The Visa Directive has been a long process in which ESN has been active advocating for the importance of improving the conditions for non-EU students, volunteers, interns and researchers in Europe. More...21 mai 2016
ESN welcomes new Visa Directive
The Visa Directive has been a long process in which ESN has been active advocating for the importance of improving the conditions for non-EU students, volunteers, interns and researchers in Europe. More...ESN reacts to Eurobarometer 2016
The latest Eurobarometer report, European Youth in 2016, shows worrying trends concerning the mobility of young people. The survey conducted among 10,294 young Europeans aged 16-30 in the 28 Member States revealed that a striking 61% of respondents are not interested in intra-EU mobility for training, education or professional purposes. This is a significant increase compared to the 2011 EU Flash Barometer Youth on the Move which indicated that a mere 37% of non-mobile young people showed a lack of interest. More...ESPAQ: Students’ Involvement in Quality Assurance in Armenia
Two meetings meetings will be held in May 2016 under the ESPAQ project - Enhancing Student Participation in Quality Assurance in Armenia Higher Education.
The third ESPAQ management meeting will take place between 17-18 May 2016. It will be hosted by the Armenian State University of Economics (ASUE) at the International Projects Centre, 128 Nalbandyan street, 0025 in Yerevan. More...
Students welcome new EU Visa Directive
The European Students’ Union welcomes the steps forward to make EU education systems more accessible to non-EU students. Yesterday, the European Parliament approved harmonised EU entry and residence rules for non-EU students – a new Visa Directive that will ensure that non-EU students have the right to stay at least 9 months after finishing their studies; the right to move within the EU during their stay and the right to work at least 15 hours a week. More...
There’s an algorithm for that. Or there soon will be
By Marina Bradbury. Would you like a machine to decide on your medical treatment, whether you could insure your house, if you should be hired, or what news stories you read? It may be happening to you already. Every time you go online to make a purchase, search for a restaurant, access your bank account or simply interact with your mobile device, you are creating a digital trail of data that is being tracked and stored. This “big data” is fodder for machine learning algorithms that will for example suggest what to buy. More...
Gender Equality and the Sustainable Development Goals
By Monika Queisser. The push for policies to improve gender equality at the global level is getting new impetus through the Sustainable Development Goals. SDG No. 5 is devoted to gender equality and aims to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. More...
A dash of data: Spotlight on Canadian households
By OECD Statistics Directorate. Economic growth (GDP) always gets a lot of attention, but when it comes to determining how people are doing it’s interesting to look at other indicators that focus more on the actual material conditions of households. This blog looks at a number of alternative indicators to see how households in Canada are faring. More...
Where’s the corporate responsibility for blood antiquities?
By Annis Turner. A combination of political pressure, supply chain transparency regulations and consumer demand has caused an explosion of ethical supply chain initiatives over the last 15 years for everything from palm oil and coffee, gold and diamonds to cotton, clothing and shoes. Until very recently the antiquities market has been largely left out of these discussions. More...
Time, working and learning
By Viktoria Kis. Seven years is the right length for apprenticeships – thought Queen Elizabeth I of England as she lifted her feather to sign the Statute of Apprentices in 1563. Seven years would ensure that everyone benefits: apprentices would receive good training and masters would gain from their apprentices’ labour – although it must be admitted that back then, many apprentices died before finishing their training or ran away from masters who starved them. More...
Latvia is determined to build on its progress in education
By Andreas Schleicher. In the 2012 PISA test, urban students in Latvia outperformed rural students by the equivalent of more than a year of schooling – half a year more than the average performance difference between these two groups of students across OECD countries. According to a new OECD report, Education in Latvia, giving equal access to a quality education, for students of all ages, must be a priority. More...
