After his Erasmus exchange, Damien decided to join ESN in addition to his studies and work in architecture, but ESN completely changed his career. He has been involved in ESN for almost ten years, starting from a section member, to the section President of ESN Nancy. Later, he continued his journey as the National Treasurer of ESN France and lastly he became the Treasurer of ESN International. More...
From 14th to 15th January, Brussels was the centre of attention for a consortium of partners gathering to collectively launch MappED!, a project that works towards improveing educational mobility for students with disabilities. More...
Two Spanish students are facing jail time over cheating an entrance exam for vocational studies. One of the boys was caught using the other’s ID card to take the exam under the other boy’s name. Since the two falsified public documents, they risk 12 months in jail and the payment of 6 Euros per day for the whole time behind bars. More...
In what light do international students and youth see Finland? Racism is present every day and asylum seekers fear fire bomb strikes. To get even an interview when applying for a job, you often need to be fluent in Finnish and have a Finnish-sounding name. The bureaucracy is difficult to master. More...
A disturbing report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has revealed that English students are falling behind other developed nations in the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills. Northern Ireland students do somewhat better while Scotland and Wales did not take part in the survey on which the report is based. The best performing countries for literacy skills among 16-19 year-olds are Korea, Japan, Netherlands, Finland and Estonia. For numeracy skills they are Korea, Netherlands, Japan, Finland and Slovakia. More...
By Tue Halgreen Analyst and Kelly Makowiecki. Put your pencils down. No, the test isn’t over; it might just be starting: the PISA-based Test for Schools has gone digital. More...
By Daniel Salinas. Tens of thousands of students in each country, and millions of students around the world, reach the end of their compulsory education without having acquired the basic skills needed in today’s society and workplace. More...
By Katarzyna Kubacka. If you were to search for the term teacher professionalism on the Internet, you may come across websites recommending professional dress code or “look” for teachers. Although this may be of some use to a new teacher, appearance is not what most policy makers, school leaders and teachers have in mind when they insist on the need for a quality professional teacher force. More...
By Erik Solheim. The Sustainable Development Goals which world leaders agreed on in 2015 are focussed on people, peace and planet. Achieving goals requires a transformational, integrated, and universal agenda that is based on effective policies, sufficient pecunia and true partnerships. More...
By David Gaukrodger. Public debate about investment treaties often focuses on whether treaties are being well-interpreted in investor-state arbitration cases in accordance with governments’ intent. More...
/https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
