How the changing shape of the UK workforce has started to drag down wages
The OECD’s origins in the trenches
Inclusion of Green Skills in Recognition Practices
Youth employment and sustainable development were the two major global challenges discussed at the recent Global Forum on Skills for Work and Life Post-2015, organised by the UNESCO-UNEVOC International Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training with the support of the Federal Government of Germany. More than 250 delegates from 70 countries convened at the United Nations Campus in Bonn from 14 to 16 October 2014. More...
Civil society and foundations in the “Era of Citizens”
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, the German-based Robert Bosch Foundation organized a two-day conference entitled “The Era of Citizens – How Civil Society and Foundations are Shaping the Future”.
Conference Report
Study by Robert Bosch Foundation on "The Future of Foundations" (in English). More...
Call for applications: European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities
The Central European University (Hungary) has announced the fourth edition of the European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
For more details on how to apply or nominate a candidate, please visit the award website. The deadline for applications/nominations is 15 January 2015. More...
International, Intersectoral, and Interdisciplinary: the triple ‘I’ approach to doctoral training, Padua, Italy 20-21 November
The conference entitled “International, Intersectoral, and Interdisciplinary: the triple ‘I’ approach to doctoral training” will take place in Padua from 20 to 21 November 2014, under the auspices of the Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is organised by the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research, in collaboration with the University of Padova and the University of Camerino.
To find out more, please visit the event website. More...
EU Studies Fair 2015, Brussels, Belgium (6-7 February 2015)
From 6 to 7 February 2015, the European Voice is organising the 16th edition of its EU Studies Fair in Brussels, Belgium.
The EU Studies Fair is an education and networking event bringing together universities, international students and representatives of the EU institutions. More...
PL4SD/Eurostudent Conference: The Social Dimension in European Higher Education, Vienna, Austria (25-27 February 2015)
The two project teams of the Peer Learning for the Social Dimension (PL4SD) and Eurostudent projects are organising a conference on the “Social Dimension in European Higher Education”. The event will take place at the University of Economics and Business, Vienna, from 25 to 27 February 2015.
For more information on the event, please visit the conference website. More...
EUA/EFQUEL webinars on recognition of open learning in higher education
EUA, in collaboration with EFQUEL, is organising two webinars for members on the topic of recognition of open learning in higher education that will take place on the afternoons of 19 November and 17 December (on both days,14.00-15.10). The first webinar will examine the formal recognition of open learning in universities, citing in particular the case of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), while the second will look more broadly at how the recognition of open learning is likely to impact higher education learning and teaching in the future. For more information on the webinars and access to the registration please click here. More...