rss
Latest news
| OECD conference about Educating for Innovative Societies | |
| 26 april 2012 | |
FULL STORY  |
|
| OECD conference about Educating for Innovative Societies | |
| 26 april 2012 | |
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD study shows importance of public funding for private schools | |
| 16 april 2012 | |
OECD: Public and Private Schools: How Management and funding relate to their Socio-economic profile. The team’s findings have just been published in Public and Private Schools: How Management an... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC report from public consultation: Promotion and validation of non-formal and informal learning. | |
| 3 april 2012 | |
This report shows that existing instruments are insufficient. It is the result of the Commission's public consultation aimed to collect views on whether further action on European level is needed to m... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Co-operation with Western Balkans on education and training strengthened | |
| 22 maart 2012 | |
On 7 March 2012, the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training was successfully launched in the Regional School for Public Administration in Danilovgrad, Montenegro. Jan Truszczynski, Dire... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD calls for new approach to tackle teacher shortage | |
| 16 maart 2012 | |
(from OECD): With many countries facing shortages of qualified teachers in key subjects, governments need to make the profession more attractive to talented graduates, according to a new OECD report. ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Barbara Ischinger, OECD, calls for entrepeneurial learning or project based learning | |
| 15 maart 2012 | |
Lessons in learning, amid the rubble by Barbara Ischinger, directeur of Education, OECD after here visit to Japan calls for learning by doing. "PISA results show that students who are motivated perfor... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Cooperation with Western Balkans on education and training strengthened | |
| 8 maart 2012 | |
8 March, launch in Montenegro of this platform. next session thirst quarter 2013. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EUCIS-LLL public hearing about social innovation in education | |
| 6 maart 2012 | |
click here for more information about the seminar. In the newsletter of March there is more information about the results. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EP organises on 27-3 public hearing about Defining a future EU education and youth programme | |
| 5 maart 2012 | |
27-3-12, Brussels, European Parliament, chamber PHS C350, 15.00-18.00 by the CULT committee. If you want to participate you can register until 22 march at cult-secretariat@europort.europa.eu with your... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC starts consultation about European Company law, open until 14-5-12 | |
| 28 februari 2012 | |
The European Commission has launched today an in-depth consultation on the future of European company law. Europe needs a company law framework that is adapted to the needs of the society of today and... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Pathways through assessing, learning and teaching in the CEFR | |
| 27 februari 2012 | |
Council of Europe, 2012"Pathways" presents an innovative way of reflecting on the multidimensionality of assessment, learning and teaching in line with the CEFR. It has been designed to support profes... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Barosso welcomes best practice report on administrative burden reduction and calls on Member States to learn from each other | |
| 27 februari 2012 | |
| FULL STORY |
|
| EP question to EC about education vouchers | |
| 25 februari 2012 | |
From Pupakis & Papanikolaou, question for written answer A political proposal has been made to introduce standard and non-standard education vouchers, with advocates of personalised financing tal... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| On the Road to Quality - project to address the differents roads for self evaluation of schools | |
| 15 februari 2012 | |
The project On the Road to Quality published its 4st Bulletin of the project about processing data and information, analyzing results and interpretion thereof. Around 500 schools have signed up t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Key Data on Education in Europe, Eurydice 2012 | |
| 14 februari 2012 | |
This Eurydice flagship publication traces the main developments of European education systems over the last decade. The report combines statistical data with qualitative information, reveiling that on... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Education at a Glance 2011: OECD 14 in focus notes: nr. 9: School autonomy and accountability and more | |
| 10 februari 2012 | |
As indeptment of the general report Education at a Glance 2011, the OECD has published numerous In Focus notes. Nr. 9 is School autonomy and accountability. Are they related to student performanc... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU 2020 Strategy as called Erasmus for All in further stage | |
| 3 februari 2012 | |
the proposal is now under discussion by the Council (27 Member States) and the EP who will take the final decision. All the information on EU 2020 can be found here. Some FAQ on possible changes: How... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC - Entrepreneurship Education: enabling teachers as a critical succes factor | |
| 20 januari 2012 | |
A report on Teacher Education and Training to prepare teachers for the challenge of entrepeneurhsip education, ECResults of recent symposia about the theme, Budapest with conclusions of its workshops |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| UK National Curriculum Review: Expert Panel's recommendations on major national review | |
| 16 januari 2012 | |
A major review of the National Curriculum in England for 5- to 16-year-olds has been underway since January 2011. The review aims to slim down the curriculum to allow teachers more freedom while embod... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Economic of Education professors plea for EU wide demand side financing in higher education to withhold mobility balance | |
| 9 januari 2012 | |
In the Netherlands where some say they pay 100 million Euros pays to EU students the government starts a research about the costs and profits. The University of Maastricht has done already such a rese... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Council adopted conclusions regarding communication disorders in children at early phase | |
| 23 december 2011 | |
Published 22 December 2011 Full conclusion text. The Council adopted conclusions entitled "Early detection and treatment of communication disorders in children, including the use of e-Health tools an... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Teacher Education for Inclusion Across Europe, Challenges and Opportunities Synthesis report project | |
| 23 december 2011 | |
Synthesis report project by European Agency for Development of Special Needs Education The report 'Teacher Education for Inclusion across Europe – Challenges and Opportunities’ is availab... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission & Council adopted draft Joint Report Education and Training in a smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe towards ET 2020 | |
| 23 december 2011 | |
On 20th December, the Commission adopted the draft Joint Report of the Council and the Commission "Education and Training in a smart, sustainable and inclusive Europe", on the implementation of the St... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Deviant behavior in education like dyslexic people shows valuable diversity for society | |
| 21 december 2011 | |
Research about ‘deviant behavior’ confirms the value of diversity in that perspective to. To start with the neurologically proven mechanism that negative feedback until 11-13 years is inef... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Diversity in practice: Partner search for International Comenius cooperation projects of schools | |
| 21 december 2011 | |
Recent questions for Comenius partner search from Istanbul (6 different proposals), Turkey in general, Germany (ecological research), Spain (knowing our ancient history makes us more tolerant). G... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Pupils in eTwinning, Case studies on pupil participation | |
| 21 december 2011 | |
How do pupils interact during an eTwinning project? The new report “Pupils in eTwinning, Case studies on pupil participation” has just been published by the Central Support Service. Find o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Schools in England & Finland with support of EU work towards a Educational Passport for Migrant Children (EPMC) | |
| 21 december 2011 | |
Ensuring that Migrant children receive an appropriate education which enables them to integrate fully into their host country is a growing issue throughout the EU. Keeping these children safe from exp... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ECNAIS Press Kit about The Independent Sector & Diversity in Education: Creating a Learning Society | |
| 20 december 2011 | |
ECNAIS has published a ECNAIS Press Kit (at bottom of page) with presentations from and interviews with the different speakers and an overview article of the conference at Warsaw p... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Austria lobbies for payment of Member state of origin of EU students of higher education | |
| 19 december 2011 | |
The discussion over international students gets a new twist in Austria. Salzburg's governor Gabi Burgstaller from the Socialist party (SPÖ) proposed that studies of foreign students should no lon... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Euridyce: Science & Mathematics Education in Europe, policies and practices | |
| 15 december 2011 | |
Euridyce has published two thematic reports about Science and Mathematics EducationScience Education in Europe: National Policies, Practices and ResearchThe study examines the organisation of science ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council meeting results 28 nov about education: | |
| 12 december 2011 | |
In this meeting it adopted the following conclusions regarding:Language for mobilityBenchmark for learning mobilityModernisation of higher educationAgenda for Adult Learning |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Tiger children fight back against Amy Chua and published a guide how to surviving pushy parents | |
| 10 december 2011 | |
TWO Beijing schoolgirls, already masters of manipulation at the tender age of ten, have unleashed a daring counter-attack against Tiger Mothers: the pushy, discipline-crazed scourge of children acr... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| UK parents & schools experiment with flexi-schooling | |
| 9 december 2011 | |
Flexi-schooling is about parents taking responsbility for learning of most of the time one day in a week. It can be of help for different reasons: help in (to big) urban schools to support with ind... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| California introduces parent trigger, parents can demand for change of public to charter school | |
| 8 december 2011 | |
California implemented the parent trigger rule in 2010, which means that when more then half of the parents sign a petition, the statue of a school can be changed from public to charter. In 2011 a hug... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Funding and the Social Dimension | |
| 8 december 2011 | |
Euridyce: Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe. Funding and the Social Dimension. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Launch of Eurypedia: Encyclopedia on European National Education Systems | |
| 8 december 2011 | |
The Eurypedia by Eurydice consists of info about 38 Education Systems in Europe. From the perspective of a range of 14 topics, including governance and the various education levels for children and ba... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Danmark, hosting Grundtvig, has published her focus areas for first half 2012 | |
| 8 december 2011 | |
Danish presidency of the EU 2012 focus areas. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| How eTwinning can boost skills at school | |
| 30 november 2011 | |
Teachers involved in eTwinning, the European online community for schools, met with local and national policy-makers in Genoa yesterday and today to discuss how linking up with other schools can hel... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 2 reports progress about mathematics & science education, EC: policy makers need to do more | |
| 30 november 2011 | |
Both reports by Euridyce provide a comparative analyses of approaches to teaching mathematics and science, with the aim of contributing to European and national debate on how to improve standards. E... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European Hearing results on Special Needs Education with Young views on Inclusive Education | |
| 29 november 2011 | |
The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education hosted a Hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels. The event provided young people from across Europe with the opportunity to expre... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EP adopted resolution Agenda for New Skills and Jobs & regrets cutting budgets of education in Members States | |
| 26 november 2011 | |
EP Resolution. Under 16, EP: "Regrets the fact that at a time of crisis Member States have reduced their education and training budgets and urges the Commission and the Member States to invest more in... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Publications of EU: Glossary of Education & Training, Education Systems, Compulsory Education, Challenge of shadow education | |
| 25 november 2011 | |
Glossary of Quality in Education & Training, an update of the ealier Glossary of Quality in Training 2003. Structure of the European Education Systems 2011/12.Compulsory Education in Europe 2011/1... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Interviews with representatives independent schools from Danmark, Ukraine & Slovakia about their Challenges, Diversity in Education & ECNAIS | |
| 15 november 2011 | |
Looking forward to our ECNAIS conference about The Independent Sector & Diversity in Education. Creating a Learning Society in Warsaw at 17 and 18 november. To know the different pe... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Mutual Learning new Learning Clustersin ET 2020 | |
| 14 november 2011 | |
Around ET2020 thematic working groups are arranged around: Modernisation of Higher Education; Assessment of Key Competences; Professional development of teachers; Mathematics, science & technology... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU-China High Level Cultural Forum | |
| 11 november 2011 | |
Commissioner Vassiliou met the Chinese Minister of Culture, Mr Cai Wu, to prepare the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue in 2012 During her visit to China from 23 to 27 October 2011, Commi... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC & Cedefop workshop: Have European tools improved learning, mobility and employment? | |
| 8 november 2011 | |
22-Nov, Brussels, EP, more info Almost half a year ago, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on vocational education and training (VET) initiated by MEP Nadja Hirsch. Looking back at almost 1... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| First European Gender Summit | |
| 8 november 2011 | |
Quality Research and Innovation Through Equality. for more information |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public presentation of the EUCIS LLL new Institute for Lifelong Learning | |
| 3 november 2011 | |
EUCIS-LLL, organizes a public presentation of the European Institute on Lifelong Learning (EILL) European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels - 9 November 2011 Rue de Trèves 74, room... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EP fine-tunes agenda for new skills from EC | |
| 29 oktober 2011 | |
More info on the EP siteThe European Parliament subscribes to the 'Agenda for new skills and jobs' proposed by the European Commission, in November 2010, to improve the functioning of labour markets, ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New website for better policy making in education and training | |
| 26 oktober 2011 | |
Up to date research and information on the economics of education, tailor-made to the needs of busy policy makers, is now available on the re-vamped website of the European Expert Network on Economics... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Financing lifelong learning: Funding mechanisms in education and training | |
| 26 oktober 2011 | |
Financing lifelong learning: Funding mechanisms in education and training, including Individual Learning Accounts & vouchers, for the EC. European Expert Network on Economics of Education (EENEE) ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Tips & tricks for promoting your project from e-focus | |
| 26 oktober 2011 | |
Tips & tricks for promoting your project from e-focusa EU newsletter around education. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU and China set to boost co-operation on education, culture, youth and research | |
| 25 oktober 2011 | |
The Chinese government offers support to EU primary and secondary school educators and students who want to learn Chinese through the China-EU Language Exchange Project. A new joint EU-China scholar... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU and Brazil step up cooperation in education and culture | |
| 14 oktober 2011 | |
At the EU-Brazil Summit of 4 October 2011 the Strategic Partnership Joint Action Plan was adopted reinforcing cooperation in education and culture. In the Summit Joint Statement parties emphasi... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU countries discuss challenges for schools and pupils | |
| 14 oktober 2011 | |
U countries discuss challenges for schools and pupils EU Education Ministers and high-ranking civil servants in charge of school education met in Gdańsk, Poland, on 10-11 October to discuss EU polic... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Europe, good practices of diversity of languages | |
| 13 oktober 2011 | |
Results of EU Conference Learning Multilingual Competences for Prof. and Social Succes in Europe, press release. 15 short films to show the many facets of multilingualism nominated in EU competit... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Teachers starting salaries not attractive, says Euridyce report | |
| 11 oktober 2011 | |
In almost all European countries, gross basic salaries for teachers entering the profession are lower than national GDP per capita - and their pay will not even double over the course of their working... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New study: Which Competences for staff and education for the youngest? | |
| 11 oktober 2011 | |
A new study, produced for the European Commission by researchers from the University of Ghent and the University of East London underlines that high quality education and care services for young child... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Cedefop: Lifelong Guidance accross Europe | |
| 24 september 2011 | |
LifeLong Guidance accross Europe. Reviewing Policy progress and future prospects like CMS (Career Management Skills) This Cedefop report reviews progress made across Europe in 2007-10 in developing g... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Consultation: Modernising the Professional Qalifications Directive | |
| 20 september 2011 | |
Target group:Everybody is welcome to contribute to this consultation. Contributions are particularly sought from citizens, professional organisations, national governments and national competent autho... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Migrants, minorities and the skills mismatch in Europe, Cedefop research paper | |
| 16 september 2011 | |
Are migrants and ethnic minorities more likely than the general population to face a mismatch between the skills they offer and those the labour market requires? If so, what form is this mismatch like... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Education at a Glance 2011: OECD indicators | |
| 15 september 2011 | |
Education at a Glance 2011. With 4 Chapters of indicators, and 7 new indicators. We will publish more summary information in October. New material in this edition includes: an analysis of tu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Euridyce: Key Data on Learning and Innovation through ICT at school in Europe | |
| 2 september 2011 | |
Building on the previous Eurydice publications on information and communication technologies in schools in Europe, this report focuses on the evolution of ICT use in education and the changes it has b... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Programme of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union | |
| 20 augustus 2011 | |
A new Trio of Presidencies of the Council of the European Union with responsibility for the functioning of the Council of the Union European has begun with Poland. Poland, who has taken over the reig... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Effe is updating its 2003 Atlas on Freedom in education | |
| 16 augustus 2011 | |
Effe Atlas, the Europen Forum for Freedom in EducationCurrent update info is availabe about the following countries: Albania, Denmark, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Scotland, Sl... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Young innovators seek new Erasmus fund to help young innovators | |
| 29 juli 2011 | |
Under the scheme, designed by the European Young Innovators Forum (EYIF), young people between the ages of 16 and 36 would simply type an idea into a box on a web site and send it off for consideratio... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European countries need to step up efforts to boost reading skills, study says | |
| 20 juli 2011 | |
One in five 15 year olds and many adults in Europe cannot read properly. A new study reveals improvements and what we are falling short. The study covers 31 countries. Some of the outcomes are that mo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU starts program for 1000 Roma mediators to fight social exclusion | |
| 20 juli 2011 | |
The program starts with training of 1000 Roma mediators, to act as mediator between Roma and public institutions. Secretary General Thorborn Jagland of the Council of Europe Jagland said: "“Roma... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC Staff Working Paper: Language learning at pre-primary school level: making it efficient and sustainable - a Policy handbook | |
| 17 juli 2011 | |
A lot of hyperlinks (especially to good practices) in the present handbook should later on be added. This EC Handbook is primarily directed at Member State authorities and administrations in charge ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Capital of cultures for 2016: Donostia-San Sebastian & Wroclaw | |
| 2 juli 2011 | |
For the press releases see Wroclaw; Donostia-San Sebastian. To see the whole list see here. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public consultation about future strategy of European Insitute of Innovation and Technology | |
| 30 juni 2011 | |
D. 30-6-11 via web. Press release, consultation page. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public consultation on free movement of workers | |
| 29 juni 2011 | |
The EC launched a public consultation on possible future initiatives for the enforcement of EU rules on free movement of workers. The objective of the consultation is to assess how to best ensure the... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Horizon 2020 is new name for future EU funding programme for research and innovation | |
| 24 juni 2011 | |
The new name comes in place of the Framework program, as well as umbrella for the EIT & the CIP. Horizon 2020 is not just a new name for the same Framework Programme. It is the name for the new, i... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Erasmus: record numer of students receive EU grants for study and training abroad | |
| 17 juni 2011 | |
The program has reached now a target of 3 million students whoe have used the program since 1987. The three most popular destinations are Spain, France & United Kingdom. Spain sent the largest num... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ECNAIS Madrid presentations: Diversity in education: Struggle for life or Creating the future | |
| 7 juni 2011 | |
The ECNAIS 2011 AGM conference was hosted in a lively Madrid. It was a very inspiring conference. With the struggle for life we addressed the developments in different countries towar... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Record of 213.000 students use grant for study/training abroad | |
| 6 juni 2011 | |
More than 213 000 students received 'Erasmus' grants to study or train abroad during the 2009/10 academic year – a new record and 7.4% increase on the previous year's figure. Erasmus is the worl... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Report shows increase in spending in private tuition, spending several billion euros a year | |
| 6 juni 2011 | |
More than 50% of school pupils receive private tuition in some EU countries, according to a new report published by the European Commission. The report, which is the first to look at the issue across ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC launched new site to deliver more clarity on qualifications in different member states | |
| 6 juni 2011 | |
At present now only the data of France, Ireland, Malta & the UK are comparable but it will be very interesting for the future. Trend in comparability is focus on vocational & higher education,... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Council conclusions on early childhood education and care (ECEC) | |
| 31 mei 2011 | |
Building on former conclusions of the EC, the Council agrees abouth further cooperation on ECEC. Following up the earlier EC Communication about ECEC. ECEC refers to education and care for childr... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Half of young Europeans ready to work abroad, 1 on 7 have studied abroad | |
| 28 mei 2011 | |
According to the last Eurobarometer survey (and press release) "The survey shows that young people are keen and willing to work abroad. That's good news for Europe; unfortunately they still face... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commmission presents new education benchmarks on employability and mobility | |
| 27 mei 2011 | |
The Commission has today unveiled plans for new European targets on the employability and the mobility of students to stimulate and guide education reforms in Europe. The two new benchmarks, which sti... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of public consultations on future of EU education & youth programmes | |
| 27 mei 2011 | |
The European Commission has just published the results of public consultations on the future generation of EU programmes for education and youth from 2014. Between September and November 2010, anyone ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Ministers back EC action plan to fight early school leaving | |
| 23 mei 2011 | |
Statement by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Sport, at the meeting of Education Ministers (20 May 2011) "Today we are taking an important step f... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ECNAIS Madrid AGM - Diversity in education: Struggle for life or Creating the future | |
| 12 mei 2011 | |
We hereby would like to give you information about the 2011 Annual General Meeting, Conference and Pre-conference of ECNAIS in Madrid, Spain, in order to plan your participation and that of your colle... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Selection 2011 of Networks of Twinned Towns | |
| 8 mei 2011 | |
As part of the Europe for Citizens Programma Action 1 -2011, measure 1.2. Networks of twinned towns. Lots of these programs are directed towards the youth. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Presentations of Early School Leaving Event | |
| 8 mei 2011 | |
28 April RESET (Regional European Skills, Education and Training) network hosted an event to address the regional response to Early School Leaving (ESL0 in Scotland House Brussels. Early School Leav... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| MOE countries enter free movement of persons, older member states try other ways | |
| 1 mei 2011 | |
As off 1-5-2011 8 members of the so called MOE countries (which are members since 1-5-2004: Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania. For Bulgaria & Romania ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC has installed new expert network on social aspects of education & training | |
| 30 april 2011 | |
A new independent network of experts has been created to advise the European Commission on social aspects of Education and Training. NESET will support the Commission in analysing education policies a... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC Report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights | |
| 25 april 2011 | |
Full reportEducation is mentioned in 2 way's, inclusion of Roma & gender equality in education. The biggest issues in fundamental rights according to the report are:1. Data protection2. Access to ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of project to redefine indicators of quality of educational research publications (EERQI) | |
| 24 april 2011 | |
EERQI results of three years project. More information at www.eerqi.eu |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU education report: good progress but more effort needed to achieve targets | |
| 23 april 2011 | |
EU countries have improved their education systems in key areas over the past decade but they have achieved only one out of five benchmarks set for 2010, the European Commission's new progress report ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU education report: good progress but more effort needed to reduce drop outs | |
| 21 april 2011 | |
Key results: 2020 benchmarks: although it is too early for precise projections, past trends suggest that most of the benchmarks for 2020 should be attainable if Member States continue to give them ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| UK starts transforming education system, teachers & schools at the centre, from tests to end assessment | |
| 16 april 2011 | |
Starting with a Schools White Paper: The Importance of Teaching (November 2010), the UK government has transformed and is transforming its system to diminish unnecessary regulations and policies, unif... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU starts talkings about Social Innovation in Education | |
| 15 april 2011 | |
Under the lead of Barrosso, invited experts like ECNAIS Madrid keynote speaker Chris Sigaloff were invited to talk about Social Innovation in Education. Social innovation is still... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Euridyce: Adults in Formal Education"Policies and Practices in Europe | |
| 9 april 2011 | |
Full version on Euridyce in En & Fr. Highlights in cs, de,el,en,es,fr,it,lv,slDrafted in the context of the European Commission's Action Plan on Adult Learning (2007-2010), this Eurydice report lo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission calls for universal access to pre-school education | |
| 17 maart 2011 | |
EC calls for universal Access to Early Childhood Education and Care Asking for a broad curriculum which should extend beyond cognitive learning with access for everybody, staff quality and healthy ge... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Council adopted EC proposal for European council on fight against poverty & social exclusion | |
| 13 maart 2011 | |
19% of EU children are at risk of poverty. Council press statementCommunication with proposal from the EC The EU has pledged to lift at least 20 million people out of poverty over the next ten years.... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Euridyce: Grade retention during compulsory Education in Europe | |
| 9 maart 2011 | |
Full version in en, de, fr. Highlights in cs, de,es,en,fr,lv,sl The study compares how grade retention � making pupils repeat a school year - is applied in schools across Europe and produces an inv... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Report European Anti Poverty Network: crisis has worst impact on people under pressure & is getting worse | |
| 1 maart 2011 | |
Report of the European Anti Poverty Network about the social impact of the crisis. According to experts people lacking education are on third position as beging the hardest hit. Hugh unemployment is r... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ECSWE Report of Childhood in Balance international 3rd Alliance for Childhood conference | |
| 25 februari 2011 | |
click here to see the full report of the conference. Following a speech by the Mayor Zoltán the Conference wasopened by Christopher Clouder who spoke of the value of thediversity of the cultu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European education ministers agreed on Februar summit importance of investing in education | |
| 25 februari 2011 | |
On their Council meeting the agreed e.i. the following:"Ministers agreed that the crucial importance of investing in education and research in order to create more employment and boost competiveness s... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ESHA top 5 issues under Schoolleader assocations | |
| 25 februari 2011 | |
In the Februar newsletter of ESHA, they present the outcome of the top 5 under national associations, quite recognisable for the ECNAIS associations to:1 Administrative work loadMany associations repo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Open Educational Quality Initiative launches 2011 Report | |
| 22 februari 2011 | |
Beyond OER. Shifting focus to Open Educational Practices. Essen, University of Duisburg-Essen, OPAL The Open Educational Quality Initiative "Beyond OER" study report is now published. Among its concl... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Handbook on training paths for active citizenship | |
| 22 februari 2011 | |
The handbook "Training paths for active citizenship", is the final project output of the project "LANCES - Learning in Action for a New Citizenship Education System" and it is now available free of ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| PISA doesnt support postulation that more then 4 hours learning time is good for performance | |
| 21 februari 2011 | |
As a detailed analyses of the PISA 2009 report the OECD has published feb 2011: Quality Time for Students. Learning in and out of School, Paris, OECD Publishing What are the ideal conditions to ens... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New tool to find partners arount Youth accross Europe by Salto, EU | |
| 21 februari 2011 | |
the tool Otlas can be find here. Salto is a network of 8 Resource Centres working on European priority areas within the youth field. Salto stands for Support, Advanced Learning and Training Opportunit... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| PISA against the Odds: Disadvantaged Students Who Succeed in School | |
| 18 februari 2011 | |
This report also considers the way in which school learning environments can make a difference in the performance of socio-economically disadvantaged students. PISA data suggest that an incr... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU sets out European agenda for rights of the child | |
| 18 februari 2011 | |
The agenda contains initiatives especially around judicial items, like directives and proposals around child friendly justice, attention for children in Europe Roma Integration Strategies, a single Eu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public consultation on promotion and validation of nonformal and informal learning | |
| 9 februari 2011 | |
More information here. Until March there will be also discussions with key stakeholders. More information about this consultation can be find here. The internet consultation is from 1.12.2010 until 9.... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Islam (instruction) in Education conference | |
| 9 februari 2011 | |
9-11 February, Antwerp: Islam (instruction) in Education, conference by the ELA, the European Law Assocation. A research overview article shows different approaches in Member States towards Islam Educ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Facts & figures of Eurydice on Structure of education systems 2010/11, compulsory education | |
| 7 februari 2011 | |
Structure of European education systems 2010/11, schematic diagrams. Also in de,fr,it,pl. Table of duration of Compulsory education in Europe 2010/11. Without data about mass of education hours. Highl... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Faith, hope and spirituality in school leadership, thesis Alan Flintham | |
| 25 januari 2011 | |
By Alan Flintham, research fellow of Liverpool Hope University. Flintham is a former Headteacher in Nottinghamshire. The Liverpool Hope University hosts also the Centre for Christian Education (CfCE),... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European Waldorf School conference about social inclusion by intercultural education | |
| 25 januari 2011 | |
You can find the report here in the Januar newsletter of the ECSWE by Karen Chapman. Nice contributions are from Hans Gunter Bartel, director of Circus Waldoni from Darmstadt. As a teacher, he wanted ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU launched a public consultation on views for the future of higher education | |
| 25 januari 2011 | |
Europe 2020 - the EU's strategic agenda for growth - stresses the vital role of the European higher education sector in developing human capital and driving research and innovation in the knowledge ec... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| USA joining UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenious People gives further perspective on right to dignity and diversity of cultures, to be reflected in education | |
| 25 december 2010 | |
This decision of the Obama administration is a huge step forwards for further legislative steps to take this Declaration from the paper into reality. The EU High Representative Cat... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Croatia to join EU Lifelong Learning Programme | |
| 25 december 2010 | |
Croatia will participate fully in the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme and Youth in Action Programme from January 2011. Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Cultu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Report: A Call for change. The social and educational factors contributing to the outcomes of black males in urban schools | |
| 25 december 2010 | |
By Lewis, Sharon, Candice Simon, Renata Uzzel, Amanda Horwitz & Michael Casserly, 2010. Report: A Call for change. The social and educational factors contributing to the outcomes of black males in... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| PISA 2009 Results | |
| 22 december 2010 | |
PISA 2009 results - Korea and Finland top OECD’s latest PISA survey of education performance. The next strongest performances were from Hong Kong-China, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and Japa... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| SCP: Differences in use of parenting, education and health support services by native Dutch and migrants | |
| 19 december 2010 | |
By Angela van den Broek, Ellen Kleijnen en Saskia Keuzenkamp, summary. Dutch government policy is aimed at ensuring that the reach of general government provisions is as wide among young members of et... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Africa & EU decides on Action plan Strategic Cooperation 2011-2013 | |
| 17 december 2010 | |
The 3rd Africa EU Summit took place on 29-30 November 2010, in Tripoli, Libya. The Summit shaped the future relations between two continents and adopted Tripoli declaration and the 2nd Action Plan 201... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Consultation on a future European Union Culture Programme | |
| 15 december 2010 | |
To gather input on the next round of the culture programme after 2013, especially its objectives, activities and types of support. This online consultation is just one part of the wider publi... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC starts public consultation on next generation programmes - education, training & youth policy | |
| 30 november 2010 | |
The European Commission is launching public consultations on 3 planned programmes, due to replace 3 existing programmes from the beginning of 2014: Education and training programme – consulta... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European history, a story of diversity and exchange | |
| 25 november 2010 | |
European History Online, offers a comprehensive approach to european history from the perspective of transfer of ideas, techniques and practices in networks of personal relationship beyond state ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Flexible work arrangements help both employers and employees, says new European Commission study | |
| 2 november 2010 | |
view for more information (in your language) hereA European Commission study released today found that employers and workers benefit from flexible working time arrangements. The expert group report co... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC adopts strategic priorities for 2011 | |
| 30 oktober 2010 | |
The priorities for 2011 fall under five main headings: Sustaining Europe's social market economy out of the crisis and beyond (examples include a legislative framework for bank crisis management,... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC: Towards a set of Composite Indicators on Flexicurity: a Comprehensive Approach | |
| 30 oktober 2010 | |
Download. Flexicurity is a multidimensional policy strategy and this need to be reflected in any attempt to measure Member States' progress in this area. This joint study project between the Director... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| First progress report regarding implementation Professional Qualifications Directive | |
| 25 oktober 2010 | |
The first ever report on how the Professional Qualifications Directive (Directive 2005/36/EC) works in practice has been published by the European Commission. The report, undertaken by the Commission'... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| The value of nature: Groundbreaking report reveals critical economic importance of biodiversity | |
| 22 oktober 2010 | |
Press release in all languagesA three-year study project examining the benefits the world gets for free from nature has published its final report. TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodive... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Education and Training for Social Inclusion, European success stories | |
| 17 september 2010 | |
A brochure which highlights the different programs and some succes stories about social inclusion. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU has a Sport Council | |
| 16 september 2010 | |
Today, September 16, the European Council changes the name of the Council in charge of Education, Youth and Culture. Officially the Council is called from now on, the Education, Youth, Culture - inclu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Data Collection Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 | |
| 14 september 2010 | |
No Data—No Progress: Country Findings No Data - No Progress: Country FindingsData Collection in Countries Participating in the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005–2015 September 2010, by C... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| MEP supports resolution to use ict 2.0 to foster participation of citizens | |
| 14 september 2010 | |
How can new communication technologies help stimulate debate on European issues? What role can social media play in relation to young voters? These are just some of the issues addressed in a resolutio... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Expert meeting looked for EU strategy to safeguard Childrens Rights | |
| 10 september 2010 | |
More attention for appropriate participation by young people, more collaboration and scientific research and more resources for early childhood facilities. These topped the wish list of the experts at... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Europes Union Riven by Government Attacks on Minorities | |
| 9 september 2010 | |
The recent conflict between the EC and Sarkozy's France about the Roma deportations does not stand on itself. by James A. Goldston, 24-8-2010, formerly published in Guardian. A wave of governmental h... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Innovation for Culture / Culture for Innovation! | |
| 9 september 2010 | |
On 8 and 9 September 2010 in Brussels, the colloquium “Creativity, Culture and Innovation: finding new links” was held, one of the official events of the “Culture and Audiovisual&rdq... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| First State of the Union of Chairman of the ECin EU | |
| 7 september 2010 | |
in his state of the Union Baros mentioned education. But only in the sense to "invest in innovation which also means promoting world class universities in Europe. I want to see them attracti... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| First State of the Union of Chairman of the ECin EU | |
| 7 september 2010 | |
in his state of the Union Baros mentioned education. But only in the sense to "invest in innovation which also means promoting world class universities in Europe. I want to see them attracti... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Poland - education reform in 1999 and its impact | |
| 22 augustus 2010 | |
Poland's improved significantly in international education achievement tests in the last decade. This paper examines why. Most important part of the reform is the delay of vocational education/stratif... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Second Issue EQF Newsletter | |
| 2 augustus 2010 | |
http://ec.europa.eu/education/news/news2464_en.htm With articles about the UK & from abroad (Australia), general Cedefop mapping of NQFs in Europe patterns & discussion about broader Euro... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Award of grants to support national projects to test and develop the credit system for vocational education and training (ECVET) | |
| 16 juli 2010 | |
The purpose of this call for proposals is to award grants to proposals for the organisation of two types of action that must be combined into one project, namely: actions to set up or consolidate p... |
|
| FULL STORY |
More information |
| Results of drawing competition on gender equality | |
| 13 juli 2010 | |
14 young children coming from different countries all over the world have been selected, by a peer jury of children from the European School of Brussels, as final winners of the international drawing ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Declaration of first European Yough Work Convention | |
| 10 juli 2010 | |
The official declaration of the first youth work convention underlines the great importance of cooperation and knowledge sharing for the youth work sector. More than 400 youth workers and youth policy... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Belgium will present its Presidency priorities to the EP | |
| 9 juli 2010 | |
First of all is the role of the presidency changed, since there is a permanent president. People like Dehaene expects that it will be less political, more organisational. On 13 July, Belgian ministers... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Belgium Educational Presidency starts with informal seminar of Ministers about basic skills acquiring & early school leaving | |
| 7 juli 2010 | |
On 9 July they met eacht other in Brussels, focusing on pupils' difficulties in acquiring basic skills (mother tongue, sciences, mathematics) but also on the question of early school leaving. &nb... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Grandparenting in Europe, an emerging factor for the care of children | |
| 2 juli 2010 | |
The groundbreaking study by charity Grandparents Plus shows that with an increasingly ageing population, high numbers of mothers in employment and the prevalence of family breakdown, the contribution ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Belgium presidency education priorities EU second half 2010 | |
| 1 juli 2010 | |
Under the Belgian Presidency, the Council will adopt guidelines with a view tosetting up a new work programme on the education and training of professionalsuntil 2020. At the Informal Meeting of Minis... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Comparative analysis of 8 EU countries in Fighting educational inequalities | |
| 21 juni 2010 | |
There is not much research done in this field, reason why this research was granted via a EU tender. The study of EuroPEP covers 8 countries: England, Belgium, France, Greece, Portugal, Czec... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU launches European social dialogue with education workers and employers | |
| 19 juni 2010 | |
The Commission launched today a new social dialogue committee in education with teachers, trainers, lecturers and education authorities from across the EU to tackle challenges facing their sector. Edu... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Traditional stereotypes remain biggest challenge for gender equality in education | |
| 15 juni 2010 | |
from EC press release: The European Commission today presented a new study which examines how gender inequality in education is addressed in European countries. It shows that gender differences persis... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU wide public consultation of New EU competence in field of Sport, about strategic choices | |
| 1 juni 2010 | |
This thime in form of a questionnaire. More information here. Open until 1 June 2010 |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European Court ruling on Roma Children in Croatia | |
| 28 mei 2010 | |
WARSAW, 17 March 2010 - The OSCE's Roma adviser, Andrzej Mirga, welcomed a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights against segregation of Roma children in elementary schools. I... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC publishes first issue of newsletter about EQF - European Qualifications Framework | |
| 12 mei 2010 | |
The European Commission has just published the first issue of a newsletter dedicated to the European Qualifications Framework (EQF). The EQF is a new European tool in the making that will help jobseek... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Ministers agree on education targets for drop out and higher education | |
| 12 mei 2010 | |
EU education ministers reached almost unanimous agreement yesterday on European education targets aimed at reducing the number of youngsters who leave school before completing their upper secondary ed... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New research into higher education reforms in Europe | |
| 4 mei 2010 | |
The European Commission ordered the studies as part of the 2006 EU Modernisation Agenda of Higher Education. They were carried out by a consortium of research bodies led by the 'Centre for Higher Educ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC published a Policy handbook on teacher training | |
| 2 mei 2010 | |
Regarding the fact that more then 33% of Teachers in Europe are aged 50 and beyond (2 million teachers) the EC has published a handbook for policymakers to address the problem teachers drop out and ra... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Germany calls of EU summit talks on education because EU would step on its federal competences | |
| 15 april 2010 | |
A debate about education targets in the proposed 'Europe 2020' strategy was removed from the agenda of an EU summit meeting after Germany expressed concerns that the proposed EU objective would step o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Communication on Roma in Europe and Progress Report on Roma inclusion 2008-2010 | |
| 13 april 2010 | |
This is the first time the European Commission has adopted a policy Communication dedicated specifically to Roma. The document defines the main challenges ahead and develops an ambitious programme to ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| George Soros: Education for all inclusive Roma - A Way Forward | |
| 8 april 2010 | |
The following was delivered at the Second European Summit on Actions and Policies in Favour of the Roma Population held in Cordoba, Spain. I am pleased to be here for the Second Roma Summit. These me... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission Roma Conferences for pragmatic and optimistic note | |
| 26 maart 2010 | |
conference siteThe conference "EU projects in favour of the Roma community" hosted in Brussels by the European Commission has closed its plenary session on Thursday afternoon (11.3). Organised by Dire... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Feel like a migrant: for a multicultural teaching approach | |
| 19 maart 2010 | |
How well can we walk in someone else’s shoes, to see something from someone else’s perspective? The project “feel like a migrant” aims to develop innovative methods for worksho... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commissioner & Ministers to launch European Higher Education Area | |
| 11 maart 2010 | |
Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, will join Education Ministers from 46 European countries in Budapest today and in Vienna tomorrow to formally launc... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission presents EU strategy for 2020 | |
| 5 maart 2010 | |
The European Commission has just presented the Europe 2020 Strategy to help Europe emerge from the crisis and prepare its economy for the next decade. Education and training are to play a key role for... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU-Africa Research Collaboration Workshop on Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), conference results | |
| 5 maart 2010 | |
Together with the INCO-Net on sub-Saharan Africa (CAAST-Net, Network for the Coordination and Advancement of Sub-Saharan Africa-EU Science & Technology Cooperation ), Directorate RTD.L organised o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| -5, First European e-Skills Week | |
| 1 maart 2010 | |
European e-Skills Week highlights the growing demand for skilled users and professionals of information and communication technologies (ICT) to drive a competitive and innovative Europe. This campaign... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Levels of Autonomy and Responsibilities of Teachers in Europe | |
| 1 maart 2010 | |
by Euridyce under Commissioner Jean Figel. This study examines the curricular autonomy of schools and teachers in primary and lower secondary education in 30 European countries. It thus supplements th... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD Assessment Framework for upcoming PISA 2009 report | |
| 22 februari 2010 | |
The PISA report uses specific data and analyses to publish the three annual report worldwide. It is a report where nation states reference their national policy and state of education. But what is the... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council and Commission adopted joint progres report ET 2010: keep up reforms and investments | |
| 17 februari 2010 | |
The report underlines how important it is to continue reforms and keep up investment in education and training, both to help Europe emerge from the current economic crisis and to support more growth a... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Skills and jobs experts call for action now with report New Skills for New Jobs | |
| 17 februari 2010 | |
Immediate action is required to solve Europe's skills deficiencies and give Europeans a better chance of labour market success in the future, says an independent expert report published by the Europea... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New appointed EU Commissioner of Education Androulla Voussiliou set out her priorities and asks for comments | |
| 11 februari 2010 | |
Voussiliou started her career as a lawyer, and was an alected Member of the House of Representatives in Cyprus from 1996 to 2006. Since 2008 she was the replacement commissioner (of Kyprianou) of... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Good secondary-schooling like in Canada key to ongoing educational, job success, OECD study shows | |
| 10 februari 2010 | |
Canada’s top-performing high school students are 20 times more likely to access a university education than those at the bottom, and they are also more likely to choose pure science topics, acco... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Forecast 2020 Cedefop: increase in more knowledge and skill intensive jobs | |
| 4 februari 2010 | |
Cedefop launched with the conference about New Skills for New Jobs its forecast 2020. You can download a handy briefing note here. in different languages. The total number of job opening... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission launches action plan to reduce early school leaving | |
| 3 februari 2010 | |
More than six million young people in the EU leave education and training with lower secondary level qualifications at best. They face severe difficulties in finding work, are more often unemployed an... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD shows with new modelling sharp light on high cost of low educational performance | |
| 29 januari 2010 | |
While governments frequently commit to improving the quality of education, it often slips down the policy agenda. Because investing in education only pays off in the future, it is possible to underest... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council of Europe and European Commission start talking about sport policy | |
| 29 januari 2010 | |
Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the European Commission Since the Lisbon Treaty came into force on 1 December 2009, the European Union has had jurisdiction in the field of sport and is... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Measuring creativity publication, as part of the ET 2020 | |
| 29 januari 2010 | |
A new publication looks at the different ways to measure creativity both of individual people and at national and regional levels. The publication is based on the outcomes of an international conferen... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 28 januari 2010 | |
Final report of the High Level Expert Group on Digital Libraries: "Digital Libraries: Challenges and Recommendations for the Future." The report consolidates and summarises the advice provided by the ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD recommendation for Israel & Switzerland to chose education as key priority for reform | |
| 27 januari 2010 | |
Switzerlands lead in formal qualifications over the other OECD countries has slipped, although it was high. A report recommends significantsly increasing government sponsored student loans to facilita... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Multicultural Diversity and Special Needs Education | |
| 23 januari 2010 | |
A project from the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education. Wim van Oosten from the Kingmaschool was the Dutch representative. This web area presents the results of the Agency p... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Erasmus in figures: new statistical report | |
| 18 januari 2010 | |
Did you know that Spain, France and Germany are the most popular destination for Erasmus students? That the average Erasmus student stays abroad for around 6 months? That the number of university teac... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU2020: Commission launches public consultation on EU's future strategy of growth and jobs | |
| 15 januari 2010 | |
In presenting his programme for the new Commission, President Barroso set out his vision for where the European Union should be in 2020. The exit from the current crisis should be the point of entry i... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public consultation on the funding of grassroots sports | |
| 14 januari 2010 | |
The European Commission has recently launched a study on the funding of grassroots sport in the 27 Member States. The study aims at analysing barriers to sport funding and identifying means of strengt... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Chile signs up as first OECD member in South America | |
| 12 januari 2010 | |
Chile: Signs up as first OECD member in South America Chile will become the OECD’s 31st member and its first in South America under an accession agreement signed on 11 January at La Moneda in S... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| UN proclaims International Year of Youth in 2010, starting 12 aug 2010 | |
| 8 januari 2010 | |
The United Nations proclaimed an International Year of Youth starting on 12 August 2010, in an effort to harness the energy, imagination and initiative of the world’s youth in overcoming the cha... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Development of a set of indicators for inclusive education in Europe | |
| 18 december 2009 | |
By the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education. You can download the report here. More information about the project activities is available from the project web area: www.europea... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Herman van Rompuy is the first President of the European Council from 1-12-2009 | |
| 17 december 2009 | |
As former premier of Belgium, he brings a rich political experience in. He stands for a Union of values, has a strong katholic background & a writer of books and haikus. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Eastern Partnership and EU Vademecum on Financing | |
| 17 december 2009 | |
Around €600 million is earmarked for the EaP as part of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI), and their rules and will start in 2010 with 85 million. These resources will ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Policies and practices for teacher education in&for sociocultural diversity | |
| 17 december 2009 | |
Policies and practices for teaching sociocultural diversity - Concepts, principles and challenges in teacher education (2009). Author(s) : : Anne-Lise Arnesen, Pavlina Hadzhitheodoulou... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Forum and Golden Stars awards Ceremony of Active European Citizenship 2009 | |
| 16 december 2009 | |
From 14 to 21.30, Brussels. more information here |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public Consultation about Green Paper on Promoting the Learning Mobility of Young People | |
| 15 december 2009 | |
This online questionnaire is related to the Green Paper on Promoting Learning Mobility of Young People which is being put forward with a view to raising a wide number of issues linked to the learning ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council conclusions on the education of children with a migrant background | |
| 15 december 2009 | |
From the 2978 Council meeting, Brussels 26 November 2009The Council recognises that education has a key role to play not only in ensuring that children with a migrant background can fulfil their poten... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| The BBC-GNE Young Writers will organize the Public Speaking Awards (BBC Awards 2010) | |
| 14 december 2009 | |
The BBC-GNE Young Writers will organize the Public Speaking Awards (BBC Awards 2010), in cooperation with the Genootschap Nederland-Engeland (GNE). To provide young people, with the support of their... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Structural support for European Associations active at European level in field of Education & Training | |
| 10 december 2009 | |
Jean Monnet, Key activity 3: structural support, more info, max. of 100.000, not exceeding 75% of total eligible costs set out in the budget for the associations work programme, total budget 600.000Of... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Infodays on Lifelong Learning Programme, Helsinki & Brussels | |
| 7 december 2009 | |
What are the possibilities for European funding in the field of Lifelong Learning for the coming years? How can you increase the chances of getting your project selected? How can you find partners in ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council of EU nov09, inter alia adoption of education for migrants & professonalism of teachers | |
| 3 december 2009 | |
In its meeting of 26-27 Nov the Council adopted several reports/recommendations. Inter alio about coherent policys for migrant children and their education as well as for professional development of t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Council of EU adopted new framework for European cooperation in the youth field 2010-2018 | |
| 3 december 2009 | |
The new framework is divided into three year work cycles with each its own priorities. fro 2010 until june 2011 the theme is youth employment, with successively accent on social inclusion, youth work ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Teacher Education in Europe, a ETUCE policy paper | |
| 3 december 2009 | |
you can download the paper by ETUCE here. more information about ETUCE. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Comenius Individual Pupil Mobility, Deadline 1-12-09 | |
| 1 december 2009 | |
Secondary schools that are or have been involved in a Comenius School Partnership can apply for grants to send pupils to one or more of their Comenius partner schools. This action gives the secondary ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Treaty of Lisbon in force as of 1-12-2009 | |
| 1 december 2009 | |
The Treaty of Lisbon or via the Council page, a result of the Declaration of Berlin, is a revised version of the earlier Treaty of Rome of 2004 which was rejected by referenda in France and ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EC welcomes 2011 as European Year of Volunteering | |
| 27 november 2009 | |
Today, the EU Council decided that 2011will be designated the "European Year of Volunteering". The organisation of the Year had been proposed by the European Commission and received a positive opinion... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of young European creativity camp for Europes schools in the future | |
| 27 november 2009 | |
At the first European Innovation & Creativity Camp, which took place in Brussels on 24-25 November, around 100 secondary school students from 25 countries were given the task to come up - within o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Educational reform in the EU, 2 new reports show to slow progress | |
| 25 november 2009 | |
Despite a general improvement in education and training performance in the EU, progress is too slow, which means that the majority of the reform targets set for 2010 will not be reached. The economic ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 23-24 nov: EU Flagship conference: Beyond the crisis: design for a sustainable future | |
| 23 november 2009 | |
For more information look at, bottom of introduction page. Conference at www.mca-ame.com, European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009 Flagship conference, Brussels 23-24 November 2009 &... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD: Evaluating and Rewarding the Quality of Teachers: International Practices | |
| 22 november 2009 | |
An educational system can only be as good as its teachers. This book identifies good practices in the design and implementation of evaluation and teacher incentive systems from various perspectives th... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Antwerp: Annual ELA conference - Public-Private Partnership in Education | |
| 20 november 2009 | |
For more information look here. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU- African Union Human Rights Dialogue | |
| 20 november 2009 | |
The fifth successful round of the EU-AU Human Rights Dialogue shows that the Dialogue has become a valuable and useful part of the EU and AU cooperation in the human rights area, and brings about conc... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Erno Rubik presented the European Manifesto of Innovation & Creativity | |
| 13 november 2009 | |
The "Manifesto for Creativity and Innovation in Europe" is one of the key outcomes of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009. The document is the result of a collective work of the Ambass... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Towards Multilingual Education, Basque Educational Research from International Perspective | |
| 10 november 2009 | |
This volume focuses on issues such as the learning, use and assessment of languages in education, the age factor, the teaching of English as an international language and multilingualism at the univer... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| UK: Learning Through Life | |
| 10 november 2009 | |
Independent report calls for a rethink of the way Government, employers and individuals spend money every year on lifelong learning in the UK with radical recommendations for long term change. To see ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 25th Anniversary of Stichting Rijnlands Lyceum International | |
| 6 november 2009 | |
Stichting Rijnlands Lyceum startet in 1983 with an international school and bilingual education. This year they celebrated their 25th Anniversary on November the 6th 2009. Here you can found thei... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Malta moves to create Europe-wide transparancy on its qualifications | |
| 4 november 2009 | |
Malta has today formally joined a European transparency scheme on national qualifications that by 2010 will function as a Europe-wide tool helping both employers and employees to better understand the... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Call for proposals LifeLong Learning 2010 all | |
| 4 november 2009 | |
You can find the different deadlines for submissions of proposals here. The different deadlines are: In-service Training — first deadline: 15 January 2010 — further deadlines: 30 April 201... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Youth employment rate is increased | |
| 30 oktober 2009 | |
ESTAT releases most recent data on youth unemployment In August 2009, the youth unemployment rate (under 25 years) was 19.7% in the euro area and 19.8% in the EU27. The numbers have increased. In co... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| EU Questionnaire for teachers: What does creativity mean to you? D 15-10-09 | |
| 15 oktober 2009 | |
Let us know how you perceive the role of creativity in education and you could win a trip to the European Union’s Creativity conference in Stockholm.2009 is the European Year of Creativity and I... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Art and Cultural Education at School in Europe | |
| 13 oktober 2009 | |
Arts and Cultural Education at School in EuropeThis study presents up-to-date, comprehensive and comparable information on arts education policy in 30 European countries. It gives a detailed picture o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 13 Nov: ECNAIS seminar Values & Quality of Independent Schools | |
| 12 oktober 2009 | |
“Values and Quality of Independent Schools” The Seminar will take place on Friday 13th November followed by a Management Committee Meeting on Saturday morning 14th Novembe... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD Education for the future: Education systems have to put greater emphasis on 21st Century skills | |
| 10 oktober 2009 | |
Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, delivered at the Education Ministerial Round Table, UNESCO, more information. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of Conference: Knowledge sharing through the ACP-EU Platform for Cooperation in Higher Education | |
| 10 oktober 2009 | |
Lisbon, Portugal. This 3rd conference - placed under the leitmotif "Knowledge sharing through the ACP-EU Platform for Cooperation in Higher Education" - had a wider scope than the 2 previous meeting... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Public consultation on post-i2010. Priorities for new EU agenda 2010-2015 | |
| 9 oktober 2009 | |
Public hearing Public hearing on post-i2010 priorities for new strategy for European information society (2010-2015), 23 September 2009, Brussels. Online public consultation The objective o... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Gender inequalities in education persist | |
| 5 oktober 2009 | |
Despite progress in recent years, gender differences and inequalities persist in education in terms of subject preferences and performance, and in cultural aspects of the education and training experi... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| TESE - Thesaurus for Education Systems in Europe, 2009 Ed | |
| 5 oktober 2009 | |
TESE - Thesaurus for Education Systems in Europe – 2009 EditionThe thesaurus for education systems in Europe (TESE – 2009 edition) is a multilingual controlled vocabulary – a careful... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Call: Transnational network and supporting web-based platform in the area of mobility for apprentices | |
| 30 september 2009 | |
The objective of this activity is to encourage, facilitate and inform about the mobility of apprentices and persons in alternate vocational training schemes by creating a sustainable network of operat... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Thematic Networking of Twinned Towns, D 1-10-09 | |
| 30 september 2009 | |
for more information. |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Sir Michael Barber: Head teachers should support teachers | |
| 28 september 2009 | |
Sir Michael Barber, an expert on schoolschooling, is one of the speakers at the informal meeting of education ministers in Göteborg. In one study, he noted that three things are of crucial import... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD insights in making teaching profession more attractive | |
| 28 september 2009 | |
Barbara Ischinger, director OECD Directorate for Education, on the Informal Meeting for Ministers of Education, 24-9-09 Goteborg, presented her ideas about this question here. Her basic point is that ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Informal Meeting of Education Ministers, sep 09 | |
| 27 september 2009 | |
The most important issue for education policy is: how can we create the best conditions to enable our pupils to achieve the best possible results? It is often emphasised that teachers are the most imp... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Swedish presidency of EU plays for EU network about teacher objectives | |
| 26 september 2009 | |
A network should be put into place on an EU-level to ensure that teachers receive in-service training throughout their careers. The European Union should also work to provide teachers with support and... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation: ICT Call 6 Information Day | |
| 25 september 2009 | |
Who should attend? This event addresses researchers interested in submitting project proposals to the sixth ICT call under FP7, objective ICT-2009.4.1: Digital Libraries and Digital Preservation.The ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| 13&14 Oct 09: 1st European Innovation Summit, | |
| 25 september 2009 | |
The 1st European Innovation Summit will turn the European Parliament into an Innovation Showcase. Knowledge4Innovation/Lisbon Forum Knowledge4Innovation and its Lisbon Forum will turn the European ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of Public Consultation of the EC on the issue of migration and education | |
| 24 september 2009 | |
Migrant children and education: public consultation underlines common challenges across the EU EU countries face common challenges in adapting their school systems to the changes brought about by imm... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Quality assurance in European higher education makes significant headway | |
| 24 september 2009 | |
In its first progress report on quality assurance in higher education in Europe the European Commission points to significant developments towards more transparency and credibility over the past few y... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Action 1, Measure 2.2 Supported projects | |
| 24 september 2009 | |
Within the framework of the Europe for Citizens Programme Action 1 - Measure 2.2 Support Measures', on 15 September 2009 the Executive Agency adopted the list of selected projects. The final list is ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| FAWE actions to enhance girls’ education in African countries show strong results in the first half of 2009 | |
| 23 september 2009 | |
Steps taken by FAWE to support girls’ and women’s education in the first half of 2009 have produced significant results that confirm the organisation’s influential role in transformi... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Youth in Action Programma, action 3.2 | |
| 22 september 2009 | |
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency adopted the list of selected applications on 21.09.09, provided below. All applicants will be informed by the Executive Agency in writing about... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Youth, Selections for Permanent actions: Round 2 | |
| 21 september 2009 | |
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency adopted the list of selected applications on 17/09/2009, provided below. All applicants will be informed by the Executive Agency in writing abo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| World Congress on Information Technology May 2010 | |
| 20 september 2009 | |
26-28 May, Amsterdam. Challenges of Change. It is with great pride and excitement that The Netherlands hosts WITSA's 17th World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT). We have great ambitions and d... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Youth, selections for Permanent Actions, round 2 | |
| 20 september 2009 | |
The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency adopted the list of selected applications on 17/09/2009, provided below. All applicants will be informed by the Executive Agency in writing abo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD report: Teacher effectiveness hampered by lack of incentives and bad behaviour in classrooms. | |
| 17 september 2009 | |
16/06/09 - Three out of four teachers feel they lack incentives to improve the quality of their teaching, while bad behaviour by students in the classroom disrupts lessons in three schools out of five... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| National testing of pupils on the increase across Europe | |
| 16 september 2009 | |
National testing of pupils on the increase across Europe Pupils in Europe take on average three national tests during compulsory education, with some countries testing up to ten or eleven times, acco... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| National Testing of Pupils in Europe: Objectives, Organisation and Use of Results | |
| 16 september 2009 | |
The study provides a detailed picture of the context and organisation of national tests in 30 European countries and the use made of test results in informing education policy and practice and in guid... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Education & care services for young children only significant if they are of high quality | |
| 11 september 2009 | |
Quality education and care for young children leads to better lives Education and care services for young children can improve their subsequent performance at school and their life chances – ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education & Training | |
| 11 september 2009 | |
The European Quality Assurance Reference framework for Vocational Education and Training (EQARF) The Member States and the Commission are establishing a European Quality Assurance Reference Framewo... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Children Missing Education - 6-10-09 | |
| 10 september 2009 | |
6 October, London: UK's Capita’s 5th National Children Missing Education Conference (CME) brings together key stakeholders to address practical challenges in delivering education provision for t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Diagram chart: Compulsory education in Europe 2009/10 | |
| 9 september 2009 | |
A table representing the duration of compulsory education (full-time and part-time) in Europe: |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Door open for participation of Switzerland in all EU education & youth programmes | |
| 8 september 2009 | |
The European Commission has today submitted to the Council a proposal for an agreement with Switzerland to allow Swiss universities, schools, students and other young people to participate in the EU's... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Highlights of the 2008 year of Intercultural Dialogue | |
| 7 september 2009 | |
http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/education_culture/publ/pdf/culture/eyid-highlights_en.pdf |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| It is time for Europe to turn over a new e-leaf on digital books and copyright". Joint Statement of EU Commissioners | |
| 7 september 2009 | |
It is time for Europe to turn over a new e-leaf on digital books and copyright". Joint Statement of EU Commissioners Reding and McCreevy on the occasion of this week's Google... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Success in encouraging teenagers to study science | |
| 3 september 2009 | |
More teenagers are studying science beyond GCSE level (16 years old) thanks to a course designed by University of York and Nuffield Foundation (EFC member) experts. A new survey shows schools using th... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| OECD says: Spend early on children | |
| 3 september 2009 | |
Governments should invest more money on children in the first six years of their lives to reduce social inequality and help all children, especially the most vulnerable, have happier lives, according ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New EU academic co-operation projects edition with US & Canada | |
| 1 september 2009 | |
EU invests €6.8m for academic co-operation with industrialised countries in North America The European Commission, through its longstanding co-operation with the US and Canada, announces the lau... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Comparative charts of school time 2009/10 | |
| 28 augustus 2009 | |
Info of EACEA (Eurydice) on organisation of school time in Europe (Primary and general secondary education) - 2009/10: |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Diagram charts of Educational systems of member states | |
| 28 augustus 2009 | |
The structure of the European education systems 2009/10: schematic diagrams: Diagrams providing an overview of the educational structure for mainstream schooling in Europe |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Regionale bijeenkomsten 'Grenzeloos met jongeren aan de slag' | |
| 25 augustus 2009 | |
15 oktober 2009 - Sport- en evenementencentrum De Smelt, Assen In samenwerking met Euroguidance/Leonardo da Vinci, Eurodesk, Youth in Action en Nuffic organiseert het Europees Platform een aantal reg... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Commission sets new information society challenge: Becoming literate in new media | |
| 25 augustus 2009 | |
The way we use media is changing, the volume of information enormous, demanding more of us than being able to read, write or use a computer. The European Commission today warned that Europeans young a... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Innovative actions for citizenship, deadline 30-9-09 | |
| 22 augustus 2009 | |
A Grant to develop and test new forms of transnational mobility between civil society organisations, and or to promote the concept of transnational mentoring between civil society organisations to sup... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Results of EU consultation on the education of children from a migrant background | |
| 20 augustus 2009 | |
Results of the consultation on the education of children from a migrant backgroundThese are based on the individual contributions from European Associations, Member States & Member Associations wh... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Using tax incentives to promote education and training | |
| 3 augustus 2009 | |
The EC has organised on 22 Sep 09 a conference about: How can tax policy contribute to making lifelong learning a reality? Cedefop’s previous work on financing education and training has ex... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Key Data on Education in Europe 2009 | |
| 28 juli 2009 | |
Key Data on Education in Europe sets out a very wide variety of both qualitative and quantitative indicators on different aspects of education systems in 31 European countries. The report presents a ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Launching of EC of Key Data on Education in Europe 2009 | |
| 25 juli 2009 | |
New education report finds longer schooling and fewer pupils and teachers in EuropeThe European Commission today presented a report identifying both major positive trends and serious challenges for ed... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Ireland 1st EU country to publicly indicate how its national qualification relate to EQF | |
| 25 juli 2009 | |
Ireland links its national qualifications framework to the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning Ireland is the first European country to publicly indicate how its national qualif... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Responsible Award 2009 for Lithuanian Recycling waste educational tools | |
| 17 juli 2009 | |
Brussels, 6th July 2009 – HP Europe, the Middle East & Africa (EMEA) has presented the 2009 HP Responsible Business Award to the Lithuanian student team, ‘Greblys Company’, for t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New data report on Special Needs Education in Europe | |
| 7 juli 2009 | |
to see the report directly: http://www.european-agency.org/publications/ereports/special-needs-education-country-data-2008/SNE-Data-2008.pdf Special Needs Education Country Data 2008 The Agency SNE ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| New European Parliament debates about position of lll between labour market needs & personal development | |
| 2 juli 2009 | |
Though adult education is not in the forefront of debates in the European Parliament, newly re-elected MEP, Christel Schaldemose, insists that a fight between values in this area are taking place in t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| A forecast of Europeans' skills until 2020 | |
| 2 juli 2009 | |
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop) has presented the results of the first pan-European forecast of its kind, "Future skill supply in Europe: medium-term forecast ... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| African Platform for Adult Education launched | |
| 2 juli 2009 | |
A new platform has been launched in March, for more information see http://www.africacsplateforme.org/ |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Swedish Presidency Agenda on Education & Culture | |
| 28 juni 2009 | |
http://www.se2009.eu/en/the_presidency/about_the_eu/education_youth_and_culture |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European Commission to deepen co-operation on education and culture with Mexico | |
| 25 juni 2009 | |
Today the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, Ján Figel', signed two Joint Declarations between the European Commission and the Government of Mexico on education a... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Teacher effectiveness hampered by lack of incentives and bad behaviour in the classroom | |
| 17 juni 2009 | |
Three out of four teachers feel that they lack incentives to improve the quality of their teaching, while bad behaviour by students in the classroom disrupts lessons in three schools out of five, acco... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| European universities awarded for excellence in supporting mobile students | |
| 16 juni 2009 | |
65 higher education institutions from 16 countries are today awarded with special European quality labels in recognition of their efforts to make it easier for students to study abroad. These labels a... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| ECTS and DS (Diploma Supplement) Labels, Conference and Award labels 2009. | |
| 11 juni 2009 | |
More information here. With introductions of:ECTS and DS Labels: Results of the call 2008 and perspectives Mr. Gilbert Gascard, Director of the Executive Agency for Education, Audiovisual and CultureW... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Integrating Immigrant Children into Schools in Europe: | |
| 28 mei 2009 | |
Measures to foster communication with immigrant families and heritage language teaching for immigrant childrenAs part of the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue 2008 and in tandem with the prepara... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Spread the sign: new web tool for the deaf | |
| 25 mei 2009 | |
Sign language is an absolutely necessary tool for communication between deaf or hard of hearing people. However, against the common belief, sign language is not a universal language and it has been di... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Young Voices on inclusive Education: Meeting Diversity in Education | |
| 25 april 2009 | |
Young Voices: Meeting Diversity in Education presents the results of the European Hearing of Young People with Special Educational Needs organised by the European Agency for Development in Special Nee... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Assessment in Inclusive Education Settings - Key Issues for Policy and Practice | |
| 25 april 2009 | |
This publication presents the main findings from the first phase of the Agency Assessment project. It is based on information describing assessment policy and practice provided by 23 countries. The m... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe: Tackling Social and Cultural Inequalities | |
| 28 februari 2009 | |
This study forms part of the follow-up to the 2006 European Commission Communication on ‘Efficiency and Equity in European Education and Training Systems’ which explicitly refers to pre-pr... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Vocational Guidance Education in Full-Time Compulsory Education in Europe | |
| 28 januari 2009 | |
This series includes country descriptions of national systems of educational and vocational guidance with a brief outline of the organisation and stages of compulsory education; a description of the l... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Migrant children and education: challenges and opportunities for EU education systems, EC Green paper | |
| 15 januari 2009 | |
With its Green Paper "Migration & Mobility: challenges and opportunities for EU education systems", adopted on 3 July 2008, the Commission wants to open the debate on how education policies may be... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Schools for life | |
| 18 november 2008 | |
In the middle of nowhere, and just some 130 km away from Madrid, one of EAEA´s smallest members is doing its work: Escuelas para la vida „El Colmenar" (The beehive). Initiated more than 2... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Worldbank conference: Public-Private Partnerships in Education | |
| 10 november 2007 | |
The Human Development Network, Education, of the World Bank, has organized an international seminar on the empirical evidence of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in Education. The main aim of this s... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
| Douwe Breimer, Innovation Platform: Transformation of Dutch society starts with education | |
| 16 januari 2007 | |
Douwe Breimer was one of the members of the Dutch cross sectoral Innovation Platform to advise nation wide about an Dutch Innovation Agenda (in english, the Knowledge Investment Agenda. In t... |
|
| FULL STORY |
|
26-04-2012
26-04-2012
16-04-2012
03-04-2012
Bezuidenhoutseweg 251-253
2594 AM Den Haag, Holland
Tel. +31 (0) 70-331 52 52
E-mail: mmatthijsen@vbs.nl
2594 AM Den Haag, Holland
Tel. +31 (0) 70-331 52 52
E-mail: mmatthijsen@vbs.nl
