Public opinion in the EU regions
On 26th October Eurobarometer published a public opinion survey of the European regions regarding the EU. This survey offers a very detailed view of the European public opinion at regional level (209 regions). It was designed to explore views of Europeans at regional level on the following topics: The current quality of life and economic […]
Erasmus+ 2016 Guide and Call published
The Erasmus+ Programme Guide and Call for Proposals for 2016 is out with more than €1.85 billion in funding available. The main changes are: New opportunities in Vocational Education and Training Mobility (possibility for organisations to apply for mobility projects with and without a VET Charter) More targeted Strategic Partnerships (clearer distinction between projects supporting […]
NGOpartnership – Find your NGO partner across Europe
Do you often have trouble finding the right project partner or wonder about the fastest and most efficient way to do this? Are you a public sector entity or a private company who wants to carry out a project in cooperation with NGOs, but just does not have the right information about all the possibilities […]
Public consultation on EU Citizenship
Are you a citizen of an EU country? Then you are also a citizen of the European Union! This gives you a number of key rights, such as the right to move and reside freely in the EU; or the right to vote and stand as a candidate in European and municipal elections in another […]
“Was ging?” Das Heft über Geschichte
Mit dieser Ausgabe von Was geht? soll Jugendlichen gezeigt werden, was spannend an Geschichte ist und welche Auswirkungen vergangene Geschehnisse auf das heutige Leben haben können. Als Einstieg dient ein Quiz, bei dem den Jugendlichen anhand von lebensnahen Beispielen deutlich wird, wie facettenreich ihnen Geschichte im Alltag begegnen kann. Die Was geht?-Hefte zielen darauf ab, […]
Eurydice Report: Languages in Secondary Education
This Eurydice report addresses these questions by providing a comparative overview of the national tests in Europe assessing the language competences of secondary school students. The analysis covers aspects such as the increasing importance of national tests in languages, the objectives of the tests, the skills tested, as well as the means developed by countries […]
EU youth report 2015
The European Commission presented the EU Youth Report 2015 that draws a full picture of the situation of young people in Europe and how policymakers have addressed it in the period 2013-2015. The EU Youth Report reveals that generally young people are better educated than their predecessors and less young people drop out of […]
Interested in joining a free online-course on Europe?
The free online course on “Regions, EU institutions and policy-making” is designed for local and regional authorities but is open to all those interested in the EU, its regions and cities. Over the period of eight weeks about 50 politicians, experts and academics will discuss topics of interest to local and regional authorities such as […]
Didaktik der inklusiven politischen Bildung
Die Publikation Didaktik der inklusiven politischen Bildung der Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung geht der Frage nach, wie durch politische Bildung, inklusiv geplant und gestaltet, die politische Teilhabe aller ermöglicht werden kann. Denn Inklusion ist ein Menschenrecht, eine Aufgabe für alle. Der Fokus liegt auf der Förderung der Politikkompetenz von Menschen mit Lernschwierigkeiten. Didaktik der inklusiven […]
Inclusion and Citizenship at the forefront of new EU priorities in education
EU action and Member States’ cooperation in the field of education and training is framed in a work programme – the Education and Training 2020 Strategic Framework (ET2020), which contains four strategic objectives and seven benchmarks. Following a mid-term evaluation, the Draft 2015 Joint Report of the ET2020 proposes new work priorities up to 2020. Highlighting the […]