International Conference ICT for Language Learning

The 6th edition of the “ICT for Language Learning” Conference will take place in Florence, Italy, on 14 – 15 November 2013.

Europe Day 9th May 2013

Europe Day - 9th May - celebrates peace and unity in Europe. The date marks the anniversary of the historical 'Schuman declaration'.

European Conference on “The Future of Digital Resources” (LINQ 2013)

The European and international Conference LINQ 2013 is taking place on the 16th and 17th of May, 2013 in the Global Headquarters of United Nations' organization Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in the beautiful city of Rome, Italy.

Key Data 2013 on Teachers and School Leaders in Europe

The Key Data on Teachers and School Leaders survey covers 32 countries and is produced for the European Commission by the Eurydice network. The survey compiles the latest information on teachers and school leaders, from pre-primary to post-secondary education, including data on age, gender, working hours and salaries. The 2013 edition reveals:

Launch of first pan-European university MOOCs

Partners in 11 countries have joined forces to launch the first pan-European 'MOOCs' (Massive Open Online Courses) initiative, with the support of the European Commission.

Making the EU more attractive for foreign students and researchers

The EU needs to attract talented non-EU students and researchers who can contribute to our growth and competitiveness with their knowledge and skills.

Higher education institutions and the new EU Programme 2014-2020

You are a higher education institution and you want to participate in the new EU Programme for education, training, youth and sports 2014-2020?

Apply now for the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education, valid for the full duration of the new programme (2014-2020).

Launch of 'eTwinning Plus' virtual classroom network for schools

The European Commission’s 'eTwinning' network, which has encouraged 100 000 schools in 33 European countries to talk to each other via the internet, will now be extended to schools in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.

The Learning Teacher Magazine 1/2013 published

The Learning Teacher Magazine 1/2013 has been published. Read the Magazine as flipbook on the network's website: see the folder Publications/Magazine and click on the picture/icon of this issue.

Earth Hour 2013 on 23 March at 8.30pm

WWF’s Earth Hour is a unique annual phenomenon that focuses the world’s attention on our amazing planet, and how we need to protect it. At 8.30pm on 23 March hundreds of millions of people will turn off their lights for one hour, on the same night, all across the world in a huge, symbolic show of support.