Education/Newsletter/October 2023

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This Month in Education

Volume 12 • Issue 8 • October 2023


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Wikimedians speaking Turkic languages have met at Istanbul during a 3-day conference on 20-23 October 2023 and along with many other things they have discussed education programs in their country. One interesting session was the panel titled:Chat with 3 Generations at Wikipedia Education Program. Read more…

Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday. Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday.…

A cultural activist and a Doctor of Education in Filipino Language and Literature candidate at the University of Nueva Caceres, Irvin Sto. Tomas shared PhilWiki Community's activities and programs supporting the enrichment of Philippine language-based Wikipedia editions through Wiki Loves Art, WikiGap, Feminism and Folklore, Wikipedia Asian Month, and other editing campaigns. Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday.…

The highlight of the month at Wiki Movimento Brasil is the launch of the table of contents of the book "Wikimedia in Brazil: the power and challenges of free knowledge". The book is a collection of chapters written collaboratively by Brazilian professors, researchers and Wikimedians. Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday.…


The Central Bicol State University of Agriculture (CBSUA) has embarked on an exciting new initiative in collaboration with the PhilWiki Community and the Bikol Wikipedia Community. The roots of this partnership can be traced back to 2012, with conferences and training sessions involving CBSUA faculty and students beginning in 2017. Notable Wikipedians from CBSUA, including Leah Banastao-Sumalinog, Zyra Hila, Marvin Molin, Elbert Baeta, Jenly Balaquiao, and Jerome Hipolito, have actively contributed to these engagements. Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday.…

The Edu Wiki camp was held at the Radulovacki Ecological Center in Sremski Karlovci in Serbia in July 2023. The participants of the camp had the opportunity to learn about the programs and projects of Wikimedia Serbia, but also to improve their skills, which will help them in further volunteer engagement in Wikimedia Serbia. This year, the camp gathered 17 students from different parts of Serbia. Wikimedians of Albanian Language User Group organized a 2-day workshop about Wikidata project in Elbasan, Albania. With the collaboration of the Linguistic Department at the Aleksandër Xhuvani University and the support of the Switch Technologies Start-up, 24 participants gathered to explore and celebrate Wikidata’s 11th birthday.…


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