Speaking at a European Parliament Employment Committee workshop on the impact of the crisis on skills shortages, in Brussels on 23 March, Cedefop expert Konstantinos Pouliakas stressed that they have declined since the economic crisis and have remained below their pre-crisis levels. He warned, however, that, unless there is multiple action on several policy fronts, mainly on strengthening the link between education and employment, skills mismatches and shortages will increase as we exit the crisis. More...

At a meeting of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee (EMPL), in Brussels on 24 March, Cedefop was invited to exchange views on the Commission’s green employment initiative based on a Committee draft report. More...

A Cedefop expert workshop on 26 and 27 March addressed the different mechanisms that ensure the quality of certification process in initial vocational education and training (IVET) so that a qualification can be credible and trusted by all. More...

L'AIU exprime son effarement après l'attaque du campus de l'université de Garissa, dans le nord-est du Kenya. Elle transmet ses condoléances aux familles et aux êtres aimés des victimes, ainsi qu'à toute la communauté universitaire kenyane. Leur perte est aussi la nôtre.

IAU deplores the horrific attack on Garissa University College in North-Eastern Kenya. Our condolences go the families and loved ones of the victims and the entire Kenyan academic community. Their loss is our loss as well.

The UniPlaces Scholarship, in cooperation with the Erasmus Student Network, is offering 5 students free accommodation for a whole semester!
The challenge is simple, but the stakes are high: do something random and kind for another student - and film it! Everybody uploading a video has the chance to win the first ever global scholarship for student housing.
The Uniplaces Living the Dream scholarship is the scholarship you can take home with you. It’s not just a fund we’re creating, it’s an international movement. More...

With the growing demand of the young generation to move both abroad and within their own countries, the Erasmus Student Network (ESN) and Hostelling International (HI) have decided to join forces, helping young travellers discover new places, learn about new cultures and gain experience through affordable and quality travel opportunities. More...

The objective of the SAVES Project is to support environmentally responsible behavior among the students living in the dormitories by means of running the fun Student Switch Off competitions in dormitories in five partner countries: UK, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus and Lithuania. Student Switch Off campaigns across Europe launched for the first time in the participating countries in September and October 2014. The first semester of this action showed the achieved average reduction of 295,732kWh in energy usage across the participating dormitories, which equates to 86.98tCO2 and 25.431toe, and translates to a 3.13% saving in just a few months! Even better news? SAVES Project is running until the end of the academic year 2015/2016 and the total expected energy saving at the end of the action is at the level of 8%. More...