During a meeting with Government’s representatives, ANOSR outlined the proposals for 2020’s Law of State Budget regarding the financing of higher education. We have also highlighted the defective activity of the University Ethics and Management Council (CEMU), which has carried out an audit within universities in the country but has not published any conclusion, nor recommendation yet. More...20 janvier 2020
National Alliance of Students’ Organizations in Romania (ANOSR) Updates
During a meeting with Government’s representatives, ANOSR outlined the proposals for 2020’s Law of State Budget regarding the financing of higher education. We have also highlighted the defective activity of the University Ethics and Management Council (CEMU), which has carried out an audit within universities in the country but has not published any conclusion, nor recommendation yet. More...A Necessary Investment for the Future of Students
The National Union of Icelandic Students (LÍS) is running a campaign as a direct response to a bill being introduced to Parliament for a new student loan fund (Icelandic: Frumvarp um Menntasjóð námsmanna). More...TMF: Call for Selection Committee Members
After two successful editions, ESU will soon launch a third edition of Together, Moving Forward (TMF) small-grants programme. The idea behind the programme is to support student-led initiatives with the aim to encourage positive host-refugees’ interactions across Europe. More...USI Updates
The Union of Students in Ireland and the 3ts have joined forces in suicide prevention and positive mental health initiative ‘Share the Load’ in IT Sligo to mark International Men’s’ day. More...Successful First Global Student Voices Forum on Education and Migration!
Between the 13th and 17th of December 2019, the European Students’ Union (ESU) and the Organising Bureau of European School Students Unions (OBESSU) hosted the “Global Student Voices: Migration and Education” forum in Geneva, Switzerland. This meeting took place in parallel with the first-ever Global Refugee Forum organised by the UNHCR, a three-day global gather heads of States, governments, UN leaders, international institutions, development organizations, business leaders, civil society representatives and refugees with the aim of transforming the way the world responds to refugee situations. More...SciShops Symposium: Science-Community Engagement Practices for the Future
The SciShops Symposium will take place on 30-31 January 2020 in Brescia, Italy. The event will be held at the University of Brescia and provide a platform for skills development, knowledge exchange and networking within the field of Science Shops and community-based participatory research (CBPR). More...European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Central European University announces the 2019-2020 Call for Applications for the ninth annual European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. This pioneering award, first announced in 2011 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Central European University, honours academics in the social sciences and humanities who teach at higher education institutions in the European Higher Education Area. More...Just published: ICLC 4 Conference Report
The report of the fourth International Conference on Learning Cities (ICLC 4) is now available. It provides a detailed account of the conversations and knowledge exchange that took place during this important event in Medellín, Colombia, under the theme ‘Inclusion – A principle for lifelong learning and sustainable cities’. More...
Learning together through life: Building capacity in family literacy
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL), together with national and local partners in selected countries in Africa and South Asia, has completed a series of capacity-building workshops on family literacy and learning. Literacy stakeholders from Benin, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinéa, Mali, Niger, Senegal and Pakistan participated in the subregional and national workshops throughout 2019. More...
18 December: International Migrants Day – Inclusion through Education
Heraklion, our city, aims to become a learning, smart, cohesive city - a meeting place of "5+1 cultures". That’s why we have created «The Local Strategic Plan for Lifelong Learning 2017-2020: Heraklion - a Learning City”». We intend to build a sustainable city with quality, effective structures of social support and extended networks of solidarity, along with a powerful cultural and touristic identity, a strong contribution to the local economy and entrepreneurship. More...
