News from ACA
ACA seminar "What's new in Brussels" complete
The ACA seminar What’s new in Brussels 2007, to take place on 2 February 2007, has reached its capac...
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New ACA publication and forthcoming seminar on services for international students
In the increasing global competition for the best students, the quality and attractiveness of an ins...
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Promoting European Higher Education through Educational Advising Centres’ Network – project comes to an end
After 14 months and a series of activities targeting educational advisors from Georgia, Azerbaijan, ...
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Nuffic administers a new scholarship programme for Dutch immigrants
Nuffic administers a new scholarship programme for immigrants in the Netherlands. The initiative bel...
(+more)European Policy
What is ERASMUS worth on the labour market?
The European Commission has recently released the report The Professional Value of ERASMUS Mobility....
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ERASMUS Programme turns 20 in 2007
In 2007, the ERASMUS programme of the EU will turn 20 and the European Commission and the 31 pa...
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Council and Parliament give green light to FP7
The EU’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) has now been given green light: it was approved by both t...
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New EU-Canada programme triples funding
At the informal education ministerial meeting held in early December in Helsinki, representatives of...
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TeLearn: The first international Open Archive in Technology Enhanced Learning
The first international Open Archive in Technology Enhanced Learning, TeLearn, has been recently cre...
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From Copenhagen to Helsinki: news in VET
On 5 December, the informal meeting of the EU ministers of vocational education and training was con...
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A Multilingualism Commissioner, three new languages and a new alphabet for the EU
After an affirmative vote from the European Parliament, the two would-be Commissioners from the acce...
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Survey on the socio-economic background of ERASMUS students
ECOTEC Research and Consulting Ltd. has carried out a survey of the socio-economic background of ERA...
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New Director for Lifelong Learning
As from 1 January 2007, there will be a new Director for Lifelong Learning Policies: David White. He...
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An innovation strategy for Europe?
With the Finland’s EU Presidency coming to an end, one of its key priorities has been in the limelig...
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German presidency: a short story of a Europe of knowledge
The German presidency will begin with a “big bang” in education and research: it coincid...
(+more)Public Tenders and Calls for Proposals in the EU
EDULINK: first call for proposals
EDULINK is the first ACP-EU cooperation programme in higher education. It is open to all countries o...
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Upcoming calls for proposals: FP7 and EU-Canada
At the time of writing this newsletter, two major calls for proposals were just about to be publishe...
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ERASMUS Mundus External Cooperation Window: Extended call for proposals
Please note that the deadline for proposals for ERASMUS Mundus External Cooperation Window has been ...
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Lifelong Learning Programme: 2007 call for proposals
This general call for proposals for 2007 refers to various parts of the Lifelong Learning Programme,...
(+more)National Education and the Global Context
Sweden forms Globalization Council
Many in Sweden see globalisation, the increasing integration of economies through trade and financia...
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New database on effective practices in student success
The Effective Practices in Student Success (EPSS) database is a new project of the Educational Polic...
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OECD: China to become world’s second biggest investor in R&D by the end of 2006
The recent OECD report Science, Technology and Industry Outlook 2006 forecasts that, by the end of 2...
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First IAU Task Force on Access to Higher Education: Summary report
The Task Force was set by the International Association of Universities (IAU) to pursue the initiati...
(+more)Publications
New serial publication for e-learning: eLearning Papers
The first edition of a new publication, the eLearning Papers, has just seen the light of the day: th...
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The formative years of scholars
The Formative Years of Scholars. Teichler, U. (ed.). Wenner-Gren International Series, Volume 83. Ne...
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Reflections on policy and practice of international higher education
International Higher Education. Reflections on Policy and Practice. Altbach, Philip, G., Boston Coll...
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Policies towards foreign graduates in industrialised countries, a comparative study
Comparative Study on Policies towards Foreign Graduates: Study on Admission and Retention Policies t...
(+more)Conferences
Upcoming events
8-10 January 2007“Creativity of Conformity? Building cultures of creativity in higher education”Univ...
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