Second edition · Updated & enriched

Get inspired by 24 innovations from Europe revolutionizing education

Dive into the future of education & learning across 8 European countries — a journey of best practices, bold ideas and the people shaping what comes next.

Exploring the Future of Education — book cover
The journey behind the book

An education explorer on a Europe tour

One author, one mission: to find what really works in education across the continent.

6,900km
Distance traveled in Europe
164
Inspiring European innovators met
8
European countries visited
17
Most innovative schools visited
202
"😍" moments
The manifesto behind the book

Why we need to rethink education

01

Moving away from the status quo

The status quo is failing. The way we learn today is no longer efficient. We must use more engaging and personalized learning methods.

02

Engaging the learners

Move away from a system where learners are passive consumers toward one that engages them fully, with the right active pedagogies and tools.

03

Educators at the heart of change

Educators are the heart and soul of any transformation. They should be highly valued and central to every pedagogical innovation.

04

Evidence-based learning

We must use research findings to improve pedagogy, products and services. We know far too much about the brain to ignore it.

05

Never forgetting the context

Education is sculpted by culture, history and politics, grounded in local insights and people. There's no copy/paste to change a system.

06

Predicting the future (which is now)

The future of education in three words: 21st-century skills, lifelong learning, and inclusion through personalization.

With that in mind, author Svenia Busson explored innovative education initiatives across Europe and found a great number of best practices. The first edition was published in 2018; the second, updated and enriched edition, in 2022.

24 innovations are highlighted in the book

Including these ones

A glimpse of the schools, startups and pioneers featured inside.

Copenhagen 🇩🇰

Ørestad Gymnasium

An extraordinary school building made of open learning spaces — and the pedagogy developed to fit them.

Espoo 🇫🇮

School as a Service

The vision behind a decentralized school, developed by Finnish service architect Jarmo Suominen.

Berlin 🇩🇪

Code University

The journey behind creating one of the most innovative higher-education institutions in Germany.

Warsaw 🇵🇱

Szkoła z Klasą

A foundation helping schools become open, innovative environments — with teacher training and 21st-century skills like critical thinking and collaboration.

Tallinn 🇪🇪

Pelgulinn Gymnasium

A high school that chose a holistic pedagogy supported by technology.

Barcelona 🇪🇸

mSchools

A public-private partnership helping teenagers become producers of technology.

They read it and loved it

Reader testimonials

"

A book full of hope

A refreshing, optimistic peek into some of the latest education initiatives in Europe. As we follow the author across countries with different backgrounds, we meet passionate people and the projects they lead in schools, universities and startups. A book that fills you with hope.

— Amazon Review
"

Real inspiration for entrepreneurs, teachers & parents

The author looks at the whole system and understands the role teachers and innovators play in moving things forward. Written succinctly, with bite-size stories that inspire anyone across education and technology to focus on what matters most: the learner.

— Amazon Review
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Inspiring and optimistic

A breath of inspiration for those interested in 21st-century education. It takes us to 8 very different countries to show innovative initiatives with real impact. Both accessible and easy to read — once immersed, it's hard to shake off. Highly recommend.

— Amazon Review (translated from French)
Svenia Busson
The author

Svenia Busson

Svenia Busson is an entrepreneur and EdTech explorer. She co-founded the EdTech Tours in 2015 and has since travelled the world to shed light on best practices in education innovation and responsible, safe and evidence-based use of technology in education — 19 countries, a series of articles and reports, and this book.

For her European EdTech Tour, she was asked to write a book telling the stories of 24 initiatives shaping the future of education & learning, with editorial support from the talented writer Sairica Rose and published by Pierre-Antoine Ullmo (SMP Éditions).

She is now the co-founder of Education Futures to explore desirable futures for our youth in the age of AI, and is currently writing her second book. Stay tuned!

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