA

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture visited EDUCA in Jyväskylä

Anita Lehikoinen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Culture, gave the Uno Cygnaeus Lecture in Jyväskylä in early October. In her speech on the history, present and future of Finnish educational system she boldly assessed the policy choices made. She also discussed ongoing research projects with EDUCA's post doc researchers.

The first EDUCA Consortium Meeting strengthened team spirit

More than 150 EDUCA Flagship researchers, mentors and stakeholder representatives gathered in Helsinki in mid-September for a joint Consortium Meeting.

EDUCA flagship presented in Tiedonportti magazine

The latest issue of the University of Jyväskylä's Tiedonportti online science magazine presents the university's first flagship project EDUCA, which is internationally unique.

EDUCA-Doc doctoral researchers started their doctoral training at the University of Jyväskylä

The EDUCA-Doc doctoral researchers in education and psychology at Jyväskylä started their three-year work at the beginning of August.

How to put education policy to the test?

Finland is testing changes in national education before committing to them – and showing how randcomized controlled trials can take the guesswork out of policy-making

Events

EDUCA will be presented at Ruusupuisto on 6.11.2024

In the spring and autumn semesters of 2024, the University of Jyväskylä will organise an open opportunity for all interested to learn about the faculties' cutting-edge research and emerging research areas. The event will be in Finnish.

M.A Teppo Toikka will defend his doctoral dissertation on 29.11.2024

The doctoral dissertation in educational sciences titled "Building a School as a Learning Community: Exploring the Development of a Unified Comprehensive School in Finland" will be defended on November 29 at 12:00 in Ruusupuisto, room RUUD101 (Juho).

EDUCA workshop Consortium meeting 12.-13.9.2024 University of Helsinki

EDUCA Flagship Kick Off 25.4.2024

Learning outcomes are on the decline, school absences are increasing and technologies are transforming education. Come find out how the Future of Education EDUCA flagship is tackling these challenges.