Brussels in brief: updates on EU developments related to education and research

At the beginning of October, the European Commission (EC) announced details about the future development of the “RESAVER” initiative, which aims to establish a pan-European pension arrangement to boost researcher mobility. The EC also announced that it had published the Erasmus+ Programme Guide which provides detailed information about participating in the 2015 call for proposals and also funding priorities.
RESAVER scheme
On 1 October, the European Commission announced the launch of a consortium that plans to set up the “Retirement Savings Vehicle for European Research Institutions” or RESAVER initiative – which aims to establish a pan-European pension arrangement to boost researcher mobility.
New Erasmus+ Programme Guide and Call Published
The European Commission has announced that its Erasmus+ Programme Guide for the 2015 General Call for Proposals was published in English on 6 October, with “further language versions to follow at the end of October”. The Programme Guide provides detailed conditions for participating in the call for proposals, as well as information on the priorities for funding.
New version of the MOOCs scoreboard
To mark the anniversary of the Opening up Education initiative and the Open Education Europa portal, the European Commission said it had released an updated version of its MOOCs Scoreboard with “new interactive features to make it easier to find and track European MOOCs”. More...