Tag: Education

The Commission is canvassing the views of education, research and innovation communities on the key missions, objectives, added value and possible structure of a future European Institute of Technology.

The number of science and technology graduates rose between 1998 and 2002, says a Commission-funded report on EU education data.

A possible new EU language agency would raise the profile of multilingualism but should avoid being just "window dressing", says a Commission feasibility study.

In a conference on the European Charter for Researchers and a Code of conduct for their recruitment, Janez Potočnik called on member states and researchers to actively implement these agreements.

An EU working group looking into the mobility of students is likely to be set up to look into problems such as that of German students flooding into Austrian universities.

The US Department of Defence (DoD) has proposed a rule restricting the access of foreign scientists, including EU nationals, to research projects funded by the agency.

This study by the Mulier Institute describes the nature and extent of the practice of sport in the various member states and investigates whether it is possible to identify trends on a national and European level on the basis of this data and the extent to which comparison between the member states is possible.

The latest Eurostat report on science and technology shows that foreign ownership of innovations is high in the new member states.

An employer-led approach with emphasis on investment in training and skills is the UK's recipe to help raise Europe's economic performance so that the EU competes on its added value rather than directly with low skill economies.

A study on why young people are dropping out of sport is a high priority for EU countries, says a leading sports science researcher from the WJH Mulier Institute. He also talks about the Eurobarometer survey on EU citizens and sport plus how comparable EU-wide sports participation could be compiled in the future.

The Leonardo da Vinci programme is contributing actively to the emergence of a genuine European labour market, says Education Commissioner Figel.

Combating  all forms of discrimination in and through sport will be high on the UK Presidency's sports policy agenda, says UK sports ministry spokesperson William Powell.

According to a study on pan-European citizenship education in European schools, two thirds of countries have schools with strong coverage of EU integration and its institutions. 

Dr Katrin Petry from the German Sports University in Cologne tells EurActiv that gathering accurate data about why people stop particular kinds of physical activity would help the EU determine where it can add value to national sports policies.

Member states have agreed to make the Irish language an official EU language as from 2007. The estimated cost of 3.5m euros per year will come out of EU coffers.

The EP's Education and Culture Committee Chairman Nikolaos Sifunakis tells EurActiv about the EU's new lifelong learning programme and gives his views on EU sports policy.

Young Europeans will have until the end of 2005 to put forward their ideas on the European Youth Pact via the internet. The Commission has put forward its proposals in a communication on the pact and youth policy in general. 

A European Register for Quality Assurance Agencies is one proposal set to be agreed by education ministers in Bergen on 19-20 May. The aim is to achieve cross-border recognition of qualifications and skills across the EU.

The European Association for Quality Assurance is proposing a European register of quality assurance agencies to ensure better mutual recognition of degrees across Europe.

Proposing tax incentives as a way to bring universities closer to industry, the Commission also wants European education ministers to acknowledge that closing the severe funding shortfall in higher education is essential for the Lisbon strategy.

Creating an international youth organisation internet database to promote youth participation was one of the specific outcomes of European Student Forum AEGEE's youth & globalisation project.

The Commission is proposing a 50% increase in EU funding for education as from 2007 as long as the EU's mediterranean partners commit to a series of measures such as to drive up reading standards and eliminate gender discrimination.

Faced with an increasingly ageing population, heads of state and government at a summit on 22-23 March agreed a European Youth Pact that includes "child-friendly policies" and aims to take youth policy into account across different policy areas.

Internet discussions between European schools and Communications Commissioner Margot Wallström are the backdrop to the launch of the 'Spring Day in Europe' project in around 6,000 schools.