Rethinking education to address the skills gap
16/05/2013
Even amid the economic crisis, Europe is facing acute shortage of skilled labour. Parallel with the unemployment queues, an estimated 2 million unfilled jobs are available across Europe. While the problem has traditionally been...
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Liberals secure a modern and streamlined future for the Erasmus for all programme
27/11/2012
Today a majority of the European Parliament's Culture Committee voted in favour of a more streamlined and simplified version of the mobility programme Lifelong learning, or "Erasmus for All".
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Bologna Process: Equitable access to study for all
12/03/2012
The Bologna process and the contribution of the European institutions to its progress was debated today in the European Parliament. The purpose of the Bologna process is to create a European higher education area by making...
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EU countries must invest more in young people's education and mobility
12/05/2011
In the future it should be easier to study abroad. The European Parliament will adopt today a report which calls for a range of measures to promote mobility among young Europeans and improve educational and training...
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University-Business Dialogue: The Parliament calls for an EU Industrial PhD scheme
20/05/2010
Europe's universities are lagging behind on the world stage with grave consequences for European competitiveness. To address this problem the European Parliament today adopted a report with recommendations for a closer...
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