.education-section {
  background: var(--bg-surface);
  padding-bottom: var(--section-space);
}

.education-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fill, minmax(320px, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
}

.edu-card {
  position: relative;
  background: var(--bg-surface-2);
  border: 1px solid var(--border);
  border-radius: var(--radius-lg);
  padding: 1.35rem;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
  transition: transform var(--transition), box-shadow var(--transition), border-color var(--transition);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.edu-card::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0 auto 0 0;
  width: 2px;
  background: var(--border);
  transition: background var(--transition);
}

.edu-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--border-strong);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow-md);
}

.edu-card:hover::before {
  background: var(--accent);
}

.edu-card__batch {
  width: fit-content;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.8px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--accent);
  background: var(--accent-subtle);
  border: 1px solid var(--accent-border);
  padding: 4px 10px;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

.edu-card__title {
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--text-primary);
  line-height: 1.35;
}

.edu-card__institution {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  font-weight: 600;
}

.edu-card__desc {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--text-secondary);
  line-height: 1.75;
  flex: 1;
}

.edu-card__cert {
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: gap var(--transition), color var(--transition);
  width: fit-content;
}

.edu-card__cert:hover {
  gap: 9px;
}

.edu-card__cert svg {
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-width: 2;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .education-section,
  .section-inner,
  .section-header,
  .section-title,
  .section-subtitle,
  .education-grid {
    width: 100%;
    max-width: 100%;
  }

  .education-section {
    padding-bottom: 3.5rem;
  }

  .education-grid {
    display: flex;
    gap: 14px;
    overflow-x: auto;
    scroll-snap-type: x mandatory;
    padding-bottom: 0.75rem;
    scrollbar-width: none;
    -ms-overflow-style: none;
  }

  .education-grid::-webkit-scrollbar {
    display: none;
  }

  .edu-card {
    flex: 0 0 88%;
    max-width: 88%;
    min-width: 0;
    border-radius: 18px;
    padding: 1.1rem;
    scroll-snap-align: start;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 420px) {
  .edu-card {
    flex-basis: 92%;
    max-width: 92%;
  }
}