What we offer to educators and learners

• Simplification: Unified access (Single Sign-On) to various educational platforms and services.
• Security: Privacy-compliant storage of educational credentials and artifacts for self-sovereign data management.

What we offer to educational providers

• Reach: Engage new target groups and attract more users.
• Innovation: Support participatory development and the use of open data formats and licenses.
• Security: Digital identity verification and comprehensive data security across systems.

“Mein Bildungsraum” as a digital networking infrastructure for education

Education accompanies us throughout life. We continue learning, receive training, or teach others. Whether through language-learning apps, online seminars, or school platforms – digital tools and content have become an integral part of how we learn.

The challenge: these different learning offerings are not yet connected. Access and participation in digital education can be difficult due to the diversity and fragmentation of platforms.

For instance, users often need to manage multiple accounts simultaneously. Information cannot be easily exchanged between learning services. Finding and tailoring the right offerings for one’s personal learning situation is complicated. Disconnected systems and data silos remain the norm.

We are developing an infrastructure designed to change exactly that — enabling a seamless, lifelong digital learning journey. “Mein Bildungsraum” connects existing digital education services and administrative processes across the education sector. Through this networking, a digital education space emerges that provides secure transitions, removes barriers, and supports learners throughout their individual educational paths. Administrative processes in education become simpler and more accessible for everyone.

The networking infrastructure links existing platforms and places users — learners, educators, and educational providers — at the center. It builds a digital education space that bridges obstacles along individual learning journeys and enables educational offerings to better adapt to users’ needs. This happens in full compliance with data protection laws, aligned with European standards, and as an open-source project for the education community.

Originally launched under the name “Nationale Bildungsplattform,” this digital networking infrastructure is led by the The Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (BMBFSFJ) and counts among the flagship projects of the German government’s digital strategy.

After three years of development, the BMBFSFJ handed over the results of the networking infrastructure to the Federal Agency for Breakthrough Innovation (SPRIND) on July 1, 2024. SPRIND’s mission is now to position “Mein Bildungsraum” for the future and transition it into regular operation.