Name: Discentis

Link: www.discentis.it

Sector: Education

Location: Turin, Italy

Description: An innovative startup with a social mission that focuses on educational innovation. Our priority is to generate a positive, real, and measurable impact on student’s learning paths. We believe that the key to doing this lies with teachers, who are indispensable figures and valuable guides in every classroom. That’s why we study the world of education and build tools, courses, and activities to support their work every day.

Context

Discentis is an innovative start-up with a social mission that operates in the world of education. The company provides training for teachers and workshops with students, with a particular focus on innovative teaching methods. They are now building a growing community platform for Italian teachers and educators (B2C) and they aim to expand internationally by 2027. Its mission is to drive systemic change in education by empowering teachers, fostering collaboration, promoting equity, and ensuring inclusive access to quality educational resources.

Challenge

To become the global benchmark for educators, Discentis must design digital spaces and resources that support cross-cultural collaboration among teachers from diverse nationalities and school systems. The company seeks to understand how to facilitate meaningful interaction and learning exchange—and to identify existing global platforms for teachers as benchmarks or partners.

Optional/Possible Guidelines

● Which spaces and resources do we need?
● How should people from different nationalities and different school system interact?
● Are there any other platform for teachers?

Main SDGs associated

SDG 4 – Quality Education
At its core, the challenge focuses on empowering teachers, fostering collaboration, and improving equitable access to quality education worldwide.

SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities
Because it aims to promote inclusive and cross-cultural collaboration among educators from different countries and systems.

SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
As it seeks to build international cooperation and networks in the education sector.