Latest news on the European Union’s education and training policies.
Erasmus+ is the European Union’s major funding programme (2021–2027 budget: €26.2 billion) supporting education, training, youth, and sport across Europe and beyond. It offers grants for students, staff, and learners to study, train, or volunteer abroad.
— last modified 22 September 2014 Young people who study or train abroad not only gain knowledge in specific disciplines, but also strengthen key transversal skills which are highly valued…
— last modified 16 July 2014 The Commission’s in-house science service, the Joint Research Centre (JRC), has published the first comprehensive report on school food policies in Europe, as part…
— last modified 13 May 2014 A new global university ranking, set up with EUR 2 million in funding from the European Union, was launched on 13 May.AdvertisementU-Multirank, which assesses…
— last modified 30 January 2014 The European Commission has published a proposal bringing together two currently separate school schemes, the School Fruit Scheme and the School Milk Scheme, under…
— last modified 09 October 2013 One in five adults in Europe have low literacy and numeracy skills, and even a university degree in the same subject is no guarantee…
— last modified 25 September 2013 More than 60% of nine year olds in the EU are in schools which are still not digitally equipped. The European Commission today unveiled…
