DEF (Driving Educational Futures) is a forward-looking European initiative designed to empower schools, educators, and learners to thrive in a rapidly changing world. The project brings together leading educational institutions, research centers, and innovation hubs with the shared goal of shaping the future of learning through digital transformation, creativity, and sustainability.
🔍 Objectives
The DEF Project aims to:
Strengthen digital and AI readiness in education by integrating innovative tools and pedagogies into everyday teaching and learning.
Support educators in developing future-proof competences through tailored training, mentorship, and collaboration across Europe.
Promote learner-centred education that nurtures creativity, problem-solving, and social-emotional intelligence.
Encourage green and sustainable practices in schools as part of a holistic educational transformation.
Create open resources and frameworks that can be adopted by schools and policymakers to support long-term educational innovation.
🤝 Partnership and Impact
DEF is built on a strong transnational partnership that includes schools, universities, NGOs, and private innovation organizations, working together to pilot new methodologies, share best practices, and co-create digital ecosystems for education.
Through its activities, DEF aims to bridge research and classroom practice, helping schools transition toward a more flexible, inclusive, and future-ready learning model — one that places both teachers and students at the heart of transformation.
💡 The Vision
At its core, DEF envisions education as a dynamic ecosystem — where technology enhances human creativity, collaboration drives learning, and every student has the opportunity to design their own future.