Southern Cross University became the latest Australian university to offer up to one year of credit toward selected degrees for eligible TAFE students. The change supports national efforts to improve movement between vocational education and higher education.
Australia appointed five grantees under the Maritime Skills and Training Initiative to train new seafarers. The implementation milestone creates funded sea-time and training pathways for more than 20 trainee and cadet seafarers each year over four years.
Australia launched a national Social Cohesion Education Hub to give schools and educators access to quality-assured resources on antisemitism, social cohesion, and discrimination. The hub is part of the education ministers’ response to the Special Envoy’s plan and will add further resources over time.
The Finnish National Agency for Education introduced digital certificates for the National Certificates of Language Proficiency, known as YKI tests. The change follows an amendment to the government decree on national language proficiency certificates.
Denmark created the Ministry of Research, Education and Digitalisation by combining the former Ministry of Higher Education and Science with the Ministry of Digitalisation. Christina Egelund was appointed minister for the combined portfolio.
The National Agency for Education confirmed revised mandatory mapping materials for preschool class and assessment support for grade 1. The revised materials are mandatory from the autumn term 2026.
The Netherlands implemented education-related elements of the EU Asylum and Migration Pact. Compulsory-school-age asylum-seeking children must receive education as soon as possible and no later than two months after arrival.
Ofqual fined Cambridge English £875,000 after automated marking errors led to incorrect results for tens of thousands of IELTS candidates between 2023 and 2025.
British Columbia announced the opening of Capilano University’s first on-campus student housing building in North Vancouver. The project provides housing for 362 students and includes accessible units and a dining hall.
British Columbia announced completion of an addition at Wellington Secondary school in Nanaimo. The project adds 150 student seats and is expected to open to students in September 2026.