Erasmus+: A gateway to Europe and to the world
The European Commission (EC) published the 2018 annual report on Erasmus+. Negotiations on the next programme are still not finished.
Education
A strong social Europe needs actions in education
The EC presents a proposal on a “Strong Social Europe for Just Transitions”, preparing the future Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Paving the way for future Erasmus international VET
The EC announced three projects that they will fund under the pilot Vocational Education & Training (VET) mobility scheme for Enlargement Countries and Africa.
European Green Deal: How can education contribute?
The new European Commission (EC) presented its flagship “European Green Deal” initiative to the public, the European Parliament and to European leaders.
Equipping citizens with skills for the future
Finland makes AI online course available in all EU languages to encourage lifelong learning. EU ministers stress the importance of gender equality, e.g. in ICT.
Political support for better training of youth workers
EU Youth ministers want to strengthen digital youth work as well as education and training for youth workers.
Council stresses education’s strategic importance
EU education ministers met in Brussels – with Artificial Intelligence on the agenda and a historical joint meeting with finance ministers.
Erasmus+ 2019: Call for Proposals out
The EC published the Erasmus+ Call for Proposals and the Programme Guide 2020. The €3 bn budget is a 12% increase compared to 2019.
Learning from others
The European Commission published collections of inspiring Erasmus+ projects in different thematic areas.
Education is key for economy of wellbeing
EU Ministers responsible for employment back the aim to systematically take into account the wellbeing perspective when designing policy measures.