Greeks queue up to learn German
24.02.12 @ 09:22
The two-year long eurozone crisis has taken its toll on political relations between debtor Greece and creditor Germany but Greeks are voting with their feet - the number of Greeks learning German has shot up over the last year.
Students: 'Don't let Belarus join EU education area'
15.12.11 @ 09:12
European students have warned that Belarus should not be allowed to join the EU-led higher education zone due to the ongoing repression of students and academics.
Gaddafi scandal highlights funding trap for EU universities
22.02.11 @ 09:42
A donation of €1.78 million from the Gaddafi family and a PhD granted to one of the Libyan dictator's sons has put the London School of Economics in a pickle, just as a fresh study on EU universities highlights the problems of dwindling public funds for education.
EU tools offer only minor relief to youth unemployment
13.10.10 @ 14:49
The EU's "Youth on the Move" strategy to combat soaring youth unemployment across the continent offers a few practical tools, but the main responsibility still lies with national governments currently distracted by attempts to cap budget deficits.
Budget cuts to make European Schools more discriminatory
15.03.11 @ 09:29
EU staff whose children do not speak English, French or German or who are in need of special assistance will be hit hardest by a €7 million budget cut in the European Schools.
Why Finnish pupils are top of the European game
08.12.10 @ 10:21
Finnish pupils have once again outperformed their European peers – and most of the world – in the OECD's international reading, maths and science tests for 15-year-olds.
University quotas on foreign students may be allowed, says EU court
14.04.10 @ 09:19
The European Court of Justice has indicated that member states can impose quotas on the number of EU students coming from other countries under certain strict conditions.
Blogs
Crisis threatens higher education across Europe, report says
09.03.10 @ 09:25
As higher education ministers from 46 European countries are set to meet to celebrate 10 years of higher education reform, a European Commission report has raised the alarm on the threat to universities and colleges from the economic crisis.
Parliament looks at ways to increase employability of EU's graduates
26.02.10 @ 18:34
MEPs and experts have deplored the 'mismatch' between labour market needs and the offer of university students, with business associations asking the EU to draft different rankings based on the employability and careers of graduates.
European higher education faces budget cuts
15.02.10 @ 09:23
The global economic crisis has led to budget cuts in the education sector in member states across the European Union at a time when the bloc is seeking to boost its economy by, among other things, putting education centre of its new economic strategy.
EU to test new university ranking in 2010
06.01.10 @ 10:03
The European Union is developing a new worldwide ranking system of universities to rival currently established league tables in a bid to improve the ranking of European universities and improve Europe's economic power.
New EU exam to axe dreaded quiz on union trivia
03.03.10 @ 17:24
The European Commission will next week present new recruitment procedures for EU officials, scrapping the dreaded quiz about the bloc's institutions and history.
Education is the key for the future of Belarus
17.02.10 @ 17:38
The Belarusian European Humanities University (EHU) is Europe's only university-in-exile. It operates out of Vilnius and has currently 200 Belarusian students but applications from many more. The university deserves broad international support, urge the Ministers for Nordic Co-operation.
Schools doing a bad job of teaching pupils about Holocaust, EU study says
26.01.10 @ 17:44
Europe's Holocaust memorials, exhibitions and museums offer young people too little reflection on current human rights issues, and current school programmes do not establish this link either, a report published by the EU's fundamental rights agency says.
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