Bertrand Russell said “most people would sooner die than think, in fact they do so”, Allan Bloom wrote the book “The Closing of the American Mind about triviality and quality of education and George Steiner lectured topics as to what extent do today's universities reflect the history and ideals of the proud word Universitas. Fundamental is the must to lead up to ways to find the right knowledge and instructing about substances. Learning is to understand and after that the search follows of a better grade or salary in future.

Children and young people needs teaching and schooling. It is plausible that most of them cannot teach themselves. But when does learning begin? ‘It’s folk wisdom that teachers are uniquely responsible for what happens to children'. “But, actually, it’s not folk wisdom. There is a kind of a wiser understanding of how children grow and develop and learn that recognizes that children’s first educator is their family, and that nurturance really matters.”

Lessons are the means to give food for reflection. It let see and feel human beings what values meant during their existence. Besides, it helps to contribute to maintain dialogues and to understand each others arguments. Schooling and teaching is pre-eminent(ly) the way to built a fit society, in which also full play should be given for innovation, technology and financial education (and responsible lending).

A common approach to promote lifelong learning was at the heart of the informal meeting of EU Education Ministers in Heidelberg on 1-2 March 2007. In particular, EU Ministers highlighted the importance of improving early childhood education. Further items discussed included adult learning and the contribution of education policy to the development of a European community of values.
Another initiative to stimulate education is laid down in the Bologna Declaration June 1999, which is focussed on the stimulation of the European higher education area: “We will make every effort in Europe to ensure that young children’s thirst for knowledge can be satisfied”, German Education Minister Annette Schavan declared, adding that “the pre-school period is at least as important as schooling itself”.

There are implications for cybersecurity (writing phishing emails and malware) and academia (ChatGPT can write introduction and abstract sections of scientific articles, which raises ethical questions. Several papers have already listed ChatGPT as co-author).

The Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) unites people active in the work and study of the UN, in order to better understand and address the most pressing global issues of our time.

 Ioannes Amos Comenius (28 March 1592 – 15 November 1670) was a Czech philosopher, pedagogue and theologian who is considered the father of modern education.

"Building of a nation, citizenship and freedoms": big historical changes made not by institutions, but people. Be engaged, be critical, and take responsibility. Citizenship education is not only the job of schools, parents also play a critical role. Politics plees for a democratic conversation in society and that conversation starts at school. Leadership education is critical part of higher education and leaders must understand the art of compromise.

As if Settembrini and Naptha were alive today, Bernard-Henri Lévy and Aleksandr Dugin faced off on stage as defenders of the Enlightenment and anti-Enlightenment. In a second debate, prominent intellectuals and artists discussed life and death, culture and politics, followed by music from the Magic Mountain performed by the world-famous tenor Ian Bostridge. Finally, a panel of young artists and activists discussed what all of this means for their generation: what kind of Bildung are they getting, what choices can they make, what challenges lie ahead for the future?

For us, too, the question remains: what should be our view of humanity and the world? Which teacher should we follow? Should it be Lodovico Settembrini? This Italian freemason and humanist detests religion and metaphysics, but fully trusts in the goodness of human nature, the power of reason, and the power of literature, because, he believes, beautiful words lead to beautiful deeds or Naphta, a devoted communist Jesuit, who wishes to convert us to a completely different view of humanity and the world. For him liberalism, humanism, capitalism are nothing but empty intellectual notions that can do nothing to nourish the spiritual yearnings of human beings.

EU education and training policies have gained impetus since the adoption of the Lisbon Strategy in 2000, the EU's overarching programme focusing on growth and jobs. The strategy recognised that knowledge, and the innovation it sparks, are the EU's most valuable assets, particularly in light of increasing global competition. EU Member States and the European Commission strengthened co-operation in 2009 with strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ("ET 2020"). The approach recognises that high-quality pre-primary, primary, secondary, higher and vocational education and training are fundamental to Europe's success. However, in a rapidly changing world, lifelong learning needs to be a priority – it is the key to employment, economic success and allowing people to participate fully in society.

In 2014. the EU started the Erasmus+ programme aiming to boost skills and employability, as well as modernising Education, Training, and Youth work. Erasmus+ will provide opportunities for over 4 million Europeans to study, train, gain work experience and volunteer abroad. Erasmus+ will support transnational partnerships among Education, Training, and Youth institutions and organisations to foster cooperation and bridge the worlds of Education and work in order to tackle the skills gaps we are facing in Europe. With each EU Member State responsible for its own education and training systems, Union- level policies are designed to support national actions and help address common challenges such as: ageing societies, skills deficits among the workforce, and global competition. These areas demand joint responses and countries can benefit from sharing experiences.