All entries in the Education sector, newest first. tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:en:en/sectors/education 2026-09-15T06:00:00Z Eurotrack tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:13e0dbef:en 2026-09-15T06:00:00Z

On 15 September 2026 the state vocational-training agency Afpa (headquartered in Montreuil) presented its board and central works council with a restructuring plan: up to 867 posts would go and 400 new ones be created (a net loss of about 470), 30 of its 142 centres are threatened with closure and 68 sites would be wholly or partly disposed of. Reports cite a 25 percent fall in turnover and a 39 percent fall in trainee numbers between 2021 and 2025; the state is to provide €180 mn, to be repaid from property sales. The CGT, FO and Sud unions reject the plan and have called a strike; consultation of staff bodies is under way (ici, 15.09.2026). — Source: https://www.ici.fr/infos/societe/formation-professionnelle-jusqu-a-867-suppressions-de-postes-a-l-afpa-et-30-sites-menaces-de-fermeture-8646100

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:1ff4e264:en 2026-09-14T06:00:00Z

The language school group EC English, founded in St Julian's in 1991, has ceased global operations after 35 years; in Malta about 100 employees received redundancy notices effective immediately on 14 Sep 2026, with at least statutory severance, and the Maltese companies are heading for liquidation. Thousands of students have to move to other schools; at its peak the group counted 45,000 to 50,000 students a year. The report rests on a single outlet (The Malta Post, 17 Sep 2026). — Source: https://themaltapost.com/posts/ec-english-collapse-100-malta-jobs-gone-and-students-scramble-for-transfers

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:d8360959:en 2026-09-11T06:00:00Z

Dutch private equity investor Main Capital Partners is acquiring the operating businesses of UK-listed Tribal Group plc (higher-education and public-sector software) for approximately £189.3 million (~€220m) in cash via special-purpose vehicle Thames Bidco Limited. Tribal's board unanimously rejected a competing 95p-per-share proposal from SilverTree; upon completion, expected in Q4 2026, Tribal intends to pursue a members' voluntary liquidation and distribute proceeds to shareholders. The businesses generated £92.5m revenue and £17.5m adjusted EBITDA in 2025 (source: Investegate/RNS, 11 Sep 2026). — Source: https://www.investegate.co.uk/announcement/rns/tribal-group--trb/proposed-acquisition-by-main-capital-partners/9768930

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:a04472e4:en 2026-07-16T06:00:00Z

The state of Baden-Württemberg (builder: Vermögen und Bau BW) opened a new roughly 720 m² research and transfer building at Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education on 16 July (labs, a digital workshop, seminar rooms; timber-frame construction with rooftop and façade PV). State investment €11.7 million, plus around €1.1 million for initial equipment. — Source: https://www.baden-wuerttemberg.de/de/service/presse/pressemitteilung/pid/neubau-fuer-ph-schwaebisch-gmuend-eroeffnet

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:7c68bda1:en 2026-01-20T06:00:00Z

PH FHNW must save CHF 5 mn per year (a structural deficit of CHF 4 mn + a further CHF 1 mn). 30-40 jobs are affected, although this does not mean 30-40 dismissals. The 'Perspektive:PH' reorganisation project involves realigning 38 professorships into 23 interdisciplinary areas without a research mandate; research will be bundled in the 'Institute for Research & Development'. Savings through structural adjustment, natural attrition and internal solutions; dismissals are a 'last resort'. Implementation: feedback by 27 February, decision in March/April, a new start at the end of August, technical implementation on 1 March 2027. — Source: https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/aargau/kanton-aargau/ph-fhnw-stellenabbau-und-sparmassnahmen-angekuendigt-ld.4107924

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:75ebd9c4:en 2026-01-16T06:00:00Z

The MAZ School of Journalism in Lucerne has announced job cuts 'across the entire institution'. Reason: a discernible deficit due to declining course bookings caused by drops in advertising revenue and subscription revenue from publishers. Course bookings have to be planned at shorter notice or postponed, and sometimes cancelled entirely. Measures: streamlining structures to reduce fixed costs, 'increased cost scrutiny'. Organisational changes: the role of the programme director (CPO) is being adjusted; Reto Vogt (former head of Digital Media and AI Studies) is taking over from the departing Beat Rüdt. — Source: https://www.bluewin.ch/en/news/maz-school-of-journalism-announces-job-cuts-3052599.html

tag:eurotrack.ai,2026:4bb9b2e3:en 2025-11-13T06:00:00Z

The university council accepts the closure of the Religious Studies degree program; the professorship will not be filled again after the incumbent's retirement. A transitional arrangement is planned until 2027/2028. Critical reactions followed; the university defends the decision by pointing to the lack of growth prospects for the subject (further coverage: https://www.bote.ch/nachrichten/zentralschweiz/universitaet-luzern-schliessung-der-religionswissenschaften-art-1630330). — Source: https://www.sgr-sssr.ch/sgr-sssr/die-gesellschaft/was-gibts-neues/allgemeines/details/news/schliessung-der-religionswissenschaft-in-luzern