The 12th European Quality Assurance Forum (EQAF) is currently taking place in Riga, Latvia, hosted by the University of Latvia, under the theme ‘Responsible QA: committing to impact’. More...

Erasmusx10 is based on the rationale “10 reasons why 10 times more”, which includes the need to widen participation among under-represented groups, promote active citizenship and make education and lifelong learning truly international. This rationale also reflects the findings and recommendations of EUA’s Membership Consultation – a Contribution to the Erasmus+ Mid-term Review. More...

On 24 November, EU member state leaders, together with those of the six eastern partner countries, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine meet at the Eastern Partnership summit in Brussels to discuss how to further strengthen cooperation. More...

The goal is to create a “Europe in which learning, studying and doing research would not be hampered by borders”. While the EU cannot legislate on educational matters, the ambitions are high. Among other things, there is a proposal to remove obstacles to recognition also for primary and secondary level education, expand mobility beyond higher education, and create world-class networks of European universities. More...

eLearning Africa is the key networking event for ICT supported education, training and skills development in Africa. Bringing together high-level policy makers, decision makers and practitioners from education, business and government, the eLearning Africa conference is a must for those who want to develop multinational and cross-industry contacts and partnerships, as well as enhance their knowledge, expertise and abilities. More...

Students from all over the globe can now study for free at Master’s level programs thanks to Open Doors: Russian Scholarship Project that has just been launched by the Russian Association “Global Universities”. The deadline for students’ applications is December 30, 2017. More...

The Committee of the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisbon Recognition Convention) adopted a new Recommendation on Recognition of Qualifications held by Refugees, Displaced Persons and Persons in a Refugee-like Situation during an Extraordinary Session held on 14 November in Strasbourg. More...

For a European circular economy to become reality, all stakeholders need to become involved: public authorities, businesses, trade unions, civil society and many more. To speed up the process of making the circular economy a reality, the EESC called for the creation of a European Circular Economy Platform. The Platform brings these actors together to share their solutions and team up to address specific challenges, while linking existing initiatives, and advocating the circular economy at national, regional and local levels. More...

The term “fake news” has seen an unprecedented usage increase of 365% since 2016, even becoming Collins’ Word of the Year 2017. At a time in which distinguishing between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly difficult, the European Commission has launched a public consultation as regards the scope of the problem and the effectiveness of voluntary measures already put in place. More...

The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility is an instrument that gives Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 practical support to design, implement and evaluate reforms that enhance the quality of their research and innovation investments, policies and systems. Such reforms concern, for example, the stimulation of stronger and closer links between science and business or the introduction of performance-based funding of public research institutes. More...