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Educational policy

Find out today what society will need tomorrow. This is where you will discover who looks after such issues as equality of opportunity and international competitiveness in the educational sector.

13.08.2012
Kinder mit Tablet
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Bund-Länder Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion

The German federal and Länder governments pull together in the same direction for the innovations of tomorrow: with a firm foundation on the Basic Law, the Joint Science Conference (GWK - Gemeinsame Wissenschaftskonferenz) promotes science and research on a national level. The GWK has been working in Bonn as the successor of the Federal-Länder Commission for Educational Planning and Research Promotion since 2008.

www.gwk-bonn.de

Trade Union for Education and Science

Do you know what “Schupopos” are? It’s simple really: they’re the school-related political opinions of the Trade Union for Education and Science (GEW – Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft) that you can read here. They will help you to become more familiar with the organization that represents teachers’ interests and all the educational and social issues affecting the learners.

www.gew.de