.education {
    background: var(--bg-color);
    padding: 8rem 9% 2rem;
    min-height: 100vh;
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    justify-content: center;
}

.education-container {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
    gap: 2.4rem;
    margin-top: 2rem;
    position: relative;
}

/* Timeline connector */
.education-container::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    left: 16%;
    right: 16%;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--border-color);
    transform: translateY(-50%);
}

.edu-box {
    background: var(--card-bg);
    padding: 3rem 2.5rem;
    border-radius: 2rem;
    border: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
    transition: all 0.4s ease;
    text-align: center;
    position: relative;
    z-index: 1;
}

.edu-box::before {
    content: '';
    position: absolute;
    bottom: -1rem;
    left: 50%;
    transform: translateX(-50%);
    width: 1.4rem;
    height: 1.4rem;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    border-radius: 50%;
    border: 3px solid var(--bg-color);
    z-index: 2;
}

.edu-box:hover {
    transform: translateY(-8px);
    border-color: var(--border-color);
    box-shadow: 0 16px 50px var(--accent-glow-soft);
}

.edu-year {
    display: inline-block;
    background: var(--gradient-main);
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 1.2rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    padding: 0.4rem 1.4rem;
    border-radius: 10rem;
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
    box-shadow: 0 4px 16px var(--accent-glow);
}

.edu-box h3 {
    font-family: 'Space Grotesk', sans-serif;
    font-size: 1.9rem;
    font-weight: 700;
    color: var(--main-color-light);
    margin-bottom: 1.4rem;
    line-height: 1.3;
}

.edu-box p {
    font-size: 1.45rem;
    color: var(--text-secondary);
    margin: 0.4rem 0;
    line-height: 1.5;
}

.edu-box p strong {
    color: var(--text-color);
    font-weight: 600;
}

.edu-score {
    display: inline-flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 0.5rem;
    margin-top: 1.2rem;
    background: var(--accent-glow-soft);
    border: 1px solid var(--border-color);
    border-radius: 0.8rem;
    padding: 0.6rem 1.4rem;
    font-size: 1.4rem;
    color: var(--main-color-light);
    font-weight: 700;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
    .education-container {
        grid-template-columns: 1fr;
        max-width: 50rem;
        margin-left: auto;
        margin-right: auto;
    }

    .education-container::before {
        display: none;
    }

    .edu-box::before {
        display: none;
    }
}