Since the peace agreement of 1998, the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland is a peaceful place. However, only 5% of children visit so-called integrated schools, where Catholic and Protestant students study alongside and are not afraid to discuss sensitive subjects of a divided society. In Northern Ireland, there are now 62 integrated schools, primary and secondary, with nearly 22,000 students. Watch more stories about "crossing borders" to get an education: In Transnistria, students take a risky route every day to go to Moldava, where they are taught: youtu.be/9FGRmoFlVok In Mexico, some students from poor backgrounds profit from an education agreement which allows them to go to school in the US. youtu.be/XP39Jqaz-ew Learning World is brought to you by euronews: www.euronews.com/learning-world SUBSCRIBE to get more videos from WISE: www.youtube.com/WISEQatar?sub_confirmation=1 World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) is an international, multi-sectoral and action-oriented platform for innovation in education that connects innovators, nurtures new ideas, and recognizes and supports successful initiatives that are helping revitalize education. For more information about WISE: www.wise-qatar.org Follow WISE on Twitter: twitter.com/WISE_Tweets Like WISE on Facebook: www.facebook.com/wiseqatar

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