EUN PARTNERSHIP AISBL

Their core work

European Schoolnet (EUN Partnership) is a network of 34 European Ministries of Education that operates as the go-to platform for schools, teachers, and policymakers across Europe on science and technology education. They run large-scale teacher professional development programmes, coordinate the Scientix community (Europe's primary hub for STEM education), and pilot innovative educational tools — from augmented reality to maker spaces — directly in K-12 classrooms. They also conduct pan-European research on how children and young people interact with digital technologies, informing evidence-based education policy.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 period (2015–2018), EUN focused on broad science education outreach — space awareness campaigns, bioeconomy public engagement, and building the Scientix teacher networking community. From 2019 onward, the focus shifted decisively toward digital education tools, children's online experiences, and evidence-based measurement of digital skills. The recent portfolio shows a more research-oriented approach, with projects like ySKILLS and CO:RE producing longitudinal data on youth digital behaviour, alongside practical EdTech incubation through IMPACT EdTech.

EUN is moving from broad science awareness campaigns toward data-driven digital education research and structured EdTech validation pipelines — expect future projects at the intersection of AI in education, digital literacy measurement, and responsible technology use by young people.

How they like to work

EUN acts as both a project leader and a high-value partner. They coordinated 4 of their 14 projects (29%), including the two largest (Scientix 3 and 4 at EUR 3M each), while joining 10 others as a participant bringing school network access. With 97 unique consortium partners across 28 countries, they function as a hub — connecting research institutions with real classrooms at European scale. Their value to any consortium is immediate access to thousands of schools and ministries of education for piloting and dissemination.

EUN has worked with 97 different partners across 28 countries, making them one of the most broadly connected education organisations in H2020. Their Brussels base and ministry-of-education membership gives them a natural pan-European reach that few other education actors can match.

What sets them apart

EUN's defining advantage is their direct institutional link to 34 European Ministries of Education — no university or research institute can offer the same top-down access to national school systems for piloting and policy uptake. They combine this policy-level access with hands-on experience running the Scientix community of over 100,000 STEM teachers. For any consortium that needs to test educational innovations in real classrooms at scale, or demonstrate policy impact to the European Commission, EUN is effectively irreplaceable.

Highlights from their portfolio

• Scientix 4
  EUR 3M coordination budget — Europe's flagship STEM education community connecting teachers, researchers, and policymakers across 30+ countries.
• IMPACT EdTech
  Coordinated an EdTech incubator that validated educational startups through real K-12 classroom pilots — rare bridge between startup ecosystem and public education.
• ySKILLS
  Longitudinal multi-country study measuring youth digital skills and wellbeing — produced one of the most comprehensive European datasets on children's ICT competencies.