décembre 2013

From Education to Employment in Times of Financial Crisis: Comparing Germany and Greece

Students and scholars from three Greek universities recently came to UIL for a workshop on the transition from education to employment in times of crisis. The workshop was held in cooperation with the University of Hamburg and took place from 17–18 December.

Youth unemployment rates in Greece – as in many other parts of Europe – have risen sharply since the financial crisis, including for well-qualified young adults. At the same time, youth as a phase of life has changed greatly in recent decades. The aim of the workshop was not only to discuss theory and research, but also to consider what kind of evidence-based policymaking is needed to support successful education-to-employment transitions for young adults in today’s Europe.

Prof. Vasiliki Deliyianni-Kouimtzi from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki presented on post-crisis youth transitions in Greece. She said the workshop served as an important first step in starting a dialogue on youth unemployment between Greece and the rest of Europe:

“No single country can confront the kinds of difficulties we are facing alone, so we need the other European countries as well, to discuss the problems and find new ways to confront the crisis regarding young people and education.”

This workshop marks the starting point for extending the range of UIL activities in the European region and, globally, on contemporary youth and education questions.

DAAD_Work-Transitions_Workshop_all_presentations_combined_03.pdf.

Innovation in Language Learning: Multimodal Approaches

The ClipFlair project (Foreign Language Learning through Interactive Captioning and Revoicing of Clips) is organizing an international conference, Innovation in Language Learning: Multimodal Approaches, to be held at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona on 18 and 19 June 2014. More...
Website: Innovation in Language Learning: Multimodal Approaches.

From Education to Employment and Meaningful Work with ICTs: EDEN 2014 Annual Conference

Developing human potential has been a persistent EU policy aim even in the recent years of economic crisis. Among the goals of the European Strategy for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, Europe 2020, we find employment and innovation, featuring education as a major lever. More...
Website: EDEN conference website.

LINQ 2014 / EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2014

The 9th EFQUEL Innovation Forum in 2014 will address one of the greatest challenges in today’s quality development for education and training: how to achieve quality in open education. More...
Website: Official Website of LINQ, Official Website of EFQUEL.

OER 2014

There will be an Open Education Resources Conference held in Newcastle on 28-29 April 2014. 
OER 2014 will focus on themes such as building and linking open practice communities, MOOCs, academic practice, development and pedagogy, open policy research, scholarship and access and students as users/co-creators. Paper submission closes on 22 November 2013. More information can be found here.
Website: oer14.

EUA Annual Conference 2014

European higher education has been in flux for well over a decade. Technological innovation, changing labour market demands, and global competition are all contributing factors to the ongoing changes. Is higher education merely adapting to new circumstances, or is a more revolutionary transformation taking place? MOOCs have been heralded as a potentially disruptive innovation in the world of higher education that could lead to a reformation of the current model of higher education. More...
Website: EUA.

EUROCLIO Annual Conference

The History Teachers Association of Macedonia announce the 21st EUROCLIO Annual Conference and Professional Development Course: History Education beyond Borders - How can we share our Cultural Heritage? More...
Website: EUROCLIO Annual Conference 2014.

Workshop internacional sobre la creación de MOOC con anotaciones multimedia

El presente Workshops internacional pretende mostrar el proyecto Anotaciones multimedias; a la vez que, invitar a otros docentes, investigadores y desarrolladores nacionales e internacionales que están trabajando en esta temática, para analizar las últimas innovaciones tecnológicas y las posibilidades pedagógicas de las Anotaciones multimedias y las plataformas MOOC para la educación. More...
Website: Universidad de Málaga.

Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University Annual Congress

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and University President, three scientific conferences on e-Learning Excellence, Quality Management, Healthcare and Environment come together at the HBMeU Congress 2014.
The Congress serves, every year, as a platform to discuss key topics, debates of relevance to the region, to present new innovative ideas and share best practices. it attracts a very interesting audience that merges academicians and professionals, bringing every year new experiences from more than 60 countries. Registration is now open, with an early bird and corporate discounts available. More...
Website: HBMeU 2014.

Mobile Learning Week

The theme of Mobile Learning Week (MLW) 2014 is teachers. During the symposium, this overarching theme will be split into three main tracks: mobile pedagogy, professional development, and policy.
To ensure the event is relevant to a wide variety of stakeholders, “teachers” is broadly defined and encompasses educators of all stripes, including those who serve children, youth or adults in formal or informal contexts. As in past years, MLW 2014 will consist of four separate events, anchored by a two-day symposium. More...
Website: Mobile Learning Week.