Honorary award for the best
digital educational media in the field of sustainability.

Media support and product
promotion

Award ceremony in
Berlin with important guests

Opportunity to present the
product to educational
policy institutions

Mention in pedagogical and
informational literature

Comenius EduMedia Award has been awarded since 1995 by scientific society GPI from Berlin, Germany.

The Association for Pedagogy and Information (GPI) was founded in 1964 with the aim of introducing the general public to the latest achievements in the field of systematic, scientifically baseClick Hered teaching and learning methods and to encourage their introduction into schools and education.
GPI encourages close interaction between educational science and practice and is not committed to any scientific theory or educational policy position.

Present your didactic multimedia methods to all of Europe!

The theme for 2024 is

SUSTAINABILITY

The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
Participate in 4 different categories:

Conference and the award ceremony

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Criteria

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Meet the jury

Co-create European education and contribute to the development of a didactic educational environment.

The meaning of the award

Who was John Amos Comenius?

He is considered the father of modern education and the founder of modern pedagogy and didactics. With his progressive ideas, he radically changed the school system and participated in some European school reforms. His influence is still reflected in today’s school system.

TOP 10 FACTS ABOUT COMENIUS
1. He is considered the father of modern education and the founder of contemporary pedagogy and didactics.

2. The author of the book „The Great Didactic“ (1630), which is considered his most important pedagogical work. In it, he presented his perspective on education as lifelong learning and systematized the course of schooling for children and youth.

3. His work is still reflected in today’s school system: the method of presenting school material, the structure of a lesson, and the entire school year with annual breaks. His contributions include the definition of a class as a complete work-learning unit, teacher education, and educational staff.

4. He was of the Protestant faith, and much of his life was spent in exile, greatly influencing the content of his works.

5. He strongly advocated for education that is accessible to all, regardless of gender, social background, or language. He strived for the establishment of schools in every locality and the publication of textbooks in the native language.

6. He saw education as the greatest opportunity for shaping and growing individuals, advocating for gradual and lifelong learning, as well as learning with understanding (at his time, rote memorization was prevalent).

7. He advocated the idea that humans inherently possess goodness, contrary to the prevailing belief of his time that humans are inclined toward evil, leading to prohibitions, punishments, and corporal punishment of children. He believed that teaching should take place in a pleasant environment where children learn out of a desire for knowledge, not out of fear of punishment for ignorance.

8. His didactic principles are based on pansophy – the encyclopedic presentation of all human knowledge. Pansophy is also the foundation of the textbooks he envisioned as the primary material for teaching.

9. The oldest and largest university in Slovakia, founded in 1919, is named after him – Comenius University in Bratislava; Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave.

10. He introduced the use of textbooks adapted to different age groups in schools. In 1654, he published „Orbis Pictus,“ considered the first picture book intended for children.

For 29 years,

we have been recognizing and rewarding the highest-quality educational products

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The only European media award that is awarded independently of providers and producers.