About this edition

This year, the Global Education Week focuses on how critical thinking and engaging with different perspectives can reshape the narratives we live by turning awareness into collective action and contributing to a stronger democracy.

To know more about the theme of this year and its motto, read the Concept Note.

 From 16 to 22 November

​ Everyone is welcome to participate and contribute to making a difference.

Registered activities

Activities per country will be announced in this section from September onwards.

How you can join

You can take part in the Global Education Week in two ways:

1. Participate in an existing activity;

2. Organise your own!

You can find all the necessary information, along with visual materials and some inpiration for activities in the Infopack available on this page.  

Infopack 2026


 

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iLegend III

The Global Education Week is an awareness-raising initiative implemented by the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe and the Global Education Network in the framework of the iLEGEND III, a joint programme of the European Union and the Council of Europe: co-funded by the European Union and the Council of Europe. 

The activities organised in the framework of the Global Education Week are the sole responsibility of the implementing partners and do not necessarily reflect the views of the European Union or the Council of Europe.