16 Jul EDUDATA: Enhancing Data Use, Governance and Informed Decision Making in Digital Education Across Europe

16 Jul, 2026

The first Transnational Project Meeting of EDUDATA project was held on the 13th and 14th of May 2026 in Nicosia. The meeting marked an important milestone, as consortium partners gathered in person for the very first time to strengthen collaboration and align on the project’s shared vision and objectives.

A key focus of the meeting was the collaborative brainstorming and conceptualisation of the EDUDATA model, the project’s main output. Through interactive workshops and strategic discussions, partners explored innovative approaches and outlined the foundations of a model that aims to support data-informed educational practices and decision-making.

EDUDATA is a transnational initiative funded by the European Union under the Erasmus+ Forward-Looking program. Coordinated by the Institute of Educational Policy (Greece) alongside a consortium of 11 expert public bodies, ministries, and technical partners, our project aims to strengthen the capacity of European education systems to make evidence-informed decisions in digital education. Together, we are designing, piloting, and validating a novel, multilevel governance model that connects local school-level insights to national and EU-level policy frameworks—safeguarding ethical data usage, privacy, and long-term interoperability.

The EDUDATA project aims to strengthen the capacity of European education systems to make evidence-informed decisions in digital education by designing, piloting, and validating a multilevel governance model for digital education data. The project addresses the fragmented nature of educational data by proposing a shared governance structure that enables data collected at the school level to be used at national and EU levels.

The project’s specific objectives include:

• Mapping and analyzing existing digital education data sources at EU and national levels to identify gaps and governance structures.
• Engaging stakeholders, including policymakers and school leaders, through structured consultations to co-develop project outputs.
• Designing the EDUDATA Model, a conceptual governance framework for ethical and effective data use.
• Piloting and validating the model in diverse school settings to assess its usability and impact on decision-making.
• Developing an interactive, multilingual online version of the model to ensure broad accessibility.

The official website of the project is now live: https://edudata.cardet.eu/

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