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 […]
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 […]
EURATOM: Advancing nuclear education for future generations
This project to advance nuclear education for the next generations is part of the EURATOM sub-programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme. One of the main concerns in nuclear sector is a loss of the younger generation’s interest for specialized nuclear knowledge and a risk that the current workforce, progressively retiring, couldn’t be replaced. Highly educated […]
Digital learning environments – the best way forward?
In the last few years, people’s use of various digital technology, be it computers, smart phones and even virtual reality has increased significantly both at home and in the work place. Using digital learning environments in teaching may therefore seem a logical step in the evolution of education systems, since computers, smartphones and other appliances are so […]
How can schools support the development of our democracies?
The last article issued by Eurydice tells us about the importance of democratic, respectful and committed dialogue, which, although not usual, is a key element in education for citizenship, speciallly if it is supported by schools. In many countries, political debate is becoming ever more polarised. Fuelled by amoral media seeking out scandal and dispute, […]
Education and climate change
“We can create transformational action that will safeguard the living conditions for future generations.” – Greta Thunberg Climate change is a topic unlike any other. While the prospect of human-induced global destruction may sometimes seem too overwhelming to address, everyone has a part to play in halting it. This is the message of a major […]
GoCamp volunteering programme
GoCamp is a volunteer programme in Eastern Europe, where volunteers from around the world motivate kids to learn foreign languages and introduce the world to children from all over Ukraine. GoCamp is looking for English/German/French-speaking volunteers who would come to Ukraine and interact with the children in English, German or French, get a great time, new friends […]