Articles & Interviews

The interactive learning game uiivit received the Worlddidac Award 2023 at the Swissdidac education fair in Bern on November 21, 2023.  The game was made possible through an initiative of the Johann Jacobs Museum and by the Jacobs Foundation as part of its commitment to supporting evidence driven EdTech innovations that support children’s individual learning […]

Evidence-based Best Practice wanted! We invite applications for our 2024 Klaus J. Jacobs Best Practice Prizes, honoring outstanding achievement from institutions or individuals in implementing evidence-based solutions for child learning and education. We are looking for your application! Three Best Practice Prizes, each endowed with CHF 200,000, will be awarded in November 2024. Applications should […]

The Global Convening on Education Evidence Labs, hosted by Jacobs Foundation in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO), alongside support from On Think Tanks (OTT), brought together stakeholders from Ministries of Education, EdLab implementing units, research institutions, multilateral agencies, and global funders. The event, held in mid-October 2023, aimed to address the […]

2023 Klaus J. Jacobs Research Prize Recipient Professor Janet M. Currie will be celebrated at the Jacobs Center Symposium in Zurich on 17 November. Currie, Princeton University’s Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs, is best known for her foundational work on the influence of context such as policy decisions, environment, or health systems […]

A new working group, comprised of leading organizations that fund EdTech ventures and research, is dedicated to advancing the industry’s focus on evidence-based impact. Led by the Jacobs Foundation, the EdFIRST (Education Foundations Investing in Research and Systems Transformation) working group functions as a learning community, collaborating to increase the use of evidence in investment […]

As we celebrated the 20th anniversary of our enduring partnership with the Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development — a flagship collaboration dedicated to advancing research in child and youth development to the highest standards — we took a moment to reflect on our long-standing engagement in our home country. Rooted in our dedication to […]

We are saddened to hear of the passing of Ernst Buschor, who passed away on 21 October 2023 (aged 80). Ernst was a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees from 2003-2013. He was one of the most courageous politicians and the pioneer of new public management in Switzerland. He continues to have a profound […]

The research consortium S-CLEVER+ has published a tri-national report, focused on Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. It examined the ways in which schools and educational institutions handled the challenges of COVID-19, from the digital adaptations undertaken in the classroom to regional, system-wide policies. This research was supported by the Foundation in order to provide insights and evidence- […]

Our latest What We Learn newsletter is here! We look back over the past few months and mark key moments such as the launch of our Swiss Research Consortium, The Digital Museum of Learning’s multisensory exhibition as part of Zurich’s Long Night of the Museums, and the launch of our Learning Ecosystems Map tool developed in partnership with Nexial.  Read the […]