The academic calendar contains national data on how the academic year is structured (beginning of the academic year, term times, holidays and examination periods). Differences between university and non-university study programmes are also highlighted. The information is available for 37 countries. More...

The school calendar contains national data on the length of the school year, the start and the end dates of each school year, the timing and length of school holidays and the number of school days. It covers both primary and general secondary education and key points are illustrated by comparative figures. The information is available for 37 countries. More...

One of the main priorities of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic is the common education of all pupils within mainstream education. Therefore, several legislative changes have been made to promote inclusive education, including the adoption of the Education Act Amendment. More...

Let's imagine that you wanted to organise a summer music festival for teenagers from all over Europe. What would be the best time to maximise attendance? The answer is simple. If you consult the Eurydice publication 'Organisation of school time in Europe' you will find out that every child attending a public school in Europe is on holiday in the third week of July. More...

Structural reform of higher education  analyses how different types of system-level (or ‘landscape’) structural reforms in higher education have been designed and implemented in selected higher education systems. In the 12 case studies that form the core of the project, the researchers examine reforms aimed at:

• Increasing horizontal differentiation between different types of higher education institutions (for example reforms to introduce or modify the role of universities of applied science); 
• Increasing vertical differentiation through increasing or decreasing positional or status differences between higher education institutions (for example, reforms aimed at concentrating research in a limited number of universities) and; 
• Changing institutional interrelationships between higher education institutions (for example, through mergers, the formation of associations of institutions). More...

A report on the diversity of young people not in education, employment, or training (NEET) has been published by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofund).
The report , issued to better understand the economic and social vulnerability of young people, provides a unique perspective into the reasons or causes for not being in employment, education, or training. More...