Online child sexual exploitation and abuse addressed at a regional conference at the Council of Europe
Georgia: anti-torture committee commends authorities for combatting ill-treatment, urges to address informal prisoner hierarchy
In the report on Georgia published today, the Council of Europe anti-torture Committee welcomed the absence of allegations of ill-treatment in the institutions visited, commended the efforts to address overcrowding, improve access to healthcare and living conditions. However, the committee urged the authorities to immediately address inter-prisoner violence, acute deficit of out-of-cell activities, the usage of “de-escalation rooms” as punishment, and serious shortcomings in the provision of mental healthcare. More...
EUA asks Technopolis to investigate Read & Publish agreements
EUA and a coalition of 24 organisations representing national rectors' conferences, national negotiating consortia and libraries are funding the study in order to gain a better picture of the implications of Read & Publish agreements. Several countries have recently concluded such deals, combining reading access to publishers' collections with provisions for publishing research outputs in open access. More...
Is the restructuring of the European higher education sector coming to an end?
In a recently published briefing, EUA explores the characteristics of these mergers, clusters and concentration processes over the last two decades, and exposes different commonly found profiles. Although higher education systems in some countries are close to consolidation and merger activity is starting to decrease, system restructurings are still in process in other countries, with more merger activity expected in the coming year in countries as diverse as France, Greece or Lithuania. More...
Bulgaria: Education, business and regional authorities join forces for ICT innovation
The Bourgas school is a joint project of the municipality, which works actively to create the right conditions for young people from the region to become leaders in hi-tech and digital innovation, and leading ICT companies in Bulgaria. It focuses not only on traditional subject area programming but also on cutting-edge technologies of the future and, more specifically, robotics and artificial intelligence (AI). More...
‘Skillset and match’ May issue is out!
The May 2019 issue of Skillset and match, Cedefop’s magazine promoting learning for work, is now available to read and download. More...
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L'Europe de l'énergie citoyenne du 13 au 15 juin 2019 à Redon
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. L'Europe de l'énergie citoyenne a rendez-vous à Redon, en Ille et Vilaine, du 13 au 15 juin 2019 pour échanger les regards et expériences sur l'énergie citoyenne. Plus...