Members of the FUEN Working Group on Education led by Vice President Olga Martens and representatives of FUEN Member Organisations took part in UN’s Regional Forum on Education, Language and the Human Rights of Minorities, held in the European Parilament on 6-7 May 2019. The Forum was organized by the UN and the Tom Lantos Institute in Budapest in partnership with several minority organisations including the FUEN. More...
Student mobility was and still is one of the main goals of the Bologna process. In the Yerevan Communique (2015) mobility is described as a great tool for gaining and expanding competencies and employability options for students. Apart from this, it was also mentioned the desired focus to create wider access to mobility for students, who are coming from a disadvantaged background (Yerevan Communique, 2015). More...
The European Parliament elections are just around the corner (between 23 and 26 May)! This survey is part of EMY – Empowerment of Mobile Youth in the EU. EMY aims to support and enhance the democratic participation of European mobile youth, especially in connection with the forthcoming European Parliament Elections in May 2019. More...
The Council of Europe (CoE) is dealing with a high-scale political and financial crisis in the organisation: Russia’s decision to stop paying its membership fees (and the risk of Russia’s withdrawal from the CoE), Turkey returning to its status as an ordinary contributor and the ‘zero nominal growth’ budget policy enforced by member states, are the key factors affecting CoE’s budget. More...
On 12 June 2019, the European Students’ Union (ESU), together with Higher Education partners from all across Europe participating in ESSA project (‘European Students Sustainability Auditing’), are organising a roundtable consultation event in Brussels in the format of a breakfast. More...
NTEU has called for greater public accountability for universities in their dealings with international students, following the disturbing incidences detailed by Four Corners last night. More...The NTEU welcomes the ALP's announcemnt today (Wed 8 May 2019) that it woud come good on its promise to use R&D tax concessions as a way of boosting collaborative research between researchers and industry.If you watched the Four Corners program last night, like me you would probably have experienced a mix of emotions; disappointment that our sector is suffering reputational damage yet again, concern for the welfare of international students and the potential for a racist backlash, anger at some of the behavior described, and great admiration for those who chose to speak out. More...
The European and Ibero-American Academy of Yuste Foundation delivered today, on the occasion of Europe Day, the "Carlos V European Award" to the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe programme.
His Majesty the King of Spain presented the prize to the Council of Europe´s Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland during a ceremony at the Royal Monastery of Yuste. More...
The monitoring of a return flight of Afghan nationals from Munich to Kabul (Afghanistan) on 14 August 2018 is the subject of a new report published today by the Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CPT). More...
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