Budget cuts and skills mismatches – doom and gloom in European higher education?

By Marielk. Last week, the latest Education and Training Monitor was published by the European Commission, highlighting the impact of budget cuts on European higher education. The Commission has been calling Member states to focus on “growth friendly expenditure“, including education and training, issuing individual recommendations to 17 countries in July 2013. However, the tendency is that funding available for education and training has been decreasing and budget cuts are a common phenomenon across Europe. Read more...