EDUCHANGE 2025
The EDUCHANGE project aims to be one of the first to conduct experiments in several countries with different education systems (Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Iceland). The project aims to develop programs that can reduce inequality in educational transitions. The project addresses both the transition from primary to secondary school and from secondary to higher education.
The research is aimed at students at compulsory schools, right before they transition to secondary education, and at upper secondary school students who are close to graduation. The core of the research builds on an intervention design where randomly chosen groups of students sit through information sessions and guidance sessions while others are part of the control group. At different time points, before and after the intervention, students, parents, and guidance professionals answer questionnaire surveys. The aim of the research is to identify educational programs and intervensions that have been proven to reduce inequalities.
The EDUCHANGE project is fully funded by the European Union through the European Research Council (ERC). The project is based at the University of Iceland. More info here.
