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The right to education has been recognized by the United Nations and several governments around the world.

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Girls plant a tree at a school in Pakistan

The schoolgirls helping Pakistan plant 240 million trees

The schoolgirls helping Pakistan plant 240 million trees

Students at a school in Rawalpindi are taking part in a government plan to plant millions of trees this spring.
Nature and EnvironmentMarch 9, 202301:03 min
Afghan girls weaving carpets after the Taliban imposed restrictions on their education

Banned from education, Afghan women turn to carpet weaving

Banned from education, Afghan women turn to carpet weaving

Afghan women take up carpet weaving to feed their familiies after the Taliban crackdown on their rights.
SocietyMarch 9, 202302:29 min
People perform yoga in front of the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai, India

How healthy are India's 1.4 billion people?

How healthy are India's 1.4 billion people?

India is now the world's most-populous country. But what do the data say about the health of its 1.4 billion people?
SocietyMarch 4, 2023
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Hungary: Parents protest at crosswalks for better education

Hungary: Parents protest at crosswalks for better education

Parents across Hungary have been staging protests at pedestrian crossings, calling for a reform of the education system.
PoliticsMarch 1, 202302:57 min
A slum-school under a flyover in New Delhi

A slum-school under a flyover in New Delhi

A slum-school under a flyover in New Delhi

Young teachers tutor slum children free of charge. The children learn in order to realize their dreams.
SocietyMarch 1, 202302:14 min
Five people wearing blue scrubs in a hospital in Germany

Ukrainian doctors receive specialist training in Germany

Ukrainian doctors receive specialist training in Germany

Ukrainian doctors are learning how to treat seriously injured soldiers at a clinic in western Germany.
HealthFebruary 5, 2023
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In the spotlight

OpenAI and ChatGTP logos

ChatGPT is changing education, AI experts say — but how?

University students are using the artificial intelligence to write academic essays. Is it a threat, opportunity or both?
ScienceJanuary 24, 2023
Afghan women protesting against the education ban

Afghan women protest ban on university education

Afghan girls may now only complete school until sixth grade, but are barred from secondary and higher education
EducationDecember 22, 2022
Eco Africa – The Environment Magazine

Rwanda's next generation of environmentalists

The Biodiversity Conservation Organisation has launched a project aimed at the young generation.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 10, 202205:05 min
Children in Gelsenkirchen take part in a special pilot project

Providing education for children in need

A project in Gelsenkirchen is providing fairer educational opportunities for children in poverty.
SocietyOctober 13, 2022
A girl walks to a makeshift school under a metro bridge in New Delhi, India

India: Menstruation taboos are forcing girls out of school

Millions of girls in India are missing out on school due to stigma over periods and a lack of sanitary facilities.
EducationOctober 5, 2022
two international students working in a library

International students from Ukraine face deadline in Germany

Ukrainian refugees can easily apply for a two-year residency permit, but the fast-track process isn't available for all.
SocietyAugust 7, 2022
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Opinion

Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi

Don't let the Taliban suppress girls' education

Waslat Hasrat-Nazimi
Commentary
PoliticsMarch 31, 2022
Kommentarbild Adnan Arslan PROVISORISCH

COP26: Climate education is a must

Adnan Arslan
Guest commentary
Nature and EnvironmentOctober 31, 2021
Christian F. Trippe, head of DW's Eastern Europe department and the Russian desk 

A slap for Ukraine's language law

Christian F. Trippe
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 13, 2017
Rescheto Juri Kommentarbild App

Putin the teacher gets an 'F'

Juri Rescheto
Commentary
PoliticsSeptember 1, 2017
Thurau Jens Kommentarbild App

Education crisis in Germany over

Jens Thurau
Commentary
SocietySeptember 16, 2016