News

2011 to be the European Year of Volunteering

21 / 07 / 2010

The European Commission has decided to propose that 2011 be designated the "European Year of Volunteering". The Council is expected to endorse this decision, after the European Parliament has been consulted, by the beginning of next year.

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.

Comenius Regio Contact Seminar in Estonia

24 / 05 / 2010

The Centre for Educational Programmes in Estonia organises a Comenius Regio Contact seminar in Tallinn, Estonia on 30 September to 3 October 2010. The aim of the contact seminar is to bring together key actors in education from regions who care for high quality education in the region and who are interested in setting up a Comenius Regio partnership with colleagues from different parts of Europe.

Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World

23 / 05 / 2010

The Learning Teacher Network's 7th International Conference will be held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Berlin, Germany on January 27-29, 2011. The title of the conference is “Leadership for an Inclusive and Sustainable World”.

European Conference on New Technologies for Language Learning

12 / 05 / 2010

The third edition of the European Conference “ICT for Language Learning” will take place in Florence on 11 - 12 November 2010. The aim of the conference is to promote and share good practice and transnational cooperation in the field of the application of ICT to language learning and training.

New EU policy handbook on teacher training

04 / 05 / 2010

The European Commission has just published a handbook for policy-makers who wish to provide better support to new teachers during their first years in the profession. Teacher education experts from EU countries have worked with the Commission to produce this practical guide which leads policy-makers step-by-step towards implementing induction programmes for beginning teachers.