The importance of children's universities in shaping the digital competence of children

Abstract

Civilization changes related to the development of information and communication technolo-gies require the education of new competences in the society that determine the quality of life. This is sueconcerns especially the young est citizens who have to be able to findtheir place in digitalreality. The children's universities play an important role in education for the future. An example is the activities undertaken at the Children's University of the Humanitas Higher School in Sosnowiec. Theirmaingoal, apart from raising interest in various fields of science, is the devel-opment of digital competences in children.