Education – everywhere and at any time Education is an essential tool to learn and spread important and useful information. Without education, the population would be less civilised and less successful. That means, that our standard of life also depends on our education level. However, not everybody in the world has the same chance to get a good education. In developing countries, teachers are often only able to teach basic subjects such as reading, writing, and mathematics etc. where people living in rich countries enjoy a very complex school system. It is good that nowadays many poor countries even have basic schools and teachers, but they still should have better education systems which would help them to enhance their standard of living. This situation could change rapidly in the near future because of the internet. Face-to-face teaching in school buildings is no longer needed. When people who live in developing countries are able to connect with the «world wide web» then they can learn everything at any time and can become highly-educated employees. This is a big chance for the poorer people in the world but also contains a certain risk for people living in a developed country. There will probably be more competition on the job market in the future, because more people will be well educated. But this also motivates people to stay up to date. Education is and will remain the most important asset people have all over the world.