The informal meeting of higher education ministers took place at the Egmont Palace in Brussels on Thursday 29 February and Friday 1 March 2024. This was an opportunity to look at a key theme for European integration, i.e. student mobility leading to qualifications. Student mobility is one of the most unifying projects for the European […]
Read MoreIncrease in online education in the EU in 2023
In 2023, 30% of EU internet users aged 16 to 74 reported that they had done an online course or used online learning material in the three months prior to the survey. This is a 2 percentage point (pp) increase compared with 2022 (28%). Among all EU members, the Netherlands had the highest share (54%) […]
Read MoreStatement by the European Commission and the High Representative on International Day of Education
Ahead of the International Day of Education on 24 January, the European Commission and the High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell made the following statement: “Education and lifelong learning are essential to achieve a just and sustainable development, and tackle inequalities, through dialogue, solidarity, mutual understanding and cooperation, inclusive, democratic and participatory governance, and gender equality. At the same time, they are key to […]
Read MoreRecognition of parenthood: MEPs want children to have equal rights
Parliament supported on last Thursday the recognition of parenthood across the EU, irrespective of how a child was conceived, born or the type of family they have. With 366 votes against 145 and 23 abstentions, MEPs backed draft legislation to ensure that, when parenthood is established by an EU country, the rest of the member […]
Read MoreA more digital and greener education thanks to the European Student Card
With the European Student Card, students and schools can access all the information necessary to facilitate mobility across Europe, through a simple digital platform. The European Student Card is an initiative created to help both institutions and higher education students during Erasmus + exchanges. How? Through a centralised digital platform, students and schools can access all […]
Read MoreErasmus+ supported mobility opportunities for more than 1.2 million students and teachers in 2022
Erasmus+, the EU’s programme for education, training, youth and sport, supported some 26,000 projects in 2022, benefitting over 73,000 organisations. It provided learning mobility opportunities to more than 1.2 million students, learners, professors, teachers, trainers, youth workers and young people. These are the main results of the 2022 edition of the Erasmus+ Annual Report, presented today […]
Read MoreCommission supports Erasmus+ 2024 mobility and cooperation in education, training, youth and sport with 4.3 billion euros
The Commission launched the 2024 call for proposals under Erasmus+, the EU’s programme to support education, training, youth and sport in Europe. With a budget of €4.3 billion for next year, Erasmus+ will continue to support transnational experiences of school pupils, students in higher education and vocational education and training. The programme also offers opportunities to […]
Read MoreThe EU supports school feeding in Afghanistan for nearly 2 million girls and boys in primary school
The European Union has announced an additional EUR 9.9 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support nearly 2 million primary school students in Afghanistan. The European Union is allocating an additional EUR 9.9 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to support nearly 2 million primary school students in […]
Read MoreForeign language learning increases among EU students
The majority of pupils in primary and secondary education in the EU study at least one foreign language: in 2021, this consisted of 86.3% of pupils in primary education, 98.5% of students in lower secondary and 91.0% in upper secondary education. In 2021, 61.0% of students in upper secondary general education (ISCED level 34) studied […]
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