Education
PANEL OF EXPERTS
01 Mission
02 Experts
03 Activity
04 EU Policy
Mission
Inspiring geoscience learning & careers through education, research & outreach across Europe.
– Establishing cooperation with the educational sections of the national associations;
– Promoting Geoscience education to the public for understanding the causes and potential societal consequences of natural Earth processes such as earthquakes, floods, landslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, weather, global climate change and the production, availability, and potential depletion of natural resources (groundwater, soil, mineral, and energy;
– Collecting information and creating datasets on the role of geology in public education in different European countries;
– Collecting information and creating datasets on education in geology at higher education level in different European countries (number of students, curricula, learning outcomes, employment, etc);
– Preparing proposals or taking part in international projects related to education in earth sciences;
– Organizing outreach activities related to geology (Geology Day, Conference on earth sciences for secondary-school students);
– Taking part in the organisations of e-courses by EFG;
– Preparing advisory documents to the EC on educational questions.
Experts
Roberto Greco (Brasil (Italy), Hans-Jürgen Gursky (Germany), Ferenc Mádai (Hungary), Eamonn Grennan (Ireland), Antonio Pisciuneri (Italy), Filomena Amador (Portugal), Clara Vasconcelos (Portugal), Gordon Neighbour (UK), José Ignacio Escavy Fernandez (Spain), Juan Remondo Tejerina (Spain), Jorge Loredo (Spain), Manuel Regueiro y González-Barros (Spain), Anna Liventseva (Ukraine), Nina Zupančič (Slovenia), Mirijam Vrabec (Slovenia), Petra Žvab Rožič (Slovenia), Renata Brezinščak (Croatia), Peter Müller (Germany), Maria João Sacadura (Portugal), Gina P. Correia (Portugal), Kiki Makri (Greece), Jaime Bonachea Pico (Spain)
Maria Tzima
Coordinator of Education
Filomena Amador
José Ignacio Escavy Fernandez
Éva Hartai
Kiki Makri
Juan Remondo Tejerina
Mirijam Vrabec
Jaime Bonachea Pico
Roberto Greco
Anna Liventseva
Peter Müller
Antonio Pisciuneri
Nina Zupančič
Renata Brezinščak
Eamonn Grennan
Jorge Loredo
Gordon Neighbour
Maria João Sacadura
Petra Žvab Rožič
Gina P. Correia
Hans-Jürgen Gursky
Ferenc Mádai
Manuel Regueiro y González-Barros
Maria João Sacadura
Activities
Engaging young minds and future geologists through European projects, education & outreach in geoscience.
Ongoing
EFG inclusion campaign: Promoting Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Geosciences
April 2026
November 2024
Launch of EFG Policy Manifesto: Geology’s Vital Contribution to European Competitiveness
– Participation in the Erasmus+ TRiPGiFT project.
– Mapping the geology in public education in Europe. The survey is available online at the following link.
– Preparing a brochure for young professionals about the general requirements for working as geologists in Europe.
– European Friendly Rock Network project which is associated with school students 12-18 years old and established to raise young people’s awareness of geosciences and nature, increase the schools’ (teachers’/students’) knowledge on the geology and heritage of the region they inhabit and to increase the pedagogical quality of their rock sample collection.
– Cooperation with the EGU Field Officer Network.
– Proposal for a recommendation on ‘Environmental sustainability – education and training’ supporting the initiative of the European Commission on Education for Environmental Sustainability (May 2021).
– Participation in Envies stories webinar (November 2020).
– Interview with coordinator Maria Tzima.
– Interview with Eva Hartai.
– School education in Spain, October 2012. More information on the topic: Fighting for Geoscience Education in Spain, EARTH March 2013.
– EURO-AGES: The European Accredited Geological Study Programmes, February 2011.
Monitoring the EU policy
EU funding:
EU institutions involved:
European Commission: Education and Training
Relevant EU documents:
The European Qualifications Framework (EQF)
Related EU-Initiatives:
Events
Other resources we invite you to consult
International Courses:
- Master’s Programme on Mineral Exploration developed by the TIMREX project.
- GIFT – Geosciences Information for Teachers: The EGU Committee on Education has organised Geosciences Information for Teachers (GIFT) Workshops since 2003.
- European Mining, Minerals and Environmental Program (EMMEP)
- EMERALD program
Iniciative
Energy Literacy: Essential principles and fundamental concepts for energy education, by U.S. Department of Energy
