There is a recurring controversy, as to the role of global demand pressures in driving domestic inflationary pressures, which matters because such an effect would undermine the control which domestic central banks have in achieving their inflation objectives. More...
Estonia ranks already among the top countries in e-government. Citizens can do basically anything online except for a very few things like getting married or divorced and selling or buying real estate. The X-road, the secure communication protocol underlying e-government services, was built on the same principles as the block chain, even before the word block chain was invented. More...
Norway’s economy is currently growing at annual rates well over 2%. Growth is expected to ease in the coming quarters, but remain sufficiently strong for increases in employment and wages. This good macroeconomic performance is helping sustain Norway’s living standards, which remain among the highest in the OECD area. More...
Whenever an American or European wins an Olympic gold medal, we cheer him or her as a hero. When a Chinese does, the first reflex seems to be suspicion, perhaps because we’ve become accustomed to always winning. There seem to be parallels to this in international education assessments. More...
On 3-4 December, the Forum for World Education brought together over 300 young people, business leaders and educators at the OECD headquarters in Paris to reimagine education. It is an urgent agenda. More...
Data from the 2018 Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) show that, as a group, novice teachers – those with five years of experience or less – tend to have a strong sense of social commitment and openness to innovation. But these positive inclinations may be thwarted if novice teachers are required to work in difficult environments and if they are not systematically supported. More...
A seminar entitled “Recognition, transparency and information provision: the role of Higher Education institutions” will be organised in the framework of the Bologna Thematic Peer Group B on the Lisbon Recognition Convention on 11 March at France Éducation International in Paris. Helene Peterbauer, Policy & Project Officer at EUA’s Institutional Development unit, will discuss the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention principles with representatives of other stakeholder groups in academic recognition. More...The fourth edition of the G3 Quality Symposium will take place on 28 – 30 October 2020 at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Brussels. More...The Slovak Accreditation Agency for Higher Education is looking for international evaluators to take part in the upcoming evaluation and accreditation procedures at Slovak universities and schools of higher education. More...The Fund for Scientific Research-FNRS (F.R.S.-FNRS) and the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) invite candidates attached to a university of the European Economic Area or Switzerland to submit their application for the Oswald Vander Veken Prize - Tumors of the Locomotor Apparatus before 2 March 2020. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
