The Committee of the Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European Region (Lisbon Recognition Convention) adopted a new Recommendation on Recognition of Qualifications held by Refugees, Displaced Persons and Persons in a Refugee-like Situation during an Extraordinary Session held on 14 November in Strasbourg. More...
For a European circular economy to become reality, all stakeholders need to become involved: public authorities, businesses, trade unions, civil society and many more. To speed up the process of making the circular economy a reality, the EESC called for the creation of a European Circular Economy Platform. The Platform brings these actors together to share their solutions and team up to address specific challenges, while linking existing initiatives, and advocating the circular economy at national, regional and local levels. More...
The term “fake news” has seen an unprecedented usage increase of 365% since 2016, even becoming Collins’ Word of the Year 2017. At a time in which distinguishing between fact and fiction is becoming increasingly difficult, the European Commission has launched a public consultation as regards the scope of the problem and the effectiveness of voluntary measures already put in place. More...
The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility is an instrument that gives Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 practical support to design, implement and evaluate reforms that enhance the quality of their research and innovation investments, policies and systems. Such reforms concern, for example, the stimulation of stronger and closer links between science and business or the introduction of performance-based funding of public research institutes. More...
The Bukovinian State Medical University is organising the "Innovations and Prospects of Modern Medicine" International Medical Congress 2018 on 4-6 April 2018 in Chernivtsi, Ukraine. The event is targeted towards representatives of medical and pharmaceutical institutions and medical establishments. The main objective of the conference is to provide a platform for learning and communication for students, health professionals and researchers. More...
2018 has been designated European Year of Cultural Heritage, a programme aiming at encouraging more people to discover and explore Europe’s cultural heritage and to reinforce a sense of belonging to a common European family. In particular, it will be emphasised:
Contributions presenting Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) practices, projects, programmes and initiatives that demonstrate the application of RRI in higher education are welcomed. The main emphasis should be placed on specific educational outcomes and achievements. HEIRRI particularly invites applications from different countries, context and disciplines, both from the humanities and the natural and social sciences. More...
In October, the Dutch Erasmus+ National Agency, Nuffic, The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science and the Accreditation Organisation of the Netherlands and Flanders (NVAO) organised an international Peer Learning Activity (PLA) on the new European Approach for Quality Assurance of Joint Programmes. More...
This is the 8th Kobe University Brussels European Centre Symposium and this year’s symposium is jointly organised with the VUB. During the event, prominent researchers from Japan and European countries will introduce the latest research collaboration between Japan and Europe in Higher Education, Biotechnology, Migration and Ageing, and will discuss upon these bases the possibility of a future EU-Japan Initiative for Excellence. More...
This report provides information on the structure of mainstream education in European countries from pre-primary to tertiary level for the 2017/18 school and academic year. It includes national schematic diagrams, an explanatory guide and a map showing the main organisational models of compulsory education. The information is available for 43 European education systems covering 38 countries participating in the EU's Erasmus+ programme. More.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
