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By Marielk. HSBC, an international banking organisation has examined study costs in 13 countries in terms of tuition and overall living costs to determine the most expensive countries to study in. Their results indicate that Australia is with a relatively clear margin the most expensive country to study in – topping the list for both highest tuition fees as well as highest living costs. Australia is followed by US and UK in the list of most expensive countries, but the costs for studying in UK are over 20% lower than in Australia – from over 38,5 thousand dollars down to just over 30 thousand annually. More...

The European Commission has joined forces with Member State governments, the European Parliament, the European regions and social partners in order to:

• Give citizens the chance of learning two languages in addition to their mother tongue from an early age.
• Create friendlier societies, where different communities and individuals engage in dialogue with one another.
• Strengthen the role of languages in improving employability and competitiveness.

These objectives are the backbone of ‘multilingualism policy’. This section presents the activities the Commission has undertaken in these fields. To achieve its medium to long-term objectives the Commission promotes multilingualism throughout the whole range of its policies and programmes, providing an impulse for Member States, local authorities and social partners to take action at their level.
Languages for business
Language and communication skills are highly demanded by European employers. Moreover, citizens who speak more languages can reap the full benefits of free movement in the EU and can integrate more easily in another country for study or work. How can we improve the language skills of the European citizens and thus make them more employable? More...
Languages in the community
The EU promotes language learning to enhance social integration, cultural understanding –and European integration. Learning languages is an excellent way of getting a better understanding of other people's values, culture and behaviour.
The European Commission has set up the following groups and forums to promote language learning:

International Conference on 27th February 2014 in Siena, Italy
Organized by the Università per Stranieri di Siena, this conference brings together researchers who are particularly sensitive to cross-cultural issues in subtitling.
The conference aims to explore key concerns associated with subtitling and intercultural communication with a particular focus on European languages such as English, German, Italian and Spanish, in order to promote the cross-fertilization of practices, ideas and theoretical approaches.
The idea to investigate subtitling from an intercultural perspective, and also with reference to language teaching, is due to the fact that the Università per Stranieri di Siena has been actively engaged for many years in these areas of research. Furthermore, recent studies have correlated the relevance of new technologies (subtitling included) with language learning, creating new scenarios which involve an increasing number of people with different languages and cultures. Other subject areas have developed an interest in subtitling: translation studies, linguistics, as well as studies on communication for the deaf and hard of hearing. More...

This project is funded with the support of the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
About the project
The ARALE Project aims to collect awareness raising and advocacy campaigns for adult education in Europe directed at the general public, at specific target groups and at policy-makers.
How to raise awareness on adult education? Best practice collection
One of the main objective of the ARALE project is to get better information and knowledge about awareness raising campaigns and better know-how on how to organise, structure and execute campaigns from a civil society perspective.
ARALE conference
The ARALE Conference will present the results of the project and some best practise examples of awareness raising activities for adult education that were organised in Europe towards the general public, specific target groups and policy-makers. Workshops will allow the participants to discuss specific issues in smaller groups. The agenda is currently being drafted.
Resources
In this section you will find the ARALE material and the useful links and publications related to the project's topic.

By HASTAC Admin. If you’re looking for information, advice, and lessons learned about designing, developing, and deploying badge systems, look no further than HASTAC’s new Project Q&A Interviews with the 30 Badges for Lifelong Learning Competition grantees. This is the most substantial information about badge system development to be published since the launch of the Competition two years ago.
Thirty rich, thorough grantee surveys convey the variety of experiences and insights of badge development and institutional adoption, offering all of us real-life examples of how to build badge system for a wide range of audiences and purposes: higher ed, professional development, museum programs, schools, veterans, workforce development, and anywhere, anytime learning environments. More...