# Release Notes for Eurostudent 8

All notable changes to this data package will be documented in this file.
The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/).

Please refer to the notes on use on our [website] (https://fdz.dzhw.eu/en/data-usage)



## [1.0.0] - 2024-07-09 (initial release date)
### Added
- Data:
		- Added download SUF (for data provision within Europe) (EN)
		- Added download SUF without SE (for data provision outside Europe) (EN)

- Metadata:
    - Added data package metadata
    - Added survey metadata for NL, AZ, HR, CZ, HU, DEN, FIN, GEO, DE, ICE, IRE, LIT, MAL, PL, RO, SK, SE, AT
    - Added instrument metadata
    - Added dataset metadata

- Documents related to data package:
    - Added data package overview (DE)
    - Added data package overview (EN)
		- Added data and methods report (EN)

- Documents related to instruments:
	- Added Questionnaire Eurostudent 8 (EN)

- Documents related to surveys:
	- Added country specific questionaire for the countries NL, HR, CZ, HU, DEN, FIN, GEO, ICE, IRE, MAL, PL, DE (EN and national language), AZ, LT, RO, SE, SK

### Changed
-	Nothing, initial release
### Removed
-	Nothing, initial release



## [2.0.0] - 2025-06-30
### Added
- Data:
		- Added Download CUF (all countries without SE)

- Metadata:
		- Added dataset metadata
		- Added methodreport for version 2.0.0

### Changed
-	Nothing
### Removed
-	Nothing



## [3.0.0] - 2025-07-21
### Added

- Data:
		- Added LV to Download CUF
		- Added LV EE and NO to Download SUF

- Metadata:
		- Added dataset metadata
		- Added methodreport for version 3.0.0

- Documents related to surveys:
	- Added country specific questionaire for the countries for the countries LV EE and NO

### Changed
-	Nothing
### Removed
-	Nothing


## [4.0.0] - 2026-09-22
### Added


- Data:
		- Added FR, CH to Download SUF

- Metadata:
		- Added dataset metadata
		- Added methodreport for version 4.0.0

- Documents related to surveys:
	- Added country specific questionaire for the countries for the countries CH (ger; it; en; fr)  and FR 


### Changed
-	Income and expenses questions (v4_13_n and v4_15_n) for HR: Changed amounts in euros because of error in used currency rate
-	Start of higher education (v2_6year): Corrected values for NO

### Removed
-	Nothing