EUA, All European Academies (ALLEA) and Science Europe have issued a joint statement on the urgent need to back commitments to academic freedom and university autonomy with solid actions. The three partners, representing a vast section of Europe’s research and higher education system, maintain that academic freedom and institutional autonomy are of fundamental importance and value to society. More...
Horizon Europe gets greenlight – Time to scale up
Members of the European Parliament have now adopted the Horizon Europe regulation, paving the way for preparations and implementation in time for 2021. More...
Symposium "What does democracy mean in the EU in the 21st century?", 17 May, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
The symposium “What does democracy mean in the EU in the 21st century?“ will focus on this topics on May 17th 2019. It is organized by the Center for Applied European Studies (CAES) of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences (Frankfurt UAS). The intention of the symposium is an interdisciplinary - political, philosophical and sociological - approach to these questions. More...
“Election for the destiny of Europe!”, 21 May, Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences
The Center for Applied European Studies (CAES) aims to provide scientific support as well as develop and propose application-oriented solutions for European issues and challenges. Besides research projects and the establishment of think tanks, the CAES will design educational programs and trainings. More...
Online job vacancy data presented to European Commission Directors
European Commission’s DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion organised a lunchtime presentation and discussion of the first results of Cedefop’s real-time labour market and skills intelligence, in Brussels, on 10 April.
This first data release focuses on analysis of over 30 million online job vacancies collected across seven European Union Member States in the period from July to December 2018. More...
Cedefop supports Greece in improving its skills anticipation and matching system
At a meeting jointly organised by Cedefop and the Greek Ministry of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Affairs in Athens on 11 April, Cedefop presented to key Greek stakeholders the final results of the country support project ‘Governance of skills anticipation and matching in Greece: in-depth country review’. More...
Cedefop work on upskilling pathways presented at Council of the EU Education Committee
At the invitation of the Romanian EU Presidency, Cedefop presented its activities in the area of upskilling pathways for adults for the first time at a Council of the European Union Education Committee meeting, on 8 April, in Brussels. More...
L'action collective le 8 mai 2019 à Bruxelles
Sur le blog de Michel Abhervé pour Alternatives économiques. Le 8 mai 2019, la Fondation P&V organise une conférence à 10 heures à Bruxelles pour conclure son programme de recherche et d'action sur l'action collective des jeunes. Plus...
UK universities must break their silence around harassment and bullying
The revelation that UK universities have spent around £87m on payoffs to staff that come with “gagging orders” in the past two years has again highlighted concerns that such secretive clauses are being used to conceal the extent of harassment and bullying at higher education institutions. More...
UK universities pay out £90m on staff 'gagging orders' in past two years
UK universities have spent nearly £90m on payoffs to staff that come with “gagging orders” in two years, raising fears that victims of misconduct at higher education institutions are being silenced. More...