Weekly Roundup
POLICY LEARNING FORUM: VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR THE LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED
Conference organised by Cedefop (European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training) in Thessaloniki (Greece) the 15th and 16th of June: Policy Learning Forum: Vocational training for the long-term unemployed. Registration is open! The policy learning forum (PLF) seeks to put policies into practice, it serves as a platform for debate and mutual learning. Participants are expected to actively participate during those two days.
For more information, please click here.
“SWITCH ON EUROPE” TO BRING ENTREPRENEURSHIP TO EDUCATION
An interesting article published on April 25th and written by Irene Kostaki, a journalist for New Europe about students protesting in front of the European Parliament asking for more entrepreneurship education. “Entrepreneurship is the key to the way we want to form Europe, a Europe of the youth, of bright minds, of blooming technologies and start-ups that actually initiate here and become global,” – Eva Maydell (EPP MEP)
To see the article, please click here.
CELEBRATE EUROPE DAY WITH THE EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS!
Sunday, May, 14th is the Open Day of the European Parliament in Strasbourg and it will be hosted by the Council of Europe. You can take part of a debate in the Hemicycle and meet some representatives or take part in many activities such as Europe-themed games, shows and concerts.
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2017 REFERNET PARTNERSHIP FORUM IN HELSINKI
The Finish National Agency for Education (EDUFI) together with the Academic Information Centre (AIC) will organise a forum with Cedefop Refernet (The European Network for VET) to discuss VET issues and develop a common approach for their annual work plan. It will take place the 11th and 12th of May in Helsinki, Finland and another forum will take place in Riga, Finland on the 17th and 18th of May. Unfortunately, the participation is by invitation only, but you can take part in the discussions on Twitter with the hashtag #Refernet
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2017 CALL KEY ACTION 1 START UP WORKSHOP
Erasmus+ UK National Agency will organise a workshop taking place at the British Council on June 6th 2017. The workshop will be about Erasmus+ 2017 Higher Education Key Action 1 Start Up. It is open to all KA1 projects for Higher Education who have been approved for funding in 2017. The workshop will give you advice on how to manage your grant and how to put in place a successful project. The event is free and is available for one participant per Higher education institution. Book your ticket quickly! If you have any question you can send an email to the Erasmus+ UK team: erasmusplus.events@britishcouncil.org
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ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP: THE ROLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION REPORT
Active Citizenship: The role of higher education is a new report published by GuildHE and NUS (The National Union of Students). “GuildHE is an official voice for UK higher education, especially for universities and colleges with a tradition of learning, research and innovation in the industries and professions.” “The National Union of Students is a voluntary membership organisation which makes a real difference to the lives of students and its member students’ unions.”
The report will state how higher education can promote active citizenship which benefits students, institutions and societies.
- Students are empowered to contribute to their communities, get involved politically and consider a wider perspective. They gain valuable employability skills, enjoy enhanced mental health, have a better connection with communities and become agents of change.
- Institutions benefit because a culture of active citizenship contributes to the sense that an institution has a wider role to play in society whether locally, nationally or internationally.
- Society benefits from engaged and community-focused members of society who contribute to the public good.
This report sets out a Charter of six pillars of active citizenship designed for higher education institutions and students’ unions keen to take their own agenda forward. The 6 pillars are the following: Volunteering, Democratic Engagement, Environmental Sustainability, Community Engagement, Global Citizenship and Reflection and Development.
Click here to read the report.
Prepared by Jeanne Allard
