June 2010

A new Survival Kit for European Projects

21 / 06 / 2010

A new project management publication called “Survival Kit. Managing Multilateral Projects in the Lifelong Learning Programme” has been released. Many educators who got involved and sometimes entangled in EU-funded projects have felt the need for tailor-made project management support in their endeavour.

Commission encourages vocational education and training

21 / 06 / 2010

On June 9th 2010 the European Commission presented its new vision for the future of vocational education and training. Vocational education and training is chosen by an average of around 50% of all students in upper secondary education. However, the sector needs to be modernised to make it a more attractive and high-quality option,

Traditional stereotypes remain the biggest challenge for gender equality in education

21 / 06 / 2010

On June 7th 2010 the European Commission presented a new study which examines how gender inequality in education is addressed in European countries. It shows that gender differences persist in both choice of study and outcomes. The Commission study is based on the work the Eurydice network, which collects and analyses data on education systems. The study covers 29 countries (all EU Member States except Bulgaria, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway).

FICTUP - Fostering ICT Usage in Pedagogical Practices

12 / 06 / 2010

The FICTUP training materials for teachers describe in detail concrete pedagogical activities including ICT usage illustrating the thematic, objectives, pupils’ outputs, materials and tools used.

International conference "Partnership and participation for a sustainable tomorrow"

09 / 06 / 2010

The international conference "Partnership and participation for a sustainable tomorrow: continuing the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development" will be held in Bergen, Norway, on 29 August - 1 September, 2010.