Welcome to Eduserver, your guide to education in Germany!Germany information
- General information
- Official addresses
- Education system facts
- Learning German
- Exchange programmes
- Germany for young people
- Youth work and youth policy in Germany and Europe
Germany for young people - Work & life in Germany
- Current topics
- In Focus: Cultural Education in Germany
- Education for Democratic Citizenship
- Environmental education/sustainability in Germany
- International Perspectives on Multilingualism
- Immigration Policy Germny
- April 23: UNESCO World Day of Books and Copyright
- Educational Monitoring in Germany (English language resources)
- German literature and searching for literature in Germany
- Book Fair 2013: Guest of Honour- Brazil
- Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice
Current topics
Welcome to Eduserver, your guide to education in Germany!
Please browse the left menu bar to view thematic dossiers. You can alternatively subscribe to our English language RSS newsfeed, write to the editor , or check out “What’s new” below. In this section, we present topical issues, e.g. new thematic dossiers and documents.
Dossier
Special Needs and Inclusive Education in Germany: basic facts
You will find information on inclusive education in Germany here, a focus is placed on school education – legal framework, principles, recent developments - an international perspective
Editors' tip
Vocational Training in Germany: How does it work?
http://www.bmwi.de/English/Redaktion/Pdf/dual-system-of-vocational-training-germany,property=pdf,bereich=bmwi2012,sprache=en,rwb=true.pdf
The brochure, published by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, informs about the system of dual vocation and training that is well established in Germany, combining company-based training with vocational education at school.
Editors' tip
In focus: 10 reasons to know about school holidays in Europe
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/focus-on/10_reasons_about_school_holidays.php
Each year, Eurydice publishes a report on school calendars in Europe. Readers comments give evidence to the popularity of this document, some reasons (ranging from the enlightening to the bizarre) are published here.
Editors' tip
Can education make us happy?
http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/education/eurydice/focus-on/Can_education_make_us_happy.php
In recent years, international organisations have developed diverse indicator-based comparisons of "well-being" and tried to grasp what ingredients determine the quality of life. While education is regarded as a key to happiness, motivation seems to be eqqually important.
