IEA Education

07/09/2026

🌏 Your research can help us understand change and advance education.

What can IEA data tell us about education in a rapidly changing world?

From the opportunities and challenges of AI in education to changes in student achievement, well being, teaching, learning and educational policy we want to hear from researchers using IEA data to explore these questions and more.

The 12th IEA International Research Conference (IEA IRC) is coming to Bangkok, Thailand, 23–25 June 2027, bringing together researchers and practitioners from around the world under the theme: Understanding Change, Advancing Education

📣 Now is your opportunity to share your research.

We invite proposals for: Papers, Symposia & Posters

Whether you're working with PIRLS, TIMSS, ICCS, ICILS, LaNA, or other IEA data, your research can contribute to conversations about where education is heading and how evidence can help shape its future. 📅 Proposal deadline: 15 November 2026

Have research to share? We want to hear from you.
👉 Submit your proposal and find the submission guidelines here: https://ow.ly/UoJg50ZJrK5

Join us in Bangkok and be part of the international conversation

04/09/2026

🗣️ 'There was a concern that civic education cannot prepare students... that inequalities are too big for civic education to to make a difference. This is why ICCS was set up, and research from that moment has shown us that civic education can indeed make a difference. I'm happy to say that ICCS was part of building this evidence base'

🔎 What is ICCS? Why does civic education matter? And why is it important to measure student attitudes towards civics and citizenship?

➡️ Maria Magdalena Isac, ICCS International Study Director, joined Emiliano Bosio on his Global Citizenship Education Interview Series for a great conversation about IEA's International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, and civic education at large.

🔗Join us in listening in advance of next week's 4th National Research Coordinator meeting for ICCS 2027 :

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03/09/2026

📢 The deadline is approaching for the open vacancy at IEA Hamburg for a new Co-Unit Head of the Research and Analysis Unit (RandA)

💡 We're searching for an experienced leader to join a talented team, and oversee the development and implementation of scaling methodologies for international large-scale assessments. Apply by 14 September!

🔗 Read the full job description: https://ow.ly/MTVW50ZIMuX

02/09/2026

⏰Only two weeks left to submit to IEA's R&D (Research and Development) Call 6 for research proposals!

➡️ The sixth R&D call is thematically open, continuing to build on IEA’s mission to advance research and innovation. The R&D program welcomes proposals from researchers external to IEA, staff and experts from study centers for IEA studies, and IEA staff. Awards are based on proposal merit only.

More information👉 https://www.iea.nl/about/opportunities/rdfund

01/09/2026

📘 Volume 4 of IEA's Research for Educators is coming next week!

🧮 'Teaching and Learning Mathematics with Meaning: Using and Applying TIMSS' will be the first book in the series based on data from TIMSS. It will explore how TIMSS data, frameworks, and released assessment items can be used to support meaningful mathematics teaching and learning.

➡️ Sign up to our mailing list to receive the book by email on 9 September: https://www.iea.nl/publications/teacher-resources/research-educators-volume-4-coming-soon

31/08/2026

🌍 Are you an education researcher looking to strengthen your analytical skills and gain hands-on experience with the most recently released datasets from major international studies?

💡 From 15-17 September, IERI (International Education Research Institute) will be hosting a three-day Academy in Hamburg focused on conducting secondary analysis using international large-scale assessment databases, including TIMSS, PIRLS, ICCS, ICILS and PISA.

On the last day of the Academy, participants will be invited to present a research project based on one of the international large-scale assessment databases, including preliminary results obtained during the Academy.

Participation is limited to 25 participants, and places will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. An early bird fee of EUR 550 is available for those who register on or before 3 August 2026.

🔗 Find out more and register here: https://meetinghand.com/e/ieri-autumn-academy-2026/ -6585

28/08/2026

🤝 This week saw the 5th NRC meeting for TIMSS 2027 take place in Brussels.

National Research Coordinators from all over the world came together to discuss results from the field test and begin preparations for the main study data collection coming next year.

👏 Thank you to all our National Research Coordinators for their active participation. Whether it is engaging on matters relating to context questionnaires, data processing, translations and national adaptions, or otherwise, the collaboration between researchers, colleagues and friends from such a diverse range of education systems is inspiring, and is what makes IEA studies possible. Until next time!

🔎 Learn more about TIMSS 2027: https://www.iea.nl/studies/iea/timss/timss2027

27/08/2026

🧭 Gendered Learning Motivation in Global Perspective: Findings Based on LaNA, PIRLS, and TIMSS

Released just last week, the new IEA Compass Brief considers the issue of gender and motivation across education systems at different income levels.: https://www.iea.nl/publications/series-journals/iea-compass-briefs-education-series/august-2026-gendered-learning-motivation

🔎 New evidence from IEA’s LaNA, TIMSS, and PIRLS shows that girls and boys often experience learning differently, even when they achieve the same results.

26/08/2026

🚨 New TIMSS Insights report out now: 'Student Absenteeism and Academic Achievement: Evidence from the TIMSS 2023 Longitudinal Study'

🔎 Drawing on the unique dataset of the TIMSS 2023 Longitudinal Study, the report explores patterns of student-reported absences across Grades 4 and 5 in 2023 and 2024. It examines the extent to which absences across the two years are associated with mathematics and science achievement in Grade 5, after accounting for students’ prior achievement in Grade 4 and other contextual factors.

➡️ Check out the key takeaways and read more about this latest publication: https://www.iea.nl/news-events/news/new-timss-2023-insights-report-explore-student-absenteeism

25/08/2026

👏 We extend our warm congratulations to our colleagues at the Association for Teacher Education in Europe (ATEE) on reaching the milestone of their 50th anniversary!

We are proud of our partnership and look forward to developing dialogue between educational research, policy, and teacher education together into the future.

📕 Earlier this year, Volume 18 of IEA's Research for Education series (Educating Pupils for Environmental Sustainability in Europe) was released at the ATEE winter conference in Braga, Portugal: https://www.iea.nl/publications/series-journals/iea-research-education/educating-pupils-environmental-sustainability

We wish everyone at ATEE the very best as they celebrate this great achievement at the ATEE Annual Conference at Białystok University, Poland this week.