European Bildung Day 2023 May 7-9 in Vilnius
More info and sign-up here:https://www.globalbildung.net/ebd2023/
Global Bildung Day 2023 March 21
Join us online in exactly three monthsProgram and much more info here: https://www.globalbildung.net/gbd2023-march-21/
Global Bildung Day 2022 September 21
The Global Bildung Day, on the September Equinox of 2022, is a worldwide gathering of bildung advocates, experts, teachers, students; all united to support the quality of life, human and nonhuman, through universal education for daily life for all ages. Join us as we define the knowledge and responsibilities that allow us to flourish and live happily. Read more and … Read More
Bildung and Idiots
Article by Vesa-Matti Lahti Senior Lead, Foresight and Strategy, Sitra Vesa-Matti Lahti, a friend and colleague in Helsinki, Finland, has written a wonderful piece about bildung and what an idiot one can be: https://www.sitra.fi/en/blogs/what-an-idiot-i-have-been/ Vesa-Matti has also written this great piece about the need for bildung as we are facing wicked problems: https://www.sitra.fi/en/publications/gaps-in-our-bildung/#the-secret-behind-nordic-success
The Bildung Rose
The Bildung Rose is a description of society and an educational model for connecting our inner worlds to the society in which we live. Understanding the relationship between self and society is crucial because as societies become more complex, we too must change in order to survive and thrive. According to the model, societies evolve, grow and become more complex … Read More
What is Bildung?
An introduction to bildung. The Erasmus+ project BILDUNG explores bildung in adult education across Europe 2020-2021. Read the booklet online and learn more about the project here: https://eaea.org/project/bildung/?pid=15007. There is also a 5-page-version that has been translated into 13 languages. Author, Lene Rachel Andersen.
Bildung: Keep Growing
An introduction to bildung by Lene Rachel Andersen. Read more about it here: https://nordicbildung.org/books/bildung/
The Nordic Secret
How bildung transformed the Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland from being among the poorest countries in Europe to becoming some of the most affluent countries in the world. Read more here: https://www.nordicsecret.org/ Update January 30, 2024: There is a new edition of the book out and you will find the updated info here: https://www.nordicbildung.org/the-nordic-secret/
Bildung & Wicked Problems
Article by Vesa-Matti Lahti Senior Lead, Foresight and Strategy, Sitra Gaps in our BildungIt is a well-known fact that solving wicked problems such as the climate crisis requires changes to lifestyle, technology and political decision-making, but in addition we need to develop our fundamental ways of thinking. Therefore, it is high time to update our conception of what is known … Read More
Global Bildung Festival 2022 March 21-22
Around Equinox in March, the Global Bildung Network will be hosting the second Global Bildung Festival. There is not a lot of information to share yet, but the festival page will be here: https://www.globalbildung.net/gbf2022-march/ and you can get your early bird ticket right away.