On 17 December 1999, the United Nations General Assembly made International Youth Day official. This day was created to celebrate annually the role of young people as indispensable agents of change, as well as to raise awareness in society of the challenges and problems they face. How can you participate in this day? In most […]
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What exactly is academic freedom in higher education?
I want no person or system to have any power, real or apparent, to chill academic freedom. James E Rogers, Jr In recent months, a number of articles have been published addressing academic freedom in higher education. But what exactly is academic freedom? And does it matter? The Rome Communiqué, adopted by European ministers of […]
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EU women at the forefront of deep tech
The European Commission launched Women TechEU – a new EU scheme supporting deep-tech start-ups led by women and helping them grow into tomorrow’s deep tech champions. This scheme comes under the new Horizon Europe innovation ecosystems programme, reinforced by the European Innovation Council (EICs). Data shows that only 15% of innovative start-ups are founded […]
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Temporary rules to detect child sexual abuse online
MEPs endorsed a temporary regulation that allows web-based service providers to continue fighting child sexual abuse material online on a voluntary basis. In the context of a worrying increase in the volume of child abuse material on the internet exacerbated by the pandemic, the House backed with 537 votes in favour, 133 against and 24 abstentions a […]
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