Growing Together: Welcoming New Members to the EU Code Week Community
21/07/26
The strength of EU Code Week has always come from its community.
Behind every activity registered during Code Week, every teacher inspired to try coding for the first time, and every classroom discovering computational thinking, there is a network of passionate people working together. Ambassadors, Leading Teachers, Edu Coordinators, hubs, volunteers, and partners all play a part in making EU Code Week a truly community-driven initiative.
During the first half of 2026, that community continued to grow.
Thanks to our International Call for Community Members, together with several local calls organised by our National and Regional Hubs, we welcomed new ambassadors, leading teachers, and edu coordinators from across Europe, strengthening the network that supports EU Code Week at local, national, and international level.
Welcoming new Ambassadors
Today, the EU Code Week community includes 74 Ambassadors from 36 countries, with nine new ambassadors joining the network during 2026.
New ambassadors joined the community from Belgium, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Türkiye, bringing fresh perspectives, new connections, and local expertise to the growing network.
Ambassadors play a key role in connecting communities, supporting volunteers, promoting EU Code Week nationally, and helping shape the future of the initiative. As experienced community members, they also work closely with hubs, leading teachers, and educational coordinators to strengthen collaboration across Europe.
An expanding network of Leading Teachers
One of the strongest areas of growth this semester has been the Leading Teachers community.
The network now includes 396 Leading Teachers across 36 countries, with 106 new educators joining in 2026. Here is how our network grew across Europe:
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Italy: 25 new teachers
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Ukraine: 21 new teachers
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Poland: 10 new teachers
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Germany: 8 new teachers
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Finland, France, & Hungary: 7 new teachers each
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Lithuania: 6 new teachers
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Sweden: 4 new teachers
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Latvia: 3 new teachers
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Greece & Malta: 2 new teachers each
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Croatia, Cyprus, Luxembourg, & the UK: 1 new teacher each
Leading Teachers are at the heart of classroom engagement. They inspire fellow educators, organise local workshops, share teaching resources, support teacher training, and encourage schools to participate in EU Code Week. Every new Leading Teacher helps bring coding and digital creativity to even more classrooms across Europe.
Strengthening collaboration with Edu Coordinators
The Edu Coordinators network also continued to grow this semester.
Today, 25 Edu Coordinators from 21 countries support collaboration between ministries, education authorities, and the wider EU Code Week community. In 2026, new coordinators joined from Germany, Italy, and Latvia, further strengthening national coordination and institutional engagement.
Edu Coordinators play an important role in connecting national education systems with the wider Code Week community, helping teachers access opportunities, promoting computational thinking, and encouraging participation at national level.
Growing through the community
This semester’s growth has been driven by collaboration across the entire network.
In March, EU Code Week launched its International Call for Community Members, inviting educators and community builders to become part of the initiative. The call was complemented by local campaigns organised by National and Regional Hubs, ensuring that new members were selected together with the communities they will support.
This community-led approach reflects one of EU Code Week’s core values. New members are not simply added to a list; they become part of an active network where they collaborate, exchange ideas, learn from one another, and help shape the future of the initiative.
Looking ahead
As preparations continue for EU Code Week 2026, we hope to welcome even more educators, volunteers, and community leaders into the network during the second half of the year.
A growing community means stronger local support, more opportunities for collaboration, and a greater reach for coding and digital skills across Europe. Most importantly, it helps ensure that EU Code Week remains what it has always been: a grassroots initiative built by the community, for the community.
We are excited to continue growing together and look forward to welcoming even more members in the months ahead.
