On January 19, 2021, the LOMLOE (Organic Law Amending the Organic Law of Education) came into force. The new legislation repeals the LOMCE (Organic Law for the Improvement of Educational Quality, 2013), modifies and updates the LOE (Organic Law of Education, 2006). This new text seeks to achieve better educational performance, following the guidelines of […]
Associate Professor in Architecture in Norway
Description The Department of Architecture and Planning (IAP) is one of four departments at the Faculty of Architecture and Design at NTNU. The department offers education at master’s level in Architecture, Physical Planning, Urban Ecological Planning, as well as Real Estate and Facilities Management. IAP also carries out academic research related to the study programmes as well as […]
HORIZON: Vaccines & therapeutic clinical trials to boost COVID-19 prevention and treatment
Expected Outcome This topic aims at supporting activities that enable the conduct of vaccine & therapeutic trials to boost prevention and further inform public health policy and clinical management. To that end, proposals under this topic should aim for delivering results that are directed, tailored towards and contributing to two of the three expected outcomes […]
Conference on the Future of Europe: launch of the citizens’ platform on 19 April
At its meeting on Wednesday, the Executive Board of the Conference on the Future of Europe continued preparations to get the Conference started. The Executive Board endorsed the multilingual digital platform that will allow citizens from across the EU to contribute to the Conference. It also agreed on its working methods and advanced preparations for […]
Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMA)
The Young Audiences Music Awards (YAMA) is an award launched by Jeunesses Musicales International to honour creativity and innovation in the field of musical productions for young audiences, from all corners of the world, created by community groups, schools, NGOs, companies, bands and ensembles of all forms, from solo artist to orchestra. Entries are unique […]
Motorised transport: train, plane, road or boat — which is greenest?
Train travel remains overall the most environmentally friendly mode of motorised passenger transport in Europe — in terms of greenhouse gas emissions — as compared to travelling by car or plane, according to two transport and environment studies published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). Traveling by plane, train or automobile: the most environmentally sound […]
Europe’s imprisonment rate continues to fall
The overall European imprisonment rate – the number of persons in prison per 100,000 inhabitants – fell again slightly in 2020, consolidating a trend that started in 2013, according to the Council of Europe’s Annual Penal Statistics on Prison Populations for 2020. On 31 January 2020, there were 1,528,343 inmates in 51 prison administrations (out […]
Youth4Regions competition for student journalists and young journalists
The Commission launches today the 5th edition of the Youth4Regions competition for student journalists and young journalists. Participants from EU Member States, neighbouring countries and candidate countries will be eligible to apply. Thirty-three candidates will be selected to participate in the Youth4Regions programme. The winners will meet in Brussels during the European Week of Regions […]
Postdoctoral Position in Neuroscience in Japan
Description One neuroscience postdoctoral fellow is available in the department of physiology (Takeuchi group), Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. They are seeking a postdoctoral researcher to support our study to evaluate the effectiveness of non-invasive ultrasonic stimulation in regulating and/or preventing neurological and psychiatric disorders such as epileptic seizures, schizophrenia, and addiction. […]