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Researchers aim to teach math students critical thinking with data science

children and youth Louise Meier Carlsen Research Education data science

31 March, 2025

In a new research project at the IT University of Copenhagen and the University of Copenhagen, a group of researchers will investigate how data science can become part of high school mathematics education to provide students with a better foundation for critical thinking and the ability to illuminate and nuance claims they encounter in their daily lives.

New research project on the datafication of wellbeing in public schools

children and youth Research grants

8 October, 2024

Associate professor at the IT University, Irina Papazu, has received a grant from Independent Research Fund Denmark to conduct research on the use of apps that measure pupil wellbeing in Danish public schools.

When digital education is a trip to Silicon Valley

children and youth Research Business IT Department digitization

7 March, 2018

The debate about how the Danish Folkeskole should equip students for a digital future has been rolling back and forth since the early 1970s. In her PhD project, Sofie Stenbøg investigates how politicians, researchers, industry organizations and others are battling to set the agenda for digital education.

New ITU project aims to boost young women's interest in programming

children and youth Computer Science Department Education diversity

24 January, 2018

The IT University of Copenhagen is launching a three-year communication campaign with the goal of increasing the number of female students in its technical IT education programmes. The project is supported by a DKK 2.8 million grant from VILLUM FONDEN.

Concerns about video games: Conference at ITU on January 20-22

children and youth Research computer games

18 January, 2016

An upcoming conference at the IT University of Copenhagen sheds light on the latest research on computer games and asks why the relationship between violence and computer games continues to be the subject of heated debate.

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