The Global Education Week 2026
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.
To learn more about activities taking place in each country or organised by international organisations, please visit the platform or contact the relevant contact listed below.
If would like to organise an activity as part of the Global Education Week, please contact the Global Education Network member in your country.
If there is no member in your country, please contact the North-South Centre of the Council of Europe.
Albania
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ASDO will run a workshop in Tirana to strengthen young people’s digital skills, employability and responsible use of AI. |
Andorra
Austria
Südwind will coordinate workshops, small grants, teacher training and national showcases to help schools and youth groups explore positive, sustainable futures and global citizenship.
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cyprus
CARDET and the Cyprus Pedagogical Institute will organise events on inclusive and ethical digital education, teaching sensitive historical topics, and making cities more accessible.
Croatia
Czechia
Denmark
• Bonolab - 
Estonia
France
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Activities will take place for the Festival des solidarités in Benin, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Colombia, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, France, Gabon, Guinea, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal and Togo. Local groups will organise events such as film screenings, debates, theatre, school activities and community fairs, focusing on the environment and peoples’ rights. |
Germany
International Organisations
European Federation for Intercultural Learning (EFIL): Educators from seven European countries will take part in an online meet-up about intercultural learning and student mobility. EFIL will also coordinate a youth PEACE Camp in Belgium, bringing together young people and volunteer educators to explore active citizenship and global education.
Ireland
One World Week will bring young people, educators and community leaders together to explore human rights and what an equal and just world could look like.
Kosovo*
Edutask Institute will host the StartLab360 Youth Innovation Forum, where young people will present ideas and develop practical solutions to community challenges.
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Liberia
- National Civil Society of Liberia (NCSCL)
Malta
Republic of Moldova
Montenegro
Morocco
Netherlands
Nuffic will provide schools with global citizenship teaching resources and encourage pupils to share short videos about global citizenship and related projects.
North Macedonia
Poland
Grupa Zagranica will coordinate a nationwide programme involving schools, libraries, cultural institutions and NGOs, supported by educational resources, teacher training and a central activity platform.
Romania
The Ministry of Education and Research will coordinate activities across the country, including debates, exhibitions and campaigns on global citizenship, solidarity, sustainability, peace and youth engagement.
Serbia
Slovenia
SLOGA Platform will coordinate and promote activities organised by its member organisations, NGOs, educational institutions and other partners.
Spain
Movimiento 4.7
Türkiye
United Kingdom
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Our Shared World and Cymru Global will deliver a story-writing workshop to promote the Global Stories competition to schools and organisations. |
The North-South Centre of the Council of Europe invites individuals, groups, schools and organisations to take part in “Global Stories”, a fiction-writing initiative implemented as part of the Global Education Week 2026.
More information
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Explore highlights from previous editions:
- Edition 2025
- Edition 2024
- Edition 2023
- Edition 2022
- Edition 2021
- Edition 2020
- Edition 2019
- Edition 2018
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*All references to Kosovo, whether the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.
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.
