Education is the key to equal opportunities and innovation.

The German Education Server, a joint initiative of the federal and state governments, has been the central platform for educational information in Germany for 30 years. As a meta server, it links to a wide range of free, high-quality, up-to-date, and editorially reviewed web content. It is a valuable guide and important point of contact for anyone looking for information about the German education system.

A modern education server helps teachers, learners, and institutions navigate the wealth of information available. But the digital world of education is changing rapidly: new technologies, changing communication habits, and rising expectations for user-friendliness require ideas for continuous development.

Offering the Bildungsserver: NEXT innovation competition, we invite you to create a platform that provides guidance and makes educational information accessible to everyone. The competition is organized by the German Education Server at DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, which is marking its 75th anniversary this year. All interested parties — especially students — are invited to contribute their ideas for communication, navigation and content. There are attractive prizes to be won in each category. The winners will be presented at a festive award ceremony on September 15, to mark the 30th anniversary of the German Education Server.

Background

Relevant social, economic, and technical trends:

• Changed information behavior due to response engines (including AI applications)
• Time constraints in all education professions
• Change in audiovisual consumption
• Diversification of information channels used

• Key findings  

• Design
• Navigation
• Information presentation
• Search
• Content scope

References to inspiration or related products, initiatives:

• Free education to participate in: https://wirlernenonline.de/
• Google
• ChatGPT
• The open educational media library of the federal states: https://mundo.schule/
• SODIX – a joint educational media infrastructure for the federal states: https://www.sodix.de
• Find and share teaching materials: https://eduki.com/de

Links to resources, websites, or videos:

• German Education Server: https://www.bildungsserver.de/ or https://www.bildungsserver.de/ueber-uns/ueber-uns-480-de.html
• Advanced search with overview of databases: https://www.bildungsserver.de/metasuche/erweiterte_suche.html
• Social media channels: https://bildung.social/@DeutscherBildungsserver; https://bsky.app/profile/bildungsserver.bsky.social; https://www.linkedin.com/company/deutscher-bildungsserver/
• The German Education Server online magazine: https://www.bildungsserver.de/bildung+innovation/
• The German Education Server podcast: https://www.bildungsserver.de/seite_de.php?seite=13219
• Dossiers from the German Education Server: https://www.bildungsserver.de/bildungswesen-allgemein/thematische-schwerpunkte-915-de.html
• Explanatory films: https://www.bildungsserver.de/ueber-uns/videos-zum-deutschen-bildungsserver-12596-de.html

What we are not looking for

The German Education Server is a service provided by the federal and state governments, and the office is located at the DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education. As a public foundation, DIPF does not endorse any commercial or advertising-related ideas. Moreover, regulations and laws on data protection and the protection of user data and users must also be observed.

We do not need recommendations for a completely new content management system. Suggestions for using X or Facebook are also not welcome, as we do not use these services (any more).