Erasmus+ is the EU Programme in the fields of education, training, youth and sport for the period 2014-2020. These field can make a major contribution to help tackle socio-economic changes, the key challenges that Europe will be facing until the end of the decade and to support the implementation of the European policy agenda for growth, […]
Spain approves a strategic plan for vocational training
The transformation of Vocational Training is a priority in Education. It is the key to personal growth, equality of opportunities, the acquisition of skills for employment and promotion of democratic coexistence. Strategic Plan The 1st Strategic Plan for Vocational Training in the Educational System 2019-2022 was approved in December by the Council of Ministers of Spain. The Plan […]
Slovenia: A new reading literacy strategy for the new decade
The Government of Slovenia adopted in December 2019 the National Strategy for the Development of Reading Literacy for the period of 2019-2030. Strategy The strategy includes a framework for literacy development, quantitative targets for the next decade of literacy development, and foresees the foundation of a national Literacy Council. The newly adopted strategy emphasizes that reading literacy […]
Call open to study at the College of Europe
The registration period of the College of Europe has already been opened for the 2020-2021 academic year! Ambassadors, professors and politicians who now lead states and institutions throughout the European Union have graduated from this institution. Institution The College of Europe is an institution of European postgraduate studies that can be accessed, through very competitive […]
Key issues for quality education
Motivation, one of the key issues for quality education. This is the motto of Daniel Blanco, professor and researcher at the Dutch public University Radboud (Nijmegen), who has just been awarded the title to the best university professor of Chemistry in the Netherlands, awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry. Daniel emphasizes that it is […]
Erasmus+KA3 – Centres of Vocational Excellence
The European Commission call for proposals EACEA 33/2019 aims to support the establishment and development of transnational cooperation platforms of Centres of Vocational Excellence (CoVEs) to connect Centres operating in a given local context at European level. The platforms will create world-class reference points for vocational training. They will be inclusive and either bring together existing CoVEs in different […]
Erasmus+: EU will invest over €3 billion in young Europeans to study or train abroad in 2020
The European Commission published its 2020 call for proposals for the Erasmus+ programme. 2020 is the last year of the current European Union programme for mobility and cooperation in education, training, youth and sport. The expected budget of over €3 billion, an increase of 12% compared to 2019, will provide even more opportunities for young Europeans to study, train or […]
SELFIE: Teaching and learning in the digital age
One year has passed since the launch of SELFIE (Self-reflection on Effective Learning by Fostering Innovation through Educational technology), the European Commission’s free online tool that helps schools assess and improve the ways they use technology for teaching and learning. Over 450,000 students, teachers and school leaders in 45 countries have used the tool so far, and […]
Survey of Higher Education Institutions on Inclusive Mobility
This survey aims to explore the needs and expectations of Higher Education Institutions from the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) on inclusive mobility. Launched by EPFIME team, the Inclusive Mobility Surveys aim to gather the needs and expectations of students with disabilities, ministries of education and higher education institutions across Europe on inclusive mobility, while focusing on how ministries and […]