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On 15^th of April, the European Commission will have the pleasure to launch officially EPALE, the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, during a one-day event in Brussels.
EPALE, funded under the Erasmus+ programme, aims to become the main reference point for adult learning professionals in Europe. It offers a place to meet and discuss important adult learning topics, as well as to exchange ideas and materials to support professional practice. This type of community platform is the first of its kind for the sector of adult learning.
The conference will be live-streamed in English and accessible through the following link: https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/boxed-event/epale-launch-conference.
During the Q&A session that will start at 14.15h CET on Wednesday, 15 April, questions from the online community will be answered live: https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/blog/epale-launch-conference-next-week-you-can-ask-us-anything-nowWe are looking forward to meeting you on line!

Useful Links:

• Full programme and info: https://ec.europa.eu/epale/en/boxed-event/epale-launch-conference
• EPALE Twitter: https://twitter.com/EPALE_EU
• EPALE Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EPALE.EU. More...

TuBeMates is the Video Sharing Community of Erasmus Mundus students.
Students are the protagonists of the project, being both beneficiaries and promoters of the European Higher Education by means of their real life experience, social networking and multimedia outcomes. More...

This guide published by Joint Degrees from A to Z (JDAZ) project aims to provide a comprehensive, practical reference guide on all aspects that need to be taken into account when developing and managing joint programmes.
There is a lot of information available in this field, but these data have so far not been available in a central place and in an integrated form. More...

The Erasmus+ programme supports, among other policy objectives, the European modernisation and internationalisation agenda in higher education during the period 2014-2020.
The Erasmus Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) provides the general quality framework for European and international cooperation activities a higher education institution (HEI) may carry out within the Programme. The award of an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is a pre-requisite for all HEIs located in a Programme country and willing to participate in learning mobility of individuals and/or cooperation for innovation and good practices under the Programme. For HEIs located in Partner countries, the ECHE is not required, and the quality framework will be established through inter-institutional agreements between HEIs. The Charter is awarded for the full duration of the Programme. More...

Fact Sheet: tackling radicalisation through education and youth policyThe Online Linguistic Support is a new opportunity for Erasmus+ participants to assess and improve their language skills. It was presented for the first time at the European Day of Languages conference in Florence. The new free linguistic support service link outside the EC domain for participants in Erasmus+ long-term mobility (at least two months abroad) is available online as from 1 October, 2014.
In 2014, the service will benefit all higher education students going on mobility and young volunteers undertaking European Voluntary Service (EVS). As from 2015, it will be extended to Vocational Education Training (VET) learners. More...

The Erasmus Mundus programme gives students from the whole world the chance to study in two or more European countries at Master's level. What do students and prospective students expect from a European masters programme, and how do Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses fulfil these expectations? Check out this year's Graduate Impact Survey .
The Graduate Impact Survey (GIS) is carried out every year since 2009 by the Erasmus Mundus Students and Alumni Association (EMA) on current students and recent graduates of the Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (EMMC). More...

"Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death"  Albert Einstein
In the 1980s, the film Educating Rita struck a chord with many who saw adult education as a major cultural divide. Focusing on a young, working class hairdresser's aspiration to "improve herself" through education, the film revealed in a realistic and often humorous way that academic success for people from such backgrounds doesn't come easily. The obstacles are not a lack of talent, intellectual capacity or motivation – quite the opposite in the case of Rita – but come rather from the social environment and expectations of friends and family. Indeed, the main barrier for Rita comes from her husband's resistance to her aspirations, and his insistence on traditional social and gender roles. But the 1980s were a long time ago, and things have surely progressed a lot since then, haven't they?
Well, according to Eurydice's latest report on adult education, maybe not. Educating Rita was set in 1983 but in 2015, there are plenty of contemporary equivalents to Rita. Around 25 % of adults in the EU have not completed any formal education beyond lower secondary education and 6.5 % of these have not progressed past primary education. However, the real challenge to societies is that these adults with the greatest education needs are the least likely to benefit from adult education. More...

April 2015 marks the launch of the new Eurydice website. This has seen the integration of the Eurydice website where reports were available with that of Eurypedia, the European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems; a website that described European Education systems in detail. The main aim of the new website is to reach out to a wider audience within the educational field, as well as to harmonise the presentation and make the new website more user-friendly.
The website contains updated information on the Eurydice network and reaches a potentially wider audience through the use of language which is more web-friendly. We invite you to visit our new improved website where you can find detailed descriptions and overviews of national education systems, comparative thematic reports and factual reports related to education.
More about Eurydice. More...

Below are listed all the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees (EMJMDs) that will be offering EU-funded scholarships for courses taking place in the academic year 2015-2016. Most consortia will require applications to be submitted between October and January, for course starting the following academic year.
Students at Masters level can apply to a maximum of three different programmes. Both, students and potential scholars/guest lecturers should contact the relevant Consortium for more information on courses and application procedures. More...