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Extracurricular Learning Spaces

Live Ideas: New Teutolab for Social Sciences Launched

Bielefeld (GER), January 2026 - In early 2026, Bielefeld University is establishing a new extracurricular learning space with the teutolab for social sciences. Combining politics, economics and sociology, it invites young people to critically explore everyday life, social conflicts and future challenges. Researchers at the university are developing new ways to empower young people in times of growing uncertainty and political polarisation.

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2.7 Million Euros Funding

Turning Garden and Crop Waste into Plastics

Oldenbourg (GER), January 2026 - Turning green waste, hay and algae into fully biodegradable plastics for use in medical products, car components, insulation and packaging is the goal of a new Junior Research Group at the University of Oldenburg.

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Microcredential Course

Scrum Alliance and Northwestern University Launch New Change Management Course

Tristan Boutros, CEO of Scrum AllianceDenver, CO (USA), November 2025 - Scrum Alliance®, a global leader in agility-based training and certification, and Northwestern University School of Professional Studies, renowned for its prestigious academic programs and dedicated approach to professional development, has announced the launch of a course formed in partnership: Change Management: Overcoming Resistance for Agile Transformation.

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Community Collaboration

Beijing Open University visits Norway

Torunn Gjelsvik – ICDE Secretary General, Xiaoge Xu - President of Beijing Open University Oslo (NO), October 2025 - ICDE welcomed representatives from Beijing Open University, including President Xiaoge Xu, for a packed programme with Norwegian members from Flexible Education Norway, University of Inland Norway, and Kristiania University of Applied Sciences.

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ICL Budapest

2025 IELA Academic Division Winners Announced

New York, NY (USA), October 2025 - The International E-Learning Association (IELA) announced the winners of its 2025 Academic Division Awards. IELA President Dr. David Guralnick revealed the honorees during the final day of the 28th International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL 2025), hosted at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) in Budapest, Hungary.

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Women in Cybersecurity

WiCyS Launches 2025-2026 Professional Mentorship Program

Cookeville, TEN (USA), September 2025 - Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), the nonprofit organization dedicated to the recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity is proud to announce the launch of its 2025–2026 Professional Mentorship Program. This nine-month initiative equips women in cybersecurity with structured cohort-based mentoring designed to accelerate career growth and foster professional confidence.

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ATARA

AI-Supported Analysis of Public Data for Improved Cyber Security

Halle (GER), August 2025 - On 29 July 2025, the Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH (Cyberagentur) announced the Automated Threat and Response Assessment (ATARA) research funding programme. The aim is to investigate how artificial intelligence (AI) can develop novel attack vectors against critical infrastructures and countermeasures based on publicly available information.

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