EU Code Week

In this year's EU Code Week, taking place between 14 and 27 October 2024, thousands of coding events and activities will bring together teachers, students, parents, young and old, from around Europe and beyond.

How can I join?  

• Check out activities near you or online on the EU Code Week map.
• Organise your own activity and add it the EU Code Week map.
• Teachers can organise coding activities for their students, workshops and training session for their fellow colleagues. Free trainings, learning materials and lesson plans are made available on the EU Code Week website to support them. They can also find inspiration by joining the dedicated Facebook group for teachers.
• Schools can take part in the CodeWeek4AllChallenge. The challenge is to get as many students involved as possible during Europe Code Week.
• Parents can find inspiration on coding games and activities, plugged and unplugged, they can do at home with their kids. Check out the EU Code Week website for latest games and challenges.
• Share your coding experience on the EU Code Week blog and inspire others.

About EU Code Week  

EU Code Week is a grassroots movement that aims to bring coding and digital literacy to everyone in a fun and engaging way.

While there are two weeks set aside every year for celebrating EU Code Week, it is important to remember that it is a year-round initiative, with plenty of events and activities taking place throughout the year.  
  
At the heart of the EU Code Week initiative, there is an international community of volunteers, ambassadors, teachers and representatives from ministries and education authorities from all participating countries. They devote their time, energy, and expertise into bringing coding and digital skills to as many people as possible.  

The European Commission supports EU Code Week and other independent initiatives which aim to boost digital skills for different target groups.  

In May 2024, the European Commission announced its commitment to support EU Code Week through an ‘Advanced Digital Skills‘ Call for Proposals launched as part of the Digital Europe Programme, aimed at scaling up the initiative and enhancing its potential for boosting digital skills and literacy across Europe.  

2023 Edition  

The 11th EU Code Week edition in 2023 attracted 71 thousand activities and over 3 million participants from all over Europe and beyond. In total, 10 countries registered more than 1,000 activities in 2023, with Turkey, Italy and Poland topping the list. Looking at the size of the population in the participating countries, trends show that small countries are doing equally well, Malta emerging as the front-runner with 1,403 events per million population. Elementary school pupils represented 48% of participants in EU Code Week activities in 2023, followed closely by pre-school pupils (20%) and high-school students (15%). Moreover, 50.24% of participants were women, underlining Code Week’s commitment to fostering gender equality and inclusivity in the coding community.

EU Code Week saw several achievements in 2023. A notable example, Eu Code Week was recognised as a good practice in the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal 4 Knowledge Hub.