The Law of Ukraine “On Higher Education”, adopted in 2014 was a real victory of student organisations. But there are still a lot of openings in the regulatory and practice frameworks that allow to put pressure upon active students. More...
ESPAQ 4th management meeting, Edinburgh – Students’ participation in quality assurance
The fourth management meeting of ESPAQ, organised by the Student Partnerships in Quality Scotland (SPARQS) was held in Edinburgh, between 20-21 March 2017.
The project aims to strengthen students’ participation in the quality assurance processes of Armenian institutions. This is done partly through exchanges of best practice among student unions from Poland, Lithuania, Ireland and Scotland. More...
Launch of U-Multirank 2017 Edition
U-Multirank 2017 has been released on Thursday, March 30th on www.umultirank.org.
This year’s rankings feature both an institutional ranking and 16 subject rankings – of which four are new this year: economics, chemical and civil engineering, as well as industrial engineering/ production. More...
Newly launched free online resource for universities, business and workforce MOOCs
Study guidelines, good practice and recommendations on how to apply MOOCs, learn about opportunities for the use of MOOCs and discuss hot topics such as quality, business models or certification. For more visit www.mooc-book.eu
The MOOC BOOK is released under the umbrella of the EU-funded project “BizMOOC – Knowledge Alliance to enable a European-wide exploitation of the potential of MOOCs for the world of business”. More...
Global goals, local actions: Towards lifelong learning for all in 2030
‘Global goals, local actions: Towards lifelong learning for all in 2030’ is the theme of the third International Conference on Learning Cities, which will take place from 18 to 20 September 2017 in Cork, Ireland. Participants will be looking at ways to close the gap between the internationally agreed upon Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and local realities in order to establish a global action plan that will guide cities in implementing lifelong learning and promoting sustainable development. More...
Learning cities and cultural diversity
Cultural diversity is an important, highly topical issue in Italy. The country received over 10,000 asylum applicants in 2016 alone; new ways in which to integrate the refugees and asylum seekers fleeing conflict and violence in different parts of the world must therefore be explored. It is for this reason that Roma Tre University, with the support of the Italian National Commission for UNESCO, organized the conference Learning Cities and Cultural Diversity in February 2017. More...
Gearing up for the CONFINTEA VI Mid-Term Review: A new Memorandum of Understanding
From 25 to 27 October 2017, the Korean cities of Suwon and Osan will host a landmark global event on adult learning and education, the Mid-Term Review of the Sixth International Conference on Adult Learning and Education (CONFINTEA VI). More...
Heraklion, Greece, champions ‘active citizenship’ to further its learning city goals
The city of Heraklion, Greece, encourages active citizenship in an effort to increase education and lifelong learning in communities. The decision was reached during a three-day workshop that was held in the city from 3 to 6 March 2017 with the aim of developing new ways of implementing lifelong learning. More...
Eastern African countries resolve to include adult learning and education into roadmap for lifelong learning
Thirteen[1] countries in the Eastern Africa region have committed to include adult literacy in a new regional roadmap for lifelong learning as a means to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This decision was reached at the Ministerial SDG4 Regional Forum for Eastern Africa in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, on 15 and 16 February 2017. Here, Ministers of Education and representatives of the 13 countries met to identify ways to collaborate and monitor progress at the sub-regional level. More...
Australian Electoral Commission Post-Election Report for 2016 and NTEU Response
By Ken McAlpine. Under the Fair Work (Registered Organisations) Regulations 2009, the NTEU is required to respond if the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) considers a rule of the Union to be difficult to interpret or apply. The NTEU is required to respond to that Report. More...