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16 septembre 2019

A tool with global potential: Qualifications Passport for Refugees

Screenshot-2018-5-3 EAIEWhat started as the ‘Norwegian approach’ has grown to become an international solution for aspiring students with refugee backgrounds: the Qualifications Passport for Refugees. In their last update on the project, NOKUT celebrated the issuing of the first European Qualifications Passport for Refugees, a major milestone. Since then, the methodology has spread to multiple other countries, being used to issue Qualifications Passports to more than 300 individuals. The next step: global adaptation. More...

16 septembre 2019

6 hurdles to developing Joint Programmes

Screenshot-2018-5-3 EAIEJoint Programmes* today are one of the main components of the internationalisation strategies of most higher education institutions in Europe, and their significance is growing quickly beyond the continent. Nevertheless, developing this kind of collaborative education initiative can present major challenges due to the ever-changing international context, national legislations, institutional priorities and regulations. More...

16 septembre 2019

PitchBook Rankings Reveal the Top Entrepreneurial Universities

PitchBook is a software and data company that provides information about public and private capital. It produces rankings of universities whose graduates have founded companies and obtained venture capital between 2006 and August 2019. It is therefore a measure of the ability of universities to incubate entrepreneurial talent.The top undergraduate programme is Stanford with 1,288 founders and 1,114 companies including Snap, DoorDash, Opendoor, Robinhood and Solyndra. More...

16 septembre 2019

European Research Ranking Dominated by Germany and the UK

The European Research ranking is based on information provided by the European Commission. The 2018 ranking has just been published after a delay for technical reasons. The ranking measures the research funding and networking of European universities and research centres. There are three indicators: funding and project participation performance, network activity and alliances, and diversity of research areas. More...

16 septembre 2019

Washington Monthly Measures Social Mobility, Research and Community Service

The Washington Monthly has published the latest edition of its student-centred College Guide and Rankings. The methodology of these rankings of US colleges and universities feature ssocial mobility, research performance, and community and national service. These three criteria are given equal weighting. More...

16 septembre 2019

New Council of Europe action against sexism

Conseil de l'EuropeIn March 2019, the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers adopted a new Recommendation on Preventing and Combating Sexism. Not only does this text contain the first ever internationally agreed definition of sexism, but it also proposes a set of concrete measures to combat this wide-spread phenomenon. More...
16 septembre 2019

North-South Prize 2018 honours fight to end female genital mutilation and the promotion of social ecology

Conseil de l'EuropeJaha Mapenzi Dukureh founder and CEO of the Non-Governmental organisation “Safe Hands for Girls” and Damien Carême, Mayor of Grande-Synthe are the laureates of the North-South Prize of the Council of Europe 2018. More...
16 septembre 2019

Artificial intelligence: Expert committee to explore the development of a legal framework

Conseil de l'EuropeThe Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe representing its 47 members states has decided to set up an intergovernmental committee of experts to examine the feasibility of a legal framework for the development, design and application of artificial intelligence. More...
16 septembre 2019

Congress President calls on Russia to allow international observers to strengthen the integrity of municipal elections

Conseil de l'EuropeIn reaction to reports about shortcomings on the Election Day, the President encouraged the Russian authorities to reconsider regulations on the admission of international delegations to observe elections also at the municipal level. "International election observation at the local and regional level is a common practice in many Council of Europe countries and, as indicator of the democratic environment, an important contribution to strengthening the integrity of elections. More...
16 septembre 2019

Malta: more needed to investigate and prosecute money laundering and strengthen its supervisory system

Conseil de l'EuropeIn a report published today, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering body MONEYVAL calls on the Maltese authorities to strengthen their practical application of their measures to combat money laundering and financing of terrorism (see also the summary of the report). More...
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