The Measuring and Comparing Achievements of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education in Europe (CALOHEE) project, through the work of groups of academics and students, in consultation with a wide circle of stakeholders, including employers, graduates, and professional bodies has analysed the general descriptors of 5 subject areas (Civil Engineering, Teacher Education, History, Nursing, and Physics). More...

The Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU) and the European Students’ Union (ESU) are launching a joint Call for Action for the International Students’ Day, happening on 17th of November. More...

LÍS – The National Union for Icelandic Students held a conference on Quality Assurance (QA) which took place on 13 October 2018, at Reykjavík University. It was held in collaboration with The Icelandic Centre for Research and the Ministry of Education and Culture, as a part of the Erasmus+ project, Bologna Reform in Iceland (BORE). More...

On the 3rd of October, the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) joined with Trade Unions, housing and homelessness charities and civil society, grouped outside Government Buildings to highlight the impact of the accommodation crisis on students and warned that concerted and urgent effort is needed by the government to counter the rising rental prices which are pricing students out of the private rental sector across Ireland. More...

Intense discussions are going on in Denmark, after the Ministry for Higher Education and Science decided to mandate universities to cut 1000 study places taught in English, as well as impose an indefinite cap that dictates that no more study places in English can be opened. More...

Internships are valuable for both students/young graduates and employers. Each year, more and more internship vacancies are available. Unfortunately, not all internships provide students with quality learning content, there is a growing tendency to use them as a cheap working labour and/ or to perform tasks not relevant to their educational background. More...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC), the European Union (EU) to Thailand and the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organisation (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Higher Education and Development (RIHED) jointly hosted the European Union Support to Higher Education in the ASEAN Region (SHARE) Regional Conference on Qualifications Frameworks (QF) and Quality Assurance (QA). More...

The European Students` Union (ESU) is launching an open call for participants for its Mental Health seminar, taking place in Riga, Latvia, between 6-9 December 2018.
ESU is currently working on a project entitled ‘Social Inclusion Through Participation and Democracy – promoting active citizenship in the European student movement‘, supported by the European Youth Foundation (EYF) of the Council of Europe. More...

On 23 October 2018, the Flemish Union of Students (VVS) -represented by Serhat, Dylan and Lien- had a meeting with the Flemish Vice-Minister President and Minister of Education Hilde Crevits, to present their new policies for the upcoming year. More...

On Wednesday, 24 October 2018, the European Commission launched a call to run the pilot project for the creation of the Network of the European Universities: 30 million euros will be available for six networks to test their projects in 2019. More...