Africa’s small and medium businesses (SMEs) form what is often called the “missing middle” of African economies. The smaller the investment ticket is, the higher the transaction and monitoring costs are, reducing the net profitability for investors. In addition, the poorer and more fragile the country is, the riskier the investments are. More...
Las formas de participación política juvenil son múltiples, dinámicas e interconectadas y demandan una comprensión de lo político amplia y flexible para no subestimar el compromiso de las personas jóvenes con la transformación. Por ejemplo, uno de los puntos destacados en los análisis sobre el tema es el bajo involucramiento de la población joven en los procesos electorales. More...
Preparing today’s students to thrive in their society is no easy task. The skills and knowledge they’ll need to succeed in the future are constantly changing, while others are quickly being digitised, automated or outsourced. More...
Large-scale migration is starting to radically alter the makeup of today’s classrooms, bringing a new wave of social, cultural and linguistic diversity to schools in destination countries. Results from the latest publication of the Strength through Diversity project, The Resilience of Students with an Immigrant Background: Factors that Shape Well-Being, reveal that in 2015, almost one in four 15-year-old students in OECD countries reported that they were either foreign-born or had at least one foreign-born parent. More...
Growing up, I had a front-row seat to the rise of the computer age. One of my first memories in the early 1960s was going to my dad’s place of work—he was an engineer for Howard Hughes in Los Angeles. More...
When the global economic crisis bit deep after 2008, so many men fell out of work in the OECD area that the data pointed to a so-called mancession. Italy was no exception, and indeed there was even some hope expressed there that the recession might finally push more women into work instead. For those policymakers eager to see more women in employment, it was a false dawn. More...
The EUA Council for Doctoral Education (EUA-CDE) is pleased to announce the launch of “The Doctoral Debate” – an online platform offering commentary and analysis on doctoral education in Europe. Written by academic leaders and experts in the field, “The Doctoral Debate” will showcase the work of EUA-CDE members and partners. More...
EQAF is organised annually by ENQA, ESU, EUA and EURASHE and regularly attracts over 400 participants from the higher education quality assurance community in Europe and beyond. This year’s forum will focus on the theme of ‘Broadening the scope of Quality Assurance’ and will explore how institutions and quality assurance agencies can build quality assurance systems that encompass a broad range of activities, including learning and teaching, research, governance and administration, and service to society. More...
EUA’s Institutional Evaluation Programme (IEP) will hold a webinar on Wednesday 25 April at 14.00 CEST to give an insight into how the programme works and the impact that it has had on institutions that have undergone evaluations. Reserve your seat for this webinar and discover what IEP can do for your institution. More...
EUA and Universities UK will organise a two-day workshop on “University Autonomy in Europe: Trends, Benefits, Challenges and Threats” hosted by the University of Leicester on 23-24 April 2018. More...
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