This year, 66 Russian students have received the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters (EMJM) scholarships under the EU’s Erasmus+ programme. The number of scholarship-winners from Russia continues to be high, confirming Russia’s position as one of the top EMJM scholarship recipients worldwide. Under the EMJM scheme, students get an opportunity to pursue Master degree in leading […]
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Looking at how language became so complex
Using a combination of individual experiments and computational modelling, researchers uncover some big ideas in evolutionary linguistics. When it comes to language, one could say ‘you speak as you learn’. “The fundamental structural features of language are a consequence of how a language is learned,” explains Kenny Smith, a professor at the University of Edinburgh. […]
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Erasmus+: 44 European Universities to cooperate across borders and disciplines
The Commission has announced the results of the 2022 call for the European Universities initiative: with a record budget of €272 million from Erasmus+, 16 existing European Universities will continue to receive support, and four new alliances will be able to start their cooperation. Together with the 24 alliances selected in 2020, a total of 44 […]
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Travelling with pets: rules to keep in mind
Your pet can join you when you go on holiday to another EU country, but there are certain rules to bear in mind. Read on to find out more. Thanks to EU rules on travelling with pets (dogs, cats or ferrets), people are free to move with their furry friend within the EU. Make sure […]
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Eurojust helps return to Italy a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi worth more than 2 million euros
A historic 17th century painting by the Italian baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi has been returned to Italy, with the active support of Eurojust. Two suspects are being investigated for fraud and attempts to illegally sell the painting of the legend of Roman Charity in Austria. They obtained an export license for the painting while disguising […]
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Spanish projects awarded at the Europa Nostra Awards
The European Heritage Awards or Europa Nostra Awards give a second life to the European heritage, while at the same time broadening the knowledge of European history and of the country itself. This is because the Awards represent greater international exposure and recognition, access to funding and an increase in the number of visitors. Europa Nostra has […]
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The Primaflor Chair of the UAL celebrates its first year awarding the Prize for the Best Final Year Project
Governed by the criteria that give name to the chair itself, “Sustainable Agriculture and Healthy Food”, this first edition goes to a student from the University of Almeria and his research on tomato cultivation, and a runner-up is given to another student, from the Public University of Navarra, which deals with the cultivation of broccoli […]
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EU citizens trust traditional media most, new Eurobarometer survey finds
72% of respondents say that they have recently read, seen or heard something about the European Union and 57% about the European Parliament Television dominates as the primary news source (75%) – this is particularly true for older generations Overall, public TV and radio stations are the most trusted news source in the EU (49%), […]
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Digitising the cultural frontline: Hatathon 3.0: NFT Edition launches in Ukraine
The EU-funded House of Europe programme and Goethe-Institut in Ukraine together with innovation agency Digitizing Space organise the third anticrisis online event to support Ukrainian culture — Hatathon 3.0: NFT Edition. Hatathon will be held online on 11-23 July 2022. Participation is free of charge. The Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine is an informational […]
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