An international study recently revealed a significant improvement in digital skills among Luxembourg students compared to 2018. It is worth noting, however, that the Grand Duchy ranked very low in the previous study and has now managed to perform in line with the average.
The study assessed the role of digital technology in the various curricula and the students’ skills in this area, both in primary school and in the lower grades of secondary school.
The stated aim is to introduce young people to the digital world by covering topics such as “opportunities and risks,” critical thinking, and the basics of computer programming.
Digital thinking is meant to help students analyse complex problems and solve them step by step. Minister of Education Claude Meisch stressed that the Luxembourg government remains committed to pursuing this approach.
The minister acknowledged that further efforts are needed. Among other things, the government plans to expand the curriculum already introduced in primary schools, strengthen the involvement of teaching staff, and continuously modernise content, as the digital world is developing “at a rapid pace,” according to Minister Meisch. As an example, Meisch mentioned AI, “which was still a marginal topic three or four years ago but must now be treated as a key issue.”
The Minister of Education stressed that this support is to be provided not only at the level of the students, but also through further training for teachers.
