Did you know that the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, can tell us not only how students do in school, but how they feel about school? This month’s issue of PISA in Focus, for example, examines students’ sense of belonging at school, and whether that feeling of being a part of a larger community has, on average, intensified or waned over the past decade. More...
Parce que ce qui s’est passé ces derniers 18 mois n’est pas temporaire : la multiplication de hausses de tarifs et subventions et l’imprévisibilité croissante des politiques commerciales ont détruit la croissance des échanges commerciaux, provoquant un ralentissement brutal de la production industrielle et des investissements. Lorsque les entreprises ne savent pas de quoi demain sera fait, elles exercent leur « option d’attendre » : comme un investissement engage sur le long terme, elles attendent que la guerre larvée commerciale se stabilise pour savoir où investir. Mais lorsque l’incertitude temporaire se répète et s’enracine, c’est une masse d’investissement qui n’est pas effectuée, et affecte non seulement la demande aujourd’hui, mais aussi les capacités de croissance et les emplois de demain. Plus...
For over 18 months, since the outbreak of trade hostilities, growth has been weakening, slowly but surely. In May 2018 the OECD, along with other organisations, was predicting global growth of around 4% for 2019, whereas our current forecasts are for growth of below 3%. In the first half of 2018, global investment was increasing at an annualised pace of nearly 5%, and trade over 4%. More...
The UNESCO King Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa Prize for the use of ICT in Education recognises innovative approaches in leveraging new technologies to expand educational and lifelong learning opportunities. This year’s deadline for applications is 31 October, while the award ceremony will be held in March 2020 at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. More...This year, EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) marks 25 years since its founding. During this time, the Programme has conducted 436 evaluations of higher education institutions in 50 countries worldwide. More...The consortium of the EPFIME project on “Enhancing a thought-out Policy and Framework on Inclusive Mobility across Europe” has launched the Inclusive Mobility Surveys and invites higher education institutions, students with disabilities and ministries to respond until 30 October 2019. More...
In early 2019, the Agency for Vocational Education and Training and Adult Education (ASOO) signed an agreement to implement the project Modernisation of the vocational education and training system, funded through the European Social Fund, with total project value of over EUR 30 million. This initiative is expected to impact significantly quality, relevance and innovation in VET provision through comprehensive redesign of VET curricula in line with identified labour market needs, focus on learning outcomes, work-based learning and updating teaching materials. More...
In this new continuing training strategy, all strategy partners are pooling their efforts. The overall goal is to establish a new continuing education culture in Germany: more than in the past, continuing education has to be seen as a matter of course and as a lifelong necessity. According to the federal minister for research and education, the new strategy is a milestone for advanced vocational training: continuing education in occupations should be part of working life in the future. More...
L'Union de Recouvrement pour la Sécurité Sociale et les Allocations Familiales (URSSAF) et la Mutualité Sociale Agricole (MSA) deviendront les uniques organismes collecteurs de la contribution des entreprises au titre de la formation professionnelle. L'URSSAF et la MSA reverseront ensuite la contribution des entreprises à France Compétences. Plus...
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