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Deadline for Receiving Applications for the 2018 Ministerial Conference Host and for the EHEA Accession
On Wednesday, 24 September 2014 the BFUG Secretariat sent out the call for the selection of the 2018 Ministerial Conference host with the deadline for receiving candidacies of 1 November 2014.
Moreover, as agreed by the BFUG on 7-8 November 2013 in Vilnius, the EHEA applications for membership should arrive by 1 November 2014.

HEFCE is announcing three dedicated calls for bids to the Catalyst Fund, in line with its own and government priorities. The Catalyst Fund enables HEFCE to deliver its strategic aims for higher education in research, teaching and knowledge exchange. These calls for expressions of interest cover three specific areas.
Universities as anchors
This area focuses on projects to extend our understanding of this role played by universities. We want projects which enhance the nature, range and value of this important role to institutions and deepen our understanding and available evidence. This includes institutions’ part in securing investment and talent for their localities, and positioning themselves in local economic growth plans. More...

To address the issue of skill shortages in European businesses, ‘we need to move towards work-based learning and quality apprenticeships, eliminate as much as possible inequalities in training and attract non-trained workers,’ Cedefop Director James Calleja told the European Business Forum on Vocational Training (23-24 September), in Brussels. More...

The issue of permeability between different sections of education was the subject of two speeches Cedefop Director James Calleja gave at international conferences in September.
At the international congress on vocational and professional education and training in Winterthur (Switzerland) on 16 September, Mr Calleja addressed the question of whether vocational education and training (VET) is the end of the road or the beginning of a university career. He argued that, while both negative/positive answers are possible, VET is a lifelong learning process that may start with the acquisition of key competences and, possibly, lead to continuous professional development. More...