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 […]
HORIZON EUROPE: Student and school activities for the promotion of education on ‘blue’ sustainability and the protection of marine and freshwater ecosystems
Expected Outcome Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Increased mobilisation and engagement of children and youth in primary and secondary schools across the EU and in the Associated countries in the implementation of Mission objectives; Student and school projects implementing the Mission objectives and engaging and mobilising students, […]
How to protect vulnerable groups from climate change?
Climate change affects all Europeans but vulnerable groups, such as the elderly, children, low-income groups and people with health problems or disabilities, are the most affected. One in ten European schools and hospitals may also be at flood risk and about half of those facilities in cities are within intense urban heat islands. A European […]
Pathways to School Success: Commission presents concrete measures to improve educational outcomes
On June 30, the Commission published a proposal for a Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success, outlining a set of concrete policy measures to address early school leaving and the low achievement in basic skills (reading, mathematics, and science) of 15-year-olds, and in particular of those stemming from a disadvantaged background. These measures address […]