European Educational Publishers Group

There are just over five weeks remaining until the application deadline for the BELMA awards. There is still ample time to submit your educational products, whether digital, hybrid or print-based by May 27th.

We welcome submissions for all age groups and across all subject areas. Each entry will be carefully evaluated by our distinguished jury of eight academics and practitioners, who apply the well-established BELMA criteria to ensure a fair and thorough assessment.

You can find more information about these criteria here: https://www.belma-award.eu/Evaluation-Criteria.html

The Best European Learners Materials Awards - BELMA 2026 are officially open for registrations!
We are looking for innovative European teaching materials (print or digital) that are to be evaluated for their accessibility, presentation, content quality and learner-centredness.
Apply until 6 March with the early bird rate.
More information here: https://www.belma-award.eu/

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The drastic changes to textbook policy announced by the Ministry of Education in , in parallel with the introduction of new curricula, represent a serious deterioration in the quality of teaching and learning.
Helga Holtkamp, Executive Director of EEPG, during a press conference of the Chamber of Book Publishers and Booksellers of Slovenia at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia, stressed that restricting the range of learning materials and limiting teachers’ choice does not improve quality; rather, it increases teachers’ workload, exacerbates inequalities between schools, and weakens support for pupils with special educational needs.

As the year draws to a close, we would like to thank all partners, members and colleagues who contributed to a successful year for both the EEPG and BELMA. The strength of the lies in the close bond between its members, as well as constructive meetings marked by open exchange, mutual trust and a strong sense of community. For , 2025 was an exceptional year, with a strong level of interest, high-quality submissions and very engaged discussions within the jury and the wider community.
We look forward to continuing our cooperation and work together, and wish everyone a relaxing holiday season.

Category 4 of the BELMA Awards honours excellence in post-secondary and tertiary education materials for learners aged 17/18 and above. The 2025 winners present high-quality resources for teaching Danish and literature. We warmly congratulate Praxis (Denmark) and Leidykla „Šviesa“ (Lithuania)!

From chemistry and electrical engineering to reading development and even teaching rap in the classroom – the Category 3 winners of BELMA 2025 impressed the jury with their innovative and pedagogically robust approaches. Category 3 covers secondary education, including secondary vocational pathways. Congratulations to Nám (Faroe Islands); Видавництво «Ранок»: навчальна література (Ukraine); Klett Publishing House (Serbia); Editorial Vicens Vives (Spain); Edizioni Centro Studi Erickson (Italy)!

Category 2 of the BELMA Awards recognises outstanding publications for upper primary and lower secondary education. The 2025 winners include materials for history, German and English. We warmly congratulate Kirjastus Koolibri (Estonia); Lehrmittelverlag Zürich (Switzerland); Cornelsen (Germany)!

From mathematics to scientific cookbooks and from language learning to social skills – the BELMA 2025 winner publications in Category 1 span a broad and impressive range of topics. Category 1 covers early childhood and primary education.

Congratulations to Cappelen Damm (Norway); Cornelsen (Germany); Leidykla „Šviesa“ (Lithuania); Natur & Kultur (Sweden); Kreativni centar (Serbia)!

Everything is set, and we are looking forward to seeing many of you at the Frankfurter Buchmesse this week! Come visit us at our stand A32 in Hall 4.0.