Educational network

An educational network or educational network is understood as a cooperation between different educational institutions in which either

• similar educational institutions of a state ,
• Cooperate with educational institutions of a federal state ,
• an international cooperation in a specific field takes place,
• or there are collaborations and networks of universities spread around the world .

Cooperation within a state

She finds v. a. take place between educational institutions of a similar nature. Examples are:

• the rectors' conference of a state at the management level of universities, e.g. B.
  • in Germany the German Rectors' Conference (HRK)
  • or the Rectors' Conference of the conservatoires
  • in Austria the Austrian University Conference
  • in Switzerland the Rectors' Conference of the Swiss Universities
• direct cooperation between several universities, such as
  • a university association of two or more universities
• specially founded working groups for the cooperation of technically related universities or departments, e.g. B.
  • the French Institute national des sciences appliquées for applied sciences,
  • the German Insurance Academy and the Central Eastern European Institute ,
  • the German Center for General Scientific Further Education ,
  • the Bernstein Network , a research network for Computational Neuroscience,
  • the central office for distance learning at universities of applied sciences , etc.

For example, there is cooperation between schools and adult education

• in many countries the forms of cooperation between places of learning or international schools ,
• in Germany the reporting system for advanced training
  • the German UNESCO Commission
  • the information center for education north-south
  • the working group of German educational institutions
  • the State Central Agency for Distance Learning , or
  • the Association of Islamic Cultural Centers ;
• in Austria the Faculty for Interdisciplinary Research and Training
  • the cooperation for professional development of the business development institute
  • the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bildungshäuser Österreich ;
• in Switzerland the Education and Development Foundation and
  • the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Education Directors .

Trade union organizations also deal with school cooperation, such as the German Association for Education and Upbringing .

Cooperation in federal states

The forms of educational cooperation vary greatly depending on the state and federal state. Some aspects are mentioned using the example of German federal states:

• Education portal Thuringia
• Initiativkreis Ruhr , educational network and partner schools
• Coordination office for vocational orientation in Lower Saxony
• Association of Lower Saxony Educational Initiatives
• Working group of German educational institutions (political education)
• Education network Leverkusen (NRW)
• SaarLernNetz,
• TUSCH Berlin (cultural education, 122 schools)
• Netlog , an internet platform for education and social networks.

The nationwide coordination of education policy in Germany is mainly carried out by the Conference of Ministers of Education .

International cooperation

The most comprehensive organization is the International Science Council ICSU , to which international professional associations such as the IUGG and IUGS (Geosciences), the Union for Geography , for Astronomy , for Mathematics , for Physics and Chemistry , for Radio Technology , for Biology and for Psychology belong.

Global, comprehensive organizations are the International Association of Universities (an educational network affiliated to UNESCO) or the World Decade of Education for Sustainable Development and the educational projects of the OECD . The European Union is also promoting transnational cooperation in the education sector with the Socrates program (now the “Lifelong Learning Program”).

There are also numerous initiatives from states to individual partner countries, e.g. B. the International Science Years initiated by the German Ministry of Education (BMBF) or the ASEA-UNINET between Austria and East Asia.

In addition, there are international collaborations between related institutes themselves, for example for

• Forest research institutes
• Soil science research institutes
• Cartographic institutes
• Earth rotation and reference systems
• Materials research
• Culture and history
• Standardization institutes
• Museums
• Psychological associations .

At the non-academic level, schools with a similar orientation cooperate , in Europe for example

• ESA - European Schools for Higher Education in Administration and Management
• German-Polish committee for educational cooperation

International exchange programs should be mentioned personally , such as the EU's Erasmus program for European universities or the USA's Fulbright program .

International university networks

• ASEAN university network
• Euroleague for Life Sciences
• Grupo Compostela
• Joan Lluís Vives Institute
• Network of Balkan Universities
• Network of Black Sea Universities
• Matariki University Network
• Universitas 21
• Utrecht network
• World Congress of Universities
• Young European Research Universities Network

See also

• Network media libraries for archives, libraries and documentation centers in Germany
• Democratic Education (English: Democratic Education ), a worldwide movement for greater freedom of choice over the organization of schools
• German education server

Web links

• Lower Austrian education network
• Salzburg education network
• Education network Styria
• Education network Vienna
• Digital education network Bavaria
• Education network Hessen-West
• Education network Lower Saxony
• NRW-Bildungsnetz, state association of adult education centers in North Rhine-Westphalia
• Education network Rhineland-Palatinate
• Thuringian education network for civic and volunteers
• BildungsNetzSaar