http://www.euractiv.com/Latests DocumentsUNEenSun, 20 Jul 2008 23:46:40 GMThttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss5editor@euractiv.comwebmaster@euractiv.comhttp://www.euractiv.com/cssea/logo.gifhttp://www.euractiv.com/10360http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/france-challenges-world-university-ranking/article-174324?Ref=RSSThe French Senate has proposed developing a new European university ranking system to counter the powerful Shanghai world ranking, which is said to favour English-language institutions. With France holding the EU's six-month rotating presidency, the issue is likely to be discussed by EU education ministers in November.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 06:10:20 GMTtcm:29-174324-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/study-eu-universities-need-better-student-selection/article-174174?Ref=RSSA comprehensive higher education reform with significantly increased funding and university autonomy as well as more specialisation, student selection and competition is needed to make the bloc's universities globally competitive, according to Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:05:42 GMTtcm:29-174174-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/eu-lagging-education-illiteracy-rise/article-174131?Ref=RSSThe Commission's annual benchmark report finds that member states' progress towards the Lisbon Strategy's goals on education and training is too slow for them to be reached by 2010 and highlights growing illiteracy rates as a major problem.Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:50:00 GMTtcm:29-174131-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/commission-proposes-cooperation-schools/article-173927?Ref=RSSAfter repeated calls to modernise higher education, the Commission is now urging member states to cooperate on national school reform as part of the Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs.Fri, 4 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMTtcm:29-173927-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/mep-lisbon-agenda-needs-updating/article-173758?Ref=RSSCurrent challenges like climate change and the fuel and food crises call for an update of the Lisbon Agenda, Romanian MEP Daniel Daianu (ALDE) told EurActiv in an interview.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-173758-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/interview-eu-lisbon-agenda-needs-updating/article-173761?Ref=RSSNew global challenges such as climate change and the current food crisis call for an update of the Lisbon Agenda for growth and jobs, Romanian MEP Daniel Daianu (ALDE) told EurActiv in an interview.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 06:55:00 GMTtcm:29-173761-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/french-university-funding-reform-faces-renewed-opposition/article-173586?Ref=RSSFrench proposals to reform the country's university funding by introducing a more performance-oriented approach have attracted renewed opposition among students.Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:45:00 GMTtcm:29-173586-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/eu-innovation-institute-start-operations-budapest/article-173467?Ref=RSSAs expected, Hungary has won the unanimous backing of EU research ministers for Budapest as the seat for the EU's new innovation and technology institute. Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:40:00 GMTtcm:29-173467-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/europe-desperately-lacking-positive-entrepreneurship-culture/article-173292?Ref=RSSThe EU must work towards changing its attitudes towards entrepreneurship and create a positive culture which encourages people to take risks, argued participants in the annual Microsoft SME day, which explored ways to make European SMEs flourish globally.Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:23:45 GMTtcm:29-173292-16http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/ministers-demand-integration-25s-job-market/article-173186?Ref=RSSMeeting in Luxembourg on 9 June, European labour ministers called on the Commission and national governments to accelerate measures to increase the proportion of people aged 24 and under who hold a regular job. Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:00:00 GMTtcm:29-173186-16