Wikimedia Announcements

The EduWiki Newcomer’s Starter Kit 2026 is now available in Spanish. Spanish speaking communities can now access the Starter Kit in their own language and explore resources for getting started with Wikimedia in education. The Spanish edition was translated by Patricia Aguilar from Wikimedia México, a certified English teacher and educator with 25 years of experience. Patricia’s contribution is helping make Wikimedia Education resources more accessible to Spanish speaking communities around the world. Explore the Spanish edition: LINK

El Kit de inicio para principiantes de EduWiki 2026 ya está disponible en español. Las comunidades hispanohablantes ya pueden acceder al Kit de inicio en su propio idioma y explorar recursos para comenzar a trabajar con Wikimedia en la educación. La edición en español fue traducida por Patricia Aguilar de Wikimedia México, profesora y educadora de inglés certificada con 25 años de experiencia. Su contribución ayuda a que los recursos de Educación Wikimedia sean más accesibles para las comunidades hispanohablantes de todo el mundo. Explora la edición en español: LINK

Hello everyone! We're now preparing the August 2026 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter. If you've been meaning to write about a Wikimedia and education activity, now is a good time to start. The Education Newsroom is open and accepting submissions until 26 August. Before sending in your story, please remember that: • It should be 300–500 words • It should focus on Wikimedia and education • It can be written in English or your local language • You may include images, audio, or video with your submission If this is your first submission, or you would like a quick refresher, check out the Publication Guidelines. Submit your story: Education Newsroom

Hello everyone, 👋🏽 The July 2026 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter is out. This month's issue brings together 11 stories from Wikimedia education communities in 🇦🇱, 🇧🇷, 🇨🇴, 🇮🇳, 🇲🇽, 🇳🇬, 🇲🇰, 🇵🇭, 🇷🇸, and 🇺🇦, together with a new story from the reflection from the EduWiki Hub Mentorship Program. If you've got a few minutes today, we'd love for you to take a look. There are some interesting projects, new ideas, and experiences from different communities that are well worth reading. 📖 Read the newsletter here: https://w.wiki/T4Yu

Help us shape EduWiki Conference 2027! What would you like to see, learn, discuss, and experience at the next EduWiki Conference? The Community Engagement Survey is now open, and we want your ideas on the programme, participation experience, community priorities, and what would make the conference meaningful to you. take the survey: HERE Deadline: 10 August 2026 Please share the survey within your communities and networks so more people can contribute to shaping EduWiki Conference 2027.

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Wikimania is Here! 🎉 In just a few days, the EduWiki Hub will host its first in-person workshop, a milestone we're excited to celebrate with the Wikimedia education community: Using Wikimedia in Education: A Practical Workshop by the EduWiki Hub As you're…

​​​​​​43rd DCW Conversation Hour Topic: Wikipedia Admin & Patrol Tools Speaker: Sohom Datta, English Wikipedia Administrator, PTAC Member Session Key Themes: 🔹 ​Monitoring real-time edits using Watchlists, Rollback, SWViewer, and Automoderator. 🔹 Identifying copyright violations and assessing AI generated content. 🔹Managing page patrolling workflows including sockpuppetry investigations, editor communication, and mass deletions. 🔹 Balancing new user mentorship with targeted access control and blocking. 🔹Using Twinkle and Pywikibot fot administrative tasks 🗓 Date: Sunday, 26 Jule 2026 ⏰ Time: 3:30 PM UTC | 9:00 PM IST

Hello all! The Pitabangan is now heading for Paris! Pitabangan Paris is a continuation of our Pitabangan series where we create Wikipedia articles in local languages to celebrate Wikimedia conferences. For this occasion, we'll be focusing on Paris and France as this year's Wikimania host! From 21 to 29 July (AoE), everyone is free and welcome to create and expand articles about everything Paris and France in their local language Wikipedias. Come, register and take part! - https://w.wiki/SUps #wikimaniaparis #pitabangan #wikipediaeditathon

Asia Wikimedians Meetup in Wikimania Today, Wednesday, 22 July at 11:30 UTC  (13:30 local Paris Time) at the Agora Room Agenda: Strengthening Regional Collaboration Across Wikimedia Communities Join online via Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/bhv-dynx-usd

Wikimania is Here! 🎉 In just a few days, the EduWiki Hub will host its first in-person workshop, a milestone we're excited to celebrate with the Wikimedia education community: Using Wikimedia in Education: A Practical Workshop by the EduWiki Hub As you're planning your schedule, we encourage you to register and find the Eventyay link of both the workshop and our related Panel Discussion on this Meta page. Workshop Date: Friday, 24 July 2026 Time: 16:00–17:25 (Europe/Paris) / 14:00–15:25 UTC Room: Agora The sessions will also be live streamed. See you at Wikimania!

Hi folks, If you are on the waiting list and are sure you could come to wikimania this week (no need for visa for example), please message wikimania@wikimedia.org to get bumped up to the top of the list. We still have a couple of tickets available, so it will be first come first serve.

Hello! As part of the Celebrate Women campaign in March 2027, the Wikimedia Foundation's Content Enablement team wants to support women+ (anyone who identifies as a woman in some way) to advance as technical contributors on Wikimedia. To achieve that, we are launching a survey to help us understand technical contributions by women+ on the Wikimedia projects. Start the survey here: https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/779358 This survey has 22 questions, and it should take between 15 and 20 minutes to complete. It will remain open until 20 July 2026. The questions are also available here if you would like to read them in advance. Please consider that the target audience for this survey is Wikimedia contributors who identify in any way as women. For questions, contact me or leave a message on the talk page here. Privacy notice: the data from this survey is maintained solely to create activities related to the Celebrate Women campaign. Please access the privacy statement for this survey here. Thank you!

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Nous sommes ravis de vous annoncer que l'EduWiki Hub organisera son premier atelier en présentiel à Wikimania 2026 ! Using Wikimedia in Education: A Practical Workshop by the EduWiki Hub est un atelier interactif au cours duquel les participants concevront ensemble des activités pédagogiques utilisant les projets Wikimedia, adaptées à leurs salles de classe, établissements ou communautés. 🗓 24 juillet 2026 🕑 14 h 00 – 15 h 25 UTC (16:00–17:25 Europe/Paris) 📍 Agora L'atelier sera également diffusé en direct, ce qui permettra aux personnes ne participant pas à Wikimania en présentiel d'y assister à distance. Nous vous invitons à vous inscrire sur la page Meta-Wiki de l'atelier afin de recevoir les mises à jour avant la session. Vous y trouverez également les liens Eventyay pour ajouter l'atelier ainsi que la table ronde EduWiki associée à votre programme Wikimania. 🔗 Inscription : Page Meta de l'atelier Au plaisir de vous y retrouver !

Hello everyone, We're excited to share that the EduWiki Hub will be hosting its first in-person workshop at Wikimania 2026! Using Wikimedia in Education: A Practical Workshop by the EduWiki Hub is an interactive session where participants will collaboratively design practical Wikimedia education activities that can be adapted to their own classrooms, institutions, or communities. 🗓 24 July 2026 🕑 14:00–15:25 UTC (16:00–17:25 Europe/Paris) 📍 Agora Room The workshop is physical will also be live streamed. Please register on the workshop's Meta-Wiki page to receive updates before the session. The page also includes links to Eventyay, where you can add both the workshop and the related EduWiki panel session to your Wikimania schedule. 🔗 Register here: Workshop Meta Page We hope to see you there!

We're now collecting stories for the July 2026 edition of the EduWiki Newsletter. If you've been involved in a Wikimedia and education activity recently, we'd love to feature your work. Stories may cover projects, events, partnerships, classroom activities, research, reflections, or other experiences connected to Wikimedia and education. Submission requirements: • 300–500 words • English or local languages • Images, audio, and video are welcome • Submission deadline: 26 July 2026 If it's your first submission, don't forget to review the Publication Guidelines (https://w.wiki/FN2t) before submitting. Submit your story through the Education Newsroom