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• 23. November 2023
• C3, Sensengasse 3, 1090 Vienna

Technologies play an essential role in achieving SDG4. Especially during the Covid 19 pandemic, the enormous potential, but also the limits and risks of technology use in education became clear. Consequently, the GEM Report 2023 is dedicated to the topic "Technology in education: A tool on whose…

Two other cultural techniques that have been cultivated in Austria for centuries were today included in the Representative UNESCO List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity: "Lipizzan horse breeding traditions" and "timber rafting".

As the new school year begins in many parts of the world, new UNESCO data shows that 244 million children and youth between the ages of 6 and 18 worldwide are still out of school. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, calls for collective mobilization to ensure that the right of every child to access…

Equal education opportunities benefit both girls and boys and the broader society. While girls continue to face severe disadvantages and inequalities in education, the report shows that boys face similar and different challenges, that they also need support. Supporting boys does not mean that girls…

The extensive knowledge regarding Traditional Irrigation is to become part of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO – A multinational nomination of Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland for the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of…

"Digital generation. Our generation: Learning in the era of COVID-19"The gender digital divide has meant that many girls have missed out on education in the last year. More men than women have access to the internet in most regions of the world.