Articles & Interviews

At the United Nations Global Refugee Forum this week in Geneva, Switzerland, the Jacobs Foundation pledged to support Colombia’s efforts to increase quality education for refugee and host community children. This will be accomplished through our support for Colombia Evidencia Potencial en Educacion, a multistakeholder initiative that aims to strengthen evidence in education policy and […]

The Digital Museum of Learning, an initiative of the Jacobs Foundation, has won gold in the education category at the British Interactive Media Association (BIMA) Awards, the United Kingdom’s most prestigious digital and tech awards. The Digital Museum of Learning is part of the Jacobs Foundation’s longstanding commitment to helping all children to thrive by […]

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 […]

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- […]

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