The EU has invested an additional €17.6 million to support over 8,500 newly selected African students and staff to participate in Erasmus+ in 2019. This increase in Erasmus+ funding is one more step towards the commitment announced by President Jean-Claude Juncker in his State of the Union speech in September 2018 to have supported […]
New report on digital education shows upward trends in Europe’s schools
The European Commission’s Eurydice network published today a report that maps the state of digital education in schools across Europe. The report looks at how digital competences are taught and assessed. It also gives an overview of the digital skills of teachers, the policies designed to support digital education and the use of technology in large-scale national tests. Half […]
H2020: Training and Education on Quantum Technologies
This call ( FETFLAG-07-2020), whose main objective is to create a pan-European agenda for the development of a master’s degree in quantum technology covering the needs of European industry, belongs to the Future and Emerging Technologies sub-programme of the H2020 Programme. Quantum technology (QT) is a rapidly accelerating field of research and development with a […]
Workshop on key competences in initial vocational education and training: digital, literacy and multilingual
The European centre for the development of vocational training (Cedefop) is analysing in-depth how key competences are integrated and promoted in vocational education and training (VET). In the period 2018-2019 a study focuses on 3 key competences: literacy, languages, and digital. This workshop will share and discuss the results of the study with more than […]
Milk, fruits and vegetables distributed to schoolchildren thanks to EU programme
With the start of a new school year, the EU school fruit, vegetables and milk scheme will resume in participating EU countries for 2019-2020. EU school scheme The EU school scheme aims at promoting healthy eating and balanced diets through the distribution of fruit, vegetables and milk products while also proposing educational programmes on agriculture […]
Associate Professor in Comprehensive Recycling of Materials
Delft University of Technology (The Netherlands) is offering an Associate Professorship in Integrated Materials Recycling on a 38-hour per week temporary contract. The increased complexity of materials such as coatings, hybrid and composites, as well as sophisticated alloys make the materials recycling very challenging. Materials recyclability is essential for materials sustainability and the promotion of […]
Associate Professor in Social Anthropology in Norway
This call offers a position of Associate Professor of Social Anthropology in the Department of Social Anthropology at the University of Bergen (Norway). The Department of Social Anthropology is one of the largest in Europe in the discipline, with 16 professors and associate professors, two postdoctoral fellows and some 20 doctoral candidates. Long-term research and […]
Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) – the phase before primary education – is increasingly acknowledged as providing the foundations for lifelong learning and development. This second edition of Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe charts the progress made in the key quality areas identified in the Council Recommendation on High Quality ECEC Systems. The Commission´s Intention […]
Supporting access to education in humanitarian crises
Título: Supporting access to education in humanitarian crises Autor: Operaciones de protección civil y ayuda humanitaria de la UE Duración: 01:24 Resumen: La educación ayuda a los niños y niñas afectados por los conflictos y los desastres a seguir siendo niños y niñas. Por eso la UE trabaja para que vuelvan a las aulas. Muestre […]