How Can Research Be Brought into the Classroom?

Stefan Kroll is standing next to a man who is holding a box containing a picture in a gold frame. In the background, a display stand bearing the PRIF logo can be seen.

Exchange with a Delegation from Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

On September 23, 2026, Tina Cramer and Stefan Kroll welcomed a dele­gation from the Gyeonggi-do Office of Edu­cation in South Korea to PRIF. The meeting focused on an ex­change regarding science commu­nication and colla­boration with schools.

Tina Cramer and Stefan Kroll intro­duced the dele­gation to the Global House of Young Voices and the #PRIF@Schule Award. The Global House of Young Voices was a one-week summit held in 2024 that brought to­gether youth dele­gations from Frank­furt and 12 partner cities. The PRIF@Schule Award is pre­sented every two years – with rotating the­matic focuses – to recognize inno­vative and creative works and pro­jects that address topics in peace and con­flict research in local, national, and inter­national con­texts.

Following the meeting, Hyejin Na, super­visor of the Global Coope­ration Division at the Gyeonggi-do Office of Edu­cation, expressed her grati­tude for the exchange: “What we came for was not peace studies in the abstract, but the ques­tion of how research reaches a classroom – and that is your work exactly. Our Super­intendent said afterwards that the conver­sation had given him something he had not expected: a way of thinking about how uni­versities and research insti­tutes might be connec­ted to schools in Gyeonggido, rather than remaining a world apart.”

Science communication is an essential com­ponent of research at the PRIF. Research findings are dis­seminated through various formats of policy advice and civic edu­cation. At the same time, input from society is incor­porated so that researchers can inte­grate it into their work.

Tina Cramer is speaking to a group. In the background, there is a screen and a display stand featuring the PRIF logo.
Stefan Kroll is standing next to a man holding a box containing a picture in a gold frame. In the background, an illustration of the Global House of Young Voices can be seen on a screen.
Stefan Kroll is standing in front of a screen and speaking. A slide about the Global House of Young Voices can be seen on the screen. Next to it is a display stand featuring the PRIF logo.