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Global Education Olympiad

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Education

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Timeframe 01.08.2026-30.06.2027 Aktiivne
Target group Põhikooli ja gümnaasiumi õpilased
Budget 12 932 EUR
Funders
  • ESTDEV
Partners

The objective of the Olympiad is to provide students who are already interested in global education with an opportunity to test and develope their knowledge and skills, while offering teachers a new and engaging teaching experience. In addition, the project will help bring global education closer to schools and students, as many institutions currently lack a structured approach to global education within the curriculum.

Project objectives

The aim of the project is to organise a Global Education Olympiad for lower secondary school students (Grades 8–9) in April 2026. This competition will be the first of its kind in Estonia. In the 2026/2027 academic year, we also plan to introduce an Olympiad for upper secondary school students.

Actions and results

We expect to have at least 50 participants in 2026 and 100 final round participants in 2027. The project will be led by teachers in collaboration with experts in the field. Key activities include developing Olympiad tasks, onboarding schools and partners, organising outreach seminars, conducting the preliminary and final rounds of the Olympiad, and hosting a global education seminar for teachers. The primary target group and beneficiaries are students in grades 8–12 across Estonia and their teachers.

The Olympiad is designed as a repeatable and scalable model, with the long-term aim of increasing access to global competence, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills among Estonian lower and upper secondary school students.