Students of KAUST in Saudi Arabia to receive Blockcerts Open Standard

KAUST will be the first university in the Middle East to issue the blockchain credentials, which will be available to students graduating in December 2018

University of Waterloo researchers help Canadian Paralympians improve performance in wheelchair curling

“This should really make the game more interesting,” said UW's John McPhee, who models interactions between athletes and their equipment

English and Australian universities team up to offer fully online degree

Coventry and Deakin are using the educational platform, FutureLearn, to present a postgraduate degree in Entrepreneurship

WISE Awards 2019 – Submissions now open for impactful education projects

Submissions for the awards, which celebrate the best in innovation and edtech, must be received by the 15th January

Sphero seeks global educators ‘transforming steam learning’

Applications for the Sphero Heroes ambassador programme are now open

American historical periodicals archives digitised

A partnership between Gale and the American Antiquarian Society will provide researchers and academics with new technology to analyse and explore American history

All Swiss universities to have free access to the country’s first ever cyber academy

KPMG and UK partner Immersive Labs are opening Switzerland’s first-ever cyber academy and giving free access to all students at Swiss universities and universities of applied sciences

Daring to learn in Helsinki

Charley Rogers attends Dare to Learn in Finland's capital, and finds out how the world's happiest country maintains its passion for lifelong learning

State library provides free online educational resources

Maine State Library has partnered with Gale Digital Resources to provide free access to online resources in nearly 1,000 libraries across Maine

University of Reading helps international students click

The institution has launched an online British Council course guiding students from overseas as they prepare for university life

Bullying mirror exposes online harassment

The Children and Youth Foundation installed the mirror in a shopping centre in Helsinki, to bring attention to the growing severity of cyber bullying

Why WiFi is a prevalent issue for schools

Digital skills provider becomes Certified Autism Centre

Pixel Academy, based in New York, and many of whose members are on the autism spectrum, teaches digital skills to children aged 7-16

University launches world’s first AI career coach

Federico Frattini, from MIP Politecnico di Milano, outlines the benefits of FLEXA, an AI learning platform benefitting students' job prospects

Smart glasses allow real-time classroom analytics

A recent report has shown that the use of AI in the classroom through smart glasses can help teachers to more effectively support pupils' learning

Leading German university hosts video-games conference

Harz University of Applied Sciences to host conference to inspire the games designers and digital creators of tomorrow

Social Innovation Competition 2018 announces semi-finalists

Projects from all over Europe have been created to address social innovation through technology

A double graduate life in Germany

Two of the country's universities are twinning graduate study with valuable experience in the world of work

BESA to co-host new show in Vietnam

The March 2019 event is intended to showcase the best British suppliers to the education market

American university offers Blockchain accreditation

Southern New Hampshire University to award graduates Bachelor and Associate degrees as Blockcerts