How participatory case studies place young people’s experiences at the centre of EDU-LAB research This article is part of EDU-LAB Newsletter II, which provides updates on the progress and findings of the EDU-LAB Horizon Europe research project. In this issue, we highlight the work of Work Package 4 , which focuses on participatory case studies that place young people’s lived … Read More

Why Europe Still Lacks the Data to Fully Understand Youth TransitionsPreliminary insights from the EDU-LAB project While many researchers, policy makers and educators throughout Europe share a common goal to help youth on their transition from education and training into the world of labour, their understanding of how to actually achieve that goal is not always a given. One of … Read More

EU Knowledge in Action: How EduLab Is Strengthening Research Capacity in Kosovo; Insights from the First Year of ImplementationThe EduLab Horizon Project follows the experiences of young people across nine European countries as they transition through different levels of education and into the labour market. Using extensive datasets, expert interviews, surveys, focus groups, and participatory workshops, the project amplifies young … Read More

EDU-LAB took part in the Horizon Europe clustering event hosted by the University of Trento on 7 November 2025On November 7, 2025, the EDU-LAB project participated in the hybrid clustering event for Horizon Europe projects funded under the topic “Effective education and labor market transitions of young people” (HORIZON-CL2-2024-TRANSFORMATIONS-01-10). The event was hosted by the University of Trento and organized … Read More

AAB College Presents Experiences from the Horizon Europe Project EDU-LAB at the MESTI Scientific Roundtable: “Interdisciplinary Sciences in Kosovo: Challenges, Strategies, and International Integration”

AAB College and EDU-LAB presented research on Kosovo’s education system at the Budapest workshop, highlighting youth transitions and EU cooperation.

EDU-LAB OSES-Delphi: Gathering Expert PerspectivesAs EDU-LAB moves into its fieldwork phase, our research is expanding beyond the voices of young people to also include the perspectives of experts, institutions and stakeholders. To capture these broader insights, we are launching a multi-stage process that brings together governance, education, business, and civil society actors across Europe and beyond. This work will help … Read More

Bringing together eleven partner institutions from Europe and beyond to study young people’s transitions from education to employment.

Exploring Youth Pathways Across EuropeFrom preparation to fieldwork After several months of conceptual development, practical design and methodological alignment, EDU-LAB is now entering a decisive phase: the start of empirical fieldwork. Over the coming 12 months, two central strands of research – qualitative Case Studies and the international Online Survey of Experts and Stakeholders (OSES-Delphi) will be carried out, providing … Read More