Opinion
Know your enemy
By sidelining Soviet-era graduates of Russia's most prestigious academic institution - the Moscow State Institute of International Relations - Warsaw is failing to learn a key lesson: Know Your Enemy.
Opinion
Innovation can keep EU universities ahead of the pack
With a tighter EU budget post-Brexit, universities must break down their silos, and concentrate on the 'triangle of knowledge' - education, research and innovation.
Supported by
EU-Africa summit on youth met with scepticism
Civil society groups representing young people were told at the last minute they would not be able to speak at an EU-Africa summit billed to focus on youth.
Visual Data
Beyond Erasmus - where and why European students travel
The dream of studying abroad is one of the most tangible benefits of EU membership to many young people - but the cross-border flows in south-east Europe show a very different picture.
Opinion
Fighting for young people's social future
Young people in the gig economy in big cities need 'one-stop shops', as pioneered in Rotterdam, to help them access all their rights - but that requires funding.
Opinion
UK universities must brace for a 'no-deal' Brexit
Generations of students could lose out if the UK goes down the same path as Switzerland on the Erasmus+ student exchange scheme.
Opinion
European universities need to remain competitive
The EU must develop and implement new knowledge, and translate it into innovative solutions. Creating 20 European universities by 2024 is a good start.
'Cultural shocks' on menu for future EU education strategy
Education ministers met in Brussels to discuss the next steps of the European strategy for education.
EU wants 'entrepreneurship' in education systems
The EU Commission is setting out ideas to help youngsters to be more fit for the future job market and to develop a European identity.
At 30, 'Erasmus' eyes language skills and degree recognition
To mark the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus student exchange programme, the Commission backs French president Emmanuel Macron's ideas on bi-lingualism and mutual diploma recognition.
Finance ministers are 'toughest challenge' to education policies
The European Commission is trying to convince member states to pay more attention to youth and education policies.
Brexit could 'undermine' UK's elite education status
British universities have taken the top two spots on the world university rankings, but could Brexit threaten to undermine the recent success?
EU's Roma policy struggles to produce results
Vera Jourova, the EU commissioner for justice, is seeking more "practical" solutions to address the issue of Roma integration as she begins to rework the policy and rethink its spending.
Auditors: No idea if EU's €18.3bn young farmers scheme worked
Finding a suitable successor is a problem for many ageing European farmers, but according to the European Court of Auditors it is unclear how EU funds help to address the problem.
UK's universities set 'Brexit wish list'
British academics want to guarantee residency and work rights for their EU staff, as well as "enhanced mobility opportunities" for UK and EU students, mostly by keeping British participation in EU funding programs.
EU 'rebrands' youth corps
The European Commission proposes a €341-million budget to get unemployed people into volunteering activities or traineeships that “promote solidarity” in their own countries or abroad.
Stakeholders' Highlights
- Kyrgyz authorities have to immediately release human rights defender Azimjon Askarov
- Seminar on disability and user involvement
- International appetite for Nordic food policies
- New Nordic Innovation House in Hong Kong
- Nordic Region has chance to become world leader when it comes to start-ups
- Theresa May: “We will not be turning our backs on the Nordic region”
- Open letter to Emmanuel Macron ahead of Uzbek president's visit
- Raising key human rights concerns during visit of Turkmenistan's foreign minister
- State of the Nordic Region presented in Brussels
- The vital bioeconomy. New issue of “Sustainable Growth the Nordic Way” out now
- The Nordic gender effect goes international
- Paula Lehtomaki from Finland elected as the Council's first female Secretary General
Latest News
- On Morocco, will the EU ignore its own court?
- UK parliament rejects May's Brexit deal in historic defeat
- EU suggests majority vote on digital tax by 2025
- MEPs redouble appeal on sexual harassment
- Trump's wall vs Europe's sea
- Centre-right MEPs want transparency vote to be secret
- Germany scorns 'unusual' US threat on Russia pipeline
- UK parliament vote expected to prompt Brexit delay
EU overestimated ICT jobs gap
EU leaders said there would be almost a million ICT vacancies by 2015, and made digital skills a priority, but in reality the number of vacancies was much lower.
Threatened Budapest university calls for EU support
The head of the Central European University wants the European Commission to prevent the Hungarian government from shutting it down.
EU gives Hungary more time for 'dialogue'
The European Commission will analyse the new higher education bill and consider infringement procedures by the end of April.
Opinion
Orban’s unpatriotic attack on CEU
Hungary's prime minister, Viktor Orban, wants to see the closure of Central European University with recent legislative changes. But his actions are truly difficult to justify when thinking as a patriot.
Thousands protest Hungary university bill
Protesters reportedly called on Hungarian president Janos Ader to veto a bill that would close down Central European University in Budapest.
Pressure mounts on Hungary over university law
EPP group leader Manfred Weber calls for the European Commission to investigate Hungary, but the centre-right party still stands by prime minster Orban in the wake of international uproar over legislation targeting the Central European University.
Anti-Soros university bill sparks protest in Budapest
Thousands gathered around the Central European University on Tuesday to protest against a legislative bill that targets it, while the US embassy and the German president expressed their support for the institution.
Fewer EU pupils being taught two foreign languages
In 2015, 58.8 percent of all EU pupils at lower secondary level were being taught two or more languages at school. A year earlier, that figure was 59.9 percent.
Opinion
A bold call for traineeship equality
The EU ombudsman's slapdown of the EU diplomatic service's unpaid internship programs offers a glimmer of hope to a future of paid internships in Europe.
EU foreign service should pay its interns, EU watchdog says
Internships in the EU foreign service can help young people to build their career, so they should be open to anyone, not only those who can afford them, the EU ombudsman Emily O'Reilly said.
EU interns to rebel against unpaid work
Young people will gather in Brussels on Monday to protest against hundreds of unpaid traineeships offered by the EU institutions each year.
Opinion
The 89ers and the battle against populism
It falls to the Europeans who were born around 1989 and grew up in a peaceful Europe to build a fresh new vision for the EU that transcends the ideological, educational and national cleavages of the past.
Estonia and Finland have best EU science teaching
Estonian and Finnish high school students do best at science out of the EU according to a study by the OECD, a Paris-based club of industrialised nations.
Opinion
The young didn’t choose Trump or Brexit
Young people have been sold down the river by this year's political events, but it's not too late for Europe to safeguard the future for the world's youth.
French 'bottom of the class' for English fluency
The French are the worst at speaking English in the EU, according to a survey of 950,000 people, which ranks the Netherlands and Denmark as the best.
EU-wide education spending increases for first time in years
Although some EU states cut spending on education in 2014, most poured in more money, says the EU commission.
Stakeholders' Highlights
- Nordic design sets the stage at COP24, running a competition for sustainable chairs
- In Kenya, a motorway funded by the European Investment Bank runs over roadside dwellers
- Company Law Package: Making the Best of Digital and Cross Border Mobility,
- Civil Society Worried About Shortcomings in EU-Kyrgyzstan Human Rights Dialogue
- The European Soft Drinks Industry Supports over 1.7 Million Jobs
- Jointly Building Belt and Road Initiative Leads to a Better Future for All
- Civil society asks PACE to appoint Rapporteur to probe issue of political prisoners in Azerbaijan
- Social Mobility – How Can We Increase Opportunities Through Training and Education?
- Energy Solutions for a Greener Tomorrow
- What Kind of Europe Do Children Want? Unicef & Eurochild Launch Survey on the Europe Kids Want
- Nordic Countries Take a Stand for Climate-Smart Energy Solutions
- China: Work Together for a Better Globalisation
Stakeholders' Highlights
- Nordics Could Be First Carbon-Negative Region in World
- Life Is Possible for Patients with Severe Asthma
- Common-Sense Approach Needed for EU Energy Reform
- Nordic Region to Lead in Developing and Rolling Out 5G Network
- China-EU Economic and Trade Relations Enjoy a Bright Future
- Empowering Businesses to Engage with Sustainable Finance and the SDGs
- Cooperation in Nordic Electricity Market Considered World Class Model
- Green Stadiums at the 2018 Fifa World Cup
- China and EU Work Together to Promote Sustainable Development
- European Ombudsman Requests More Lending Transparency from European Investment Bank
- Recycling at the FIFA World Cup in Russia
- European Parliament takes incoherent steps on climate in future EU investments
