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HP LIFE – Learning initiative for entrepreneurs

The HP training courses are innovative and interactive. They’re based on a modular concept that links common business challenges and technology solutions. HP provides online resources including innovative learning courses, management simulations and tips for entrepreneurs. You can complete all of the HP LIFE courses online – free of charge. Just register with HP LIFE e-Learning and …

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How can we make the EU a better place for SMEs? Commission seeks your views

What do small and medium sized enterprises in Europe need from future EU policy? This is the core question of a consultation the Commission launched to help upgrade the EU’s Small Business Act (SBA). The SBA – a wide-ranging set of measures designed to make life easier for small companies – has already proved to …

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Fifty new EU scholarships for Cambodian students

Another 50 Cambodian students and academic staff have been granted this year a full scholarship from the European Union (EU), under the Erasmus Mundus programme to study or lecture in Europe for periods that vary between 6 months and 3 years. With the scholarships, these students will pursue Undergraduate, Master, Doctorate, and Post-Doctorate Degree programmes …

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AdWords for nonprofits – Google Ad Grants

What is Google Ad Grants? Google Ad Grants is the nonprofit edition of AdWords, Google’s online advertising tool. Google Ad Grants empowers nonprofit organizations, through $10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords™ advertising, to promote their missions and initiatives on Google.com. Is your nonprofit eligible for Google Ad Grants? To be eligible for the Google Ad Grants …

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Commission announces €100 million Fast Track to Innovation and five innovation prizes

The European Commission (EC) presented details of a new €100 million “Fast Track to Innovation” (FTI) pilot action and five innovation prizes under Horizon 2020, the European Union’s €80 billion research and innovation programme. The FTI aims to support Europe’s economy by offering innovative businesses and organisations grants to give a final push to get great …

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A new logo for the ‘Council family’

Council of the European Union

As of 1 July 2014, the European Council, the Council of the EU, the Euro Summit, the Eurogroup and the General Secretariat of the Council (GSC) will have a renovated logo supported by a new graphic charter. The logo was chosen for its simplicity and symbolism. It combines the European flag with a design inspired …

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60 universities receive ‘European Master’s in Translation’ Label

The European Commission has announced the list of universities selected for its ‘European Master’s in Translation’ (EMT) Label. More than 60 institutions in 21 Member States will receive the Label, which recognises the best Master’s degree courses for translators. The main goal of the EMT is to improve translator training and to attract top quality …

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New international university ranking

New international university ranking: European Commission welcomes launch of U-Multirank A new global university ranking, set up with €2 million in funding from the European Union, is launched today. U-Multirank, which assesses the performance of more than 850 higher education institutions worldwide, breaks new ground by producing multi-dimensional listings rating universities on a much wider range …

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EPALE – ePlatform for Adult Learning in Europe

EPALE is the new multilingual community of adult learning professionals like you! It’s here to help you work together to improve the quality and provision of adult learning in Europe, establish a strong pan-European Adult Learning sector and enable you, as adult education professionals and multipliers, to reach out to all adults. So, if you …

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Kids’ Corner: EU games and quizzes

Kids’ Corner: EU games and quizzes What do you know about the European Union (EU)? Did you know that there are over 500 million people living in the European Union? Do you know that people in the European Union speak 24 different official languages? And that the European Union was created over 50 years ago …

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