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Berlin University Alliance is funding research projects conducted by students and junior researchers The Student Research Opportunities Program x (StuROP x ) of the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) is making it easier for students to participate in research early on in their studies.

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching and learning at German brick-and-mortar universities shifted to virtual formats practically overnight.

Educational scientists at Friedrich Schiller University Jena are working on a new project studying how virtual reality can enrich teacher training - and thus also enhance teaching in schools.

In view of current social developments and global challenges - for example, climate change and world health - education for sustainable development (ESD) is becoming increasingly important.

PISA study surveys youth on global and intercultural topics Germany's youth feel well informed about global issues such as poverty and climate change, feel qualified to judge such topics and they also indicate respect for people from other cultures.

In working on individual cases, the researchers use the so-called Children's Register in the International Tracing Service set up by the Allies in 1948.

Although coming from a disadvantaged background, experiencing violence within the family, having a negative school environment or consuming violent media such as films and computer games have little or no direct influence on potential criminal behaviour among adolescents and young adults.

15-year-olds perform at high levels in reading, mathematics and natural sciences 15-year-old secondary school students in Germany are good at comprehending, using and evaluating texts.