Partners from the Lighthouse EdTech Initiative met in Jacobs Haus to share what they had learned from six pilots testing digital learning tools in Swiss classrooms.

Partners from the Lighthouse EdTech Initiative met in Jacobs Haus to share what they had learned from six pilots testing digital learning tools in Swiss classrooms.

Lessons from a Colombia education initiative on what it takes to keep multi-sector collaborations focused, locally owned, and built to last.

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The 2026 What Works Hub for Global Education Conference explores foundational learning policy & programme implementation in the Global South.

Following the earthquake that struck Colombia on 10 August, the Jacobs Foundation is committing CHF 5 million to safeguard children’s access to education

The Impact Equation Podcast. Conversations with leaders shaping a brighter future. Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

Applications are open for the BOLD Science Communication Fellowship, and close on 31 October.

SCALE represents one of Africa's largest education system-strengthening partnerships and an innovative model for financing nationally led reform.

Early life experiences crucially shape human development, particularly during the period from birth to preschool age. Perhaps one of the biggest paradoxes in developmental psychology is that there is ...

Our fourth country of focus will be Colombia.

LEVANTE is an ambitious project designed to coordinate data collection by research teams on children’s learning variability within and across individuals, groups, and cultures.

IFFEd strengthens global education financing by integrating evidence-based solutions to unlock billions in funding for effective interventions, improving outcomes for children worldwide.

The Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellows attended the first all-cohorts meeting under the new partnership in Versailles.

The Jacobs CIFAR Research Fellows attended the first all-cohorts meeting under the new partnership in Versailles.

From 3 to 5 June 2026, the Jacobs Foundation convened researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and partners in Marbach, Germany, for its annual conference, “From Evidence to Action: Charting the LEVA...