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Institute for Education

Bucharest, Romania

EducationScience & Research
NGOFounded 2009National reach
Profile last updated: September 17, 2026

About

Founded in 2009, Institute for Education is a non-governmental organisation based in Bucharest, Romania working on education, science & research.

The Institute for Education (Institutul pentru Educație) is a Romanian non-governmental organisation founded in 2009 in Bucharest. It works to promote quality and innovation in education and educational research in Romania and Moldova. Its activities include action research, pilot projects, evaluation research and evidence-based initiatives that test innovative educational practices and inform education policy. It runs two continuing professional development platforms, iTeach and Academia Online, which together serve over 38,000 teachers, as well as open educational resources, peer-reviewed open-access journals, a communication channel and STEM and digital education programmes. The Institute also takes part in European and national projects, including Erasmus cooperation projects, and is responsible for developing guidelines for online and blended learning in higher education.

Location

Bucharest, Romania

Founded

2009

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

educationteacher trainingopen educational resourcesresearchdigital educationSTEM

Languages

ENRO

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationScience & Research

Works for

Students

How they work

ResearchCapacity buildingAwareness & education

Programmes

iTeach

Education · Romania, Moldova

Professional development platform for K-12 teachers offering free accredited online courses, a monthly peer journal and teacher support.

Academia Online

Education · Romania, Moldova

Continuing professional development platform for higher education teaching staff, with courses, resources and community support.

DigitalEdu.ro

Education · Romania

Open educational resources portal with around 15,000 teacher-created resources and 1,500 ideas for using digital tools in teaching, developed with Social IT.

SCORE

STEM education · Romania

Develops STEM training modules for lower secondary students, trains teachers and tests curriculum support materials through the SCORE Academy.

TTTNet

Education

Supports science and mathematics teachers in promoting innovative approaches based on learning by doing, critical thinking and active learning.

Digital Learning Paths (DLP)

Education

Builds a collaborative digital platform on which teachers can create adapted learning paths through transnational cooperation.

eduVox

Education · Romania

Communication channel promoting news, reflection and debate on education in Romania and disseminating the Institute's research findings.

Ariadna Experiment

Science & Research

Research experiment on the role of artificial intelligence in education sciences.

Countries of operation

RomaniaMoldova

Funding & support

Funded by

EU funding

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

EdReNeCoARAEIT Deep Tech Talent InitiativeEvidence Informed Policy and Practice in Education in EuropeThe eLearning Network

Partnerships

Intel Corp., Save the Children International, Social IT S.R.L., TEHNE Centre for Innovation in Education, University of Bucharest Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Lecturers Without Borders, Ministry of Education (Romania)

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