Member States must shift from a box-ticking approach and upgrade their quality systems if they want to improve the performance of universities and vocational colleges, according to two reports published by the European Commission today on quality assurance in higher education and vocational training. The reports highlight that, although progress has been achieved, further reforms are needed to …
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Survey on young people’s involvement – FutureLab Europe
FutureLab Europe is preparing a publication about young people’s involvement in the upcoming European Parliament elections and they need YOUR opinion. The results will be discussed in Brussels at their Europe@debate entitled “Getting young people involved! Is the politicization of European elections enough?”. …More about the event: Against the backdrop of the ongoing economic, social, …
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Everybody Needs a Place to Think
We cannot agree more that ‘Everybody Needs a Place to Think’
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Creative Europe – Europe culture and creative sectors
European culture, cinema, television, music, literature, performing arts, heritage and related areas will benefit from increased support under the European Commission’s new Creative Europe programme, which was approved by the European Parliament on 19 November and by the Council of the EU on 5 December 2013. With a budget of €1.46 billion over the next …
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Grants From The Global Fund for Children
The Global Fund for Children – Apply for a grant Eligibility criteria Prospective grantee partners must meet the following eligibility criteria to be considered for support. Appropriate size and stage of development With rare exceptions, a prospective grantee partner’s annual budget should not exceed $200,000. In most cases, new grantee partners have budgets in the $25,000 …
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I Can’t Depend On Others To Make Things Happen
I Can’t Depend On Others To Make Things Happen I’ll Just Have To Do It Myself Start a personal project to find new career opportunities it’s important to manage your professional development, outside of your job. While this can be accomplished by attending workshops, conferences, or even just networking with different people in your field, sometimes …
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€15 million up for grabs to support ICT entrepreneurship and web startups in first round of Horizon 2020 funding
The EU has just launched the first round of applications for its new 7 year research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020. Over €15m is available to transform entrepreneurial culture, give students the confidence, knowhow and support to set up their own businesses and to help promising web startups launch in Europe and go global, the …
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Erasmus+ guide published, €1.8 billion in funding available in 2014
Organisations wishing to bid for funding in 2014 through Erasmus+, the European Union’s new programme for education, training, youth and sport, can start to prepare their grant applicatio ns. The new Erasmus+ Programme Guide, which provides detailed information on how to apply, is available, the European Commission announced. The programme is open to organisations in …
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Erasmus Mundus – 2014 Call for proposals
Erasmus Mundus is a cooperation and mobility programme in the field of higher education that aims to enhance the quality of European higher education and to promote dialogue and understanding between people and cultures through cooperation with third countries. In addition, it contributes to the development of human resources and the international cooperation capacity of higher …
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