Hello everyone, The May 2026 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter is now available.
This month's 10 stories paint a vivid picture of Wikimedia's reach across classrooms, youth spaces, and research halls alike. From first-time editors to published academics, communities everywhere are finding fresh ways to weave open knowledge into learning. - In Spain <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Teaching_innovation_with_Wikimedia._Shared_experiences_in_Spanish_Universities>, university educators and researchers came together to produce a collective publication capturing how professors across the country are bringing Wikimedia into their teaching practice. - In Brazil <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Debating_free_license_in_Brazil>, the team kept the energy going from the previous month, deepening their work with universities and supporting an expanding range of educational activities nationwide. - Across Nigeria <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Wikimedia_Digi-Youth_Club_in_Nigeria>, Rwanda <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Wiki_Youth_Participation_in_Building_Rwanda%E2%80%99s_Open_Knowledge_Ecosystem>, and Tanzania <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Wiki_Digital_Youth_Club_Launches_in_Tanzania:_Youth_Build_Digital_Skills_Through_Competitive_Quest_Challenges>, the Wiki Digital Youth Club pilot brought its quest-based learning model to young people in all three countries. - In Ukraine <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Ukraine_publishes_the_first_academic_collection_of_papers_on_Wikipedia_and_Wikimedia_Projects>, a landmark moment for the academic community arrived with the release of the country's first scholarly collection dedicated to Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects. - In North Macedonia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Wikimedia_MKD%27s_Education_News_%26_Activities>, the education program kept its momentum through a mix of workshops, an editing contest, and a dedicated conference, all oriented around growing free knowledge contribution across educational institutions. - In Serbia <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Wikipedia_Serbia%27s_interns_and_Wiki_Ambassadors_provide_crucial_support_towards_end_of_the_school_year>, as the school year wound down, student interns and Wiki Ambassadors stepped up to keep Wikimedia's educational work running. - In Albania <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Editing_Wikipedia_with_Viktor_Hygo_High_School_in_Albania>, students from Viktor Hygo High School in Tirana got hands-on Wikipedia editing experience through a practical training session organized by the Albanian Language User Group. - And in India <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/May_2026/Microclimatic_Explainers:_A_short-form_media_approach_to_build_micro-level_environmental_awareness_in_India>, a thought-provoking article made the case for short-form media as a tool for raising awareness about microclimates. Every story this month is a reminder that there is no single path into the Wikimedia movement. Whether through a school club, a university course, or a published paper, the doors keep opening. We hope something in this edition sparks an idea for your own community. Read the full newsletter: EduWiki Newsletter, May 2026 <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Education/Newsletter/May_2026> View highlights on Wikimedia Commons: HERE <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EduWiki_Hub_Newsletter_May.pdf> We are now gathering stories for the June edition. If your community has been active on a Wikimedia and education initiative, or has something planned, we would love to shine a light on it in the June 2026 issue. Submit your story: Education Newsroom <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/News/Newsroom> Deadline: 26th of June Best regards, Barakat Adegboye <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:BAdegboye_%28EdWH%29> , EduWiki Connectors Contents <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/Newsletter/May_2026> • Headlines <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Education/Newsletter/May_2026/Headlines> • Subscribe <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Global_message_delivery/Targets/This_Month_in_Education>
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