BRIDGE Project

(3/3) #BRIDGE team: @leuveneconomics.bsky.social sky.social @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social Politecnico di Milano (Italy), Brunel University of London (UK), Estonian Business School (Estonia) and Schoolmakers.

Website: www.bridge-horizoneurope.eu

(2/3) This episode explores why Flanders’ dual learning system, introduced in 2019 to better connect education and the labour market, is still struggling to reach its potential.

Full Policy Brief: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bri...

(1/3) 🎙️ New Episode (#Ep2) #BRIDGE Podcast Series

Our second episode is now live: "Rethinking Dual Learning: Towards a More Inclusive and Effective Model", by @dieterverhaest.bsky.social & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social

🔉Listen to the hashtag#podcast here: open.spotify.com/episode/7pWW...

🔦 #BRIDGE Researchers in the Spotlight 🎓

This week, we’re proud to feature the work of Melisa Diaz Lema, M.Vooren, Marta Cannistra, Chris van Klaveren, Tommaso Agasisti & Ilja Cornelisz, who co-authored the study: "Predicting Dropout in Higher Education Across Borders"

🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0307...

🎙️ New #Podcast Series by the #BRIDGE: Episode #1 Out Now!

Dive into the issue of grade inflation with this podcast based on a policy brief by M.François & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social

🎧 Tune in to the full episode and join the conversation: open.spotify.com/episode/03ag...

Their new Leuven Economic Standpoint calls for:
✅ More tailored, regionally coordinated solutions
✅ Clearer funding mechanisms
✅ Stronger links between training supply and workplace demand

Despite strong ambitions since 2019, the system still struggles with:
🔹 Inequality in access
🔹 Implementation and coordination issues
🔹 Fragile financing structures
🔹 High drop-out rates in some tracks

📢 New research from BRIDGE researchers @kristofdewitte.bsky.social & @dieterverhaest.bsky.social sheds light on the evolving landscape of dual learning in Flanders.

🔗 Read the full piece also in BRIDGE's official website: feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bri...

🔦 #BRIDGE Researchers in the #Spotlight!

This week: How do low literacy skills affect young people’s risk of becoming #NEET?

Read the study by Lynn van Vugt, ‪@levels.bsky.social‬, Ralf van der Velden to find out more 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2022.2118036

For more info about the BRIDGE - Horizon Europe Project, please visit our website: lnkd.in/dPJcTbKS

🔦 BRIDGE Researchers in the #Spotlight!

📚 What happened to educational inequality during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Check the work of @carlahaelermans.bsky.social, et al., to find out more: doi.org/10.1371/jour...

🔦 BRIDGE Researchers in the #Spotlight!

📢 Can #gamification really make a difference in e-learning? Check you the research by Francisco Pitthan and @kristofdewitte.bsky.social to find out more.

📄 Read the paper here: doi.org/10.1007/s106...

🔗Visit our website: www.bridge-horizoneurope.eu

🔦 BRIDGE Researchers in the Spotlight!

📢 Research by @L.M.G.Carrizosa & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social provides a comprehensive conceptual model revealing:
✅Key predictors of teacher absenteeism
✅Consequences for student learning,
✅Policy Recommendations

📄 Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0305...

🎓 New policy brief!

"A Decade of Grade Inflation boosted by COVID-19" by M.François & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social.

📈Grades are rising but not skills.
⚠️Grade inflation intensified tenfold during COVID, esp. for weaker students.
🔗 [https://feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bridge-project/policy-briefs

🎓 In a new op-ed, BRIDGE’s @kristofdewitte.bsky.social calls for stronger policy support to sustain internationalisation.

Read the blog post 👉 feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bri...

🔦 BRIDGE Researchers in the Spotlight!

Check out "Fifty Years of Data Envelopment Analysis" by A. Mergoni, A.Emrouznejad & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social, a practical review introducing the new COOPER-framework to guide DEA research! 📚

👉 doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social y.social

🚨#BRIDGE Journal Article Alert!

Can affordable childcare reduce NEET risks for young mothers?

Lynn van Vugt, Bart Golsteyn, @levels.bsky.social
& @rnieuwenhuis.bsky.social show that accessible public childcare lowers the chance of young mothers becoming #NEET.

📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

🚀 First @BRIDGE Paper Published! 📚

Thrilled to share our 1️⃣st research output from BRIDGE:

📄 Post-Pandemic Trends in Average Student Achievements in Grades 4 and 6 of Primary School: Evidence from Flanders, Belgium. ✍️ By L.Gambi & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social

👉 feb.kuleuven.be/drc/LEER/bri...

@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social
@carlahaelermans.bsky.social
@takisiliopoulos.bsky.social
@dieterverhaest.bsky.social

... learning losses in Dutch and math, showing the power of remedial programs in addressing educational inequalities.

You can find the journal article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

Find out more about our project in our website: www.bridge-horizoneurope.eu

📕Their study, published in the journal Labour Economics, finds that learning deficits in #Flanders🇧🇪 persisted one year after the closures, particularly in mathematics, with high-achieving students seeing further declines.

👉However, summer schools played a crucial role in halting further...

🔦BRIDGE Researchers in the Spotlight!

🔺How resilient are students' test scores after major disruptions?
🔺Can targeted interventions help mitigate learning deficits?

📢L.Gambi & @kristofdewitte.bsky.social investigate the long-term impact of #covid19 school closures on student performance in 🇧🇪.

(2/2) 📝Philip’s research on education, behavioral economics, and public policy has shaped how we think about learning interventions.

(1/2) 🎉 We were thrilled to pre-kickoff the @bridgeproject.bsky.social with our first keynote speaker Philip Oreopoulos!

🎙️His presentation focused on computer-assisted learning in the real world.

#education #EducationMatters #BRIDGEProject

BRIDGE is an impact-driven project that aims to build resilient individuals through effective educational transition by formulating robust policy recommendations on education and training policies, the efficient use of public resources & support of equity and inclusion!