On Tuesday 18 March, the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) published a report on the Digital Education Accelerator, a pilot programme of the European Digital Education Hub funded by Erasmus+.
Between 2022 and 2024, 21 digital education solutions from 11 Member States have been supported through a mechanism that combines mentoring, user testing, intensive coaching and strategic networking.
This programme, organised around three annual editions, each time offered an intensive six-month course for the teams selected.
The Accelerator aimed to support innovative projects at all levels of education - from nursery school to adult education - focusing on themes such as artificial intelligence, accessibility, sustainability, interoperability and the skills of tomorrow.
The report lists a range of results, such as those related to the Finnish student support bot, Annie Advisor, which has grown from 24 to 43 partner institutions and been exported to four other European countries.
Similarly, the Belgian online school d-teach has contributed to creating an international community of online schools (ICONS) and helped build links between the European and African educational spheres by organising the first Edtech (educational technology) summit in Senegal.
Finally, this feedback highlights the positive impact of face-to-face meetings on team dynamics, the personalised support provided by mentors and the flexible approach to constraints specific to educational start-ups.
Read the report: https://aeur.eu/f/g27 (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)