Articles & Interviews

The Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development: Result of the trusted partnership between the University of Zurich and the Jacobs Foundation In 2003, almost exactly 20 years ago, a groundbreaking idea was born between the then President of the University of Zurich (UZH), Hans Weder, and the entrepreneur and benefactor Klaus J. Jacobs: the establishment of […]

Applications are now open for the 2022 LEAP challenge! The challenge will support strong evidence-based innovations to re-engage students and provide them with the educational support they need to thrive in the wake of learning disruptions.

Applications are now open for the 2022 LEAP challenge! The challenge will support strong evidence-based innovations to re-engage students and provide them with the educational support they need to thrive in the wake of learning disruptions.

10 organizations have been selected by MIT Solve and the Jacobs Foundation to address global learning challenges as the 2023 LEAP Project Host winners. In May 2022, the Jacobs Foundation, launched LEAP (Leveraging Evidence for Action to Promote change), a global initiative that brings together researchers and social entrepreneurs to support education organizations to generate evidence and

Jacobs Foundation launches new research consortium to advance equity in Swiss primary schools by maximizing the opportunities in the digitalization of education The Jacobs Foundation has launched a new research consortium that will focus on digital learning environments and cross-curricular competencies in Swiss primary schools. The ongoing transformation of educational systems, accelerated by the pandemic,

Our latest What We Learn newsletter includes updates about the Foundation in action, news from across our network, our insights, and a list of what the team at the Foundation are reading and listening to. Highlights include the launch of our 2022 Annual Report, the Jacobs Foundation Conference, our MOU with the Colombian Government, the

On 23 May in Bogotá, our Co-CEO Fabio Segura signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Education in Colombia and Fundación Empresarios por la Educación. Signatories to the MoU commit to improving children’s holistic learning outcomes in Colombia through collaborating with different actors in the education sector.

The 2023 conference took place from May 10 – 13, in Cascais, Portugal. The organisers were Inge Molenaar (Radboud University) and Dan Schwartz (Stanford University). The conference topic was on Adaptive Learning in a Changing World: Preparing learners with the skills to thrive across contexts and time. How to measure and foster such skills. What students […]

The LEAP challenge seeks applications from education organizations serving children ages 2-12 that are focused on demonstrating the effectiveness of their solution and accelerating its impact through a stronger connection to evidence. Though not an eligibility requirement, we have a special interest in applications from organizations with solutions that embrace learning variability in typically developing children aged 2-12.