The event, which is the first of its kind, aims to help bring Greek laws and practices into line with international standards following a series of judgments from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) and critical reports from the Council of Europe’s anti-torture committee (CPT). More...
Much has changed in Irish society, classrooms and educational policy over the last two decades, and the skills that today’s children need to develop have transformed, as well. Ireland’s review and redevelopment of the primary curriculum, marks an important opportunity for the country to consider how the curriculum for this phase of education can best prepare children for an uncertain future – and, importantly, build on what they learned in preschool. More...
In the framework of the EU-supported project “Transition to university autonomy in Kazakhstan” (TRUNAK), EUA carried out an analysis of the state of play in the country, based on the Autonomy Scorecard. The assessment per dimension of autonomy (distinguishing organisational, financial, staffing and academic matters) allowed the identification of shortcomings as well as opportunities for improving the governance of the university sector. The findings are summarised in a publicly accessible report. More...
The year 2018 has been particularly intense for the European research and innovation community. Since the release of the Commission proposal establishing the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation - Horizon Europe, several milestones have been reached in the legislative procedure heading to the forecasted programme launch in 2021. More...
In 2019, the EU will welcome a new leadership, face the final chapter of Brexit and set the rules for its new research and education programmes. At the same time, new technologies, larger and more diverse student populations, constraints on academic freedom and new ways to learn and teach will have a strong impact on the longer-term opportunities and challenges at Europe’s universities. More...
The reports by the ‘Career paths in teaching’ and ‘Continuous development of teaching competences’ groups are already available online. More...
By Viggo Stacey. There is “cautious optimism” as recruitment has improved for British boarding schools – but rising costs are shifting demand towards shorter courses, the annual British Boarding Schools Network agent survey revealed. More...
By Viggo Stacey. British universities have increased activity in Europe following uncertainty around Brexit, but international recruitment continues to be limited due to the UK’s lack of post-study work visa, delegates heard at this year’s British Universities’ International Liaison Association in Manchester. More...
With a clean sovereign Brexit, British universities get the best of both worlds, write 15 academics. More...
No sector in the UK has more enthusiastically embraced globalisation than higher education. Top universities have erected campuses in new continents, expanded their share of students from abroad, and touted their instruction of “global citizens”. More...
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