August 11, 2021
The Department of Education is preparing a draft decree that will define the new baccalaureate that will be taught in the 2022-2023 academic year in Catalonia and that, due to its characteristics, will condition the university entrance exams (PAU). This comes as the county is facing high school dropouts and other student retention challenges.
August 10, 2021
The General Inspectorate of Education and Science (IGEC) has instituted, in the last two years, 66 disciplinary proceedings related to irregularities in the attribution of grades to students, having applied 64 sanctions to schools, ranging from written reprimands to suspension of functions.
August 10, 2021
Prime Minister Babiš announced graduation didactic tests will not have to be taken by those students of health and social sciences who have distance, evening or combined study. Other students in these fields have received relief before because they work in hospitals or nursing homes due to the Covid-19 epidemic. At the same time, the Prime Minister asked all graduates for patience.
August 09, 2021
The National Center for External Evaluation of Education (NCVVO) has announced pass thresholds for all compulsory and elective subjects at the state matriculation exam this year.
August 09, 2021
French President Emmanuel Macron has officially announced the closure of the École Nationale d’Administration, or ENA, the elite grande école that has trained France’s high-ranking civil servants and many of its political and business leaders for nearly three-quarters of a century. It will be replaced by a more socially diverse institution.
August 09, 2021
The Wallonia-Brussels Federation announced that there will be official results and a recalculated score for the CE1D and CESS exams.
August 06, 2021
The Pedagogical University of Maputo (UP Maputo) and other educational institutions in Mozambique highly value their education ties with Vietnamese partners and wish to strengthen bilateral cooperation in language training (Portuguese and Vietnamese) for students as well as diversify the forms of educational collaboration between the two countries.
August 06, 2021
Since the start of the September academic year, the reform of the PACES has applied to all French universities. The major challenge: to abolish the numerus clausus applied until then. The number of students who can access the second year is now set by the universities themselves according to their capacity. The process is modified, but the principle of selection after the first year remains valid.
August 05, 2021
Students at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) will have their route to advanced certification shortened from four years to three. Starting next year, 16 ITE courses will transition to a curriculum structure that will see students go straight through to Higher Nitec courses and earn the certification in three years.
August 04, 2021
While the true extent of the 2020 matric examination leaks might never be known, officials investigating these irregularities are emphatic that the exams have not been compromised.
August 04, 2021
The National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2021 National Common Entrance Examination (NCEE) into Federal Unity Colleges from May 29 to June 5. NECO also recently has ruled out extending registration for the 2021 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for institution-based candidates.
August 03, 2021
Determined to hold annual board examinations for students of secondary and higher secondary classes, the government on Wednesday scaled down the exams to only elective subjects which would begin after July 10 across the country.
August 03, 2021
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has decided to provide provisional admission to A2 students, whose Cambridge exams have been postponed to October-November, in the Fall 2021 semester in universities to avoid their loss.
August 02, 2021
The written Abitur exams in Hamburg expired under special conditions due to Covid-19 2021. Mathematics and English written exams were better this year than the year before. According to the school authorities, the number of students has increased, especially in math, compared to the 2020 Abitur class.
July 30, 2021
Oral exams are canceled all over the country, due to a several thousand students and several hundred teachers in quarantine. Many have pointed out that the infection situation has led to many students missing out on education programs, which in turn could lead to an unfair situation for many.
July 30, 2021
The Ministry of National Education unveiled the official exam calendar for the three school cycles for the year 2020/2021.
July 30, 2021
Secondary school graduates will not take their final exam, known as “maturita” in Slovak, this year. The decision was adopted due to the current developments with the Covid-19 pandemic. The final exam should reflect their four-year work, the Education Ministry suggested.
July 30, 2021
The return to school of year eight and matriculation (matura) exam students is possible for students in Poland. Matura exams began in May with professional examinations and examinations to confirm professional qualifications will be held in June and July.
July 28, 2021
The Assembly of the Republic approved the carrying out of national exams to improve the internal classification in secondary education, a possibility that was not foreseen in the scope of the exceptional measures due to the pandemic.
July 28, 2021
The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) is scheduled to organise the high school graduation exam in two phases if the COVID-19 epidemic develops in a complicated manner, in which the first phase will take place on July 7-8 as planned while the second phase will be held for F0, F1, F2 candidates in isolated areas.