News from ACA
AVCC appoints interim Chief Executive Officer
Mr David Rome is the new Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Vice-Chancellors’ Committee (AVCC...
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ACA President Peter Scott knighted
Professor Peter Scott, Vice-Chancellor of Kingston University and President of the Academic Cooperat...
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ACA upcoming events 2007
ACA Annual ConferenceACA is inviting you to its Annual Conference “The Many Faces of Internationalis...
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Global Promotion Project update
ACA has officially signed a new contract to carry out Lot 2 of the European Commission’s Erasmus Mun...
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Staff changes at the ACA Secretariat
ACA would like to say a hearty farewell and best of luck to Senior Officer Franziska Muche, who will...
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CIMO administers Sitra Fellowships between India and Finland
As of 1 January 2007, CIMO (Centre for International Mobility) and Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fun...
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IDP Education Australia opens new student centre in Perth
IDP Australia, a prominent international student service provider, has recently opened a large stude...
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ERAWATCH: information source on EU research systems and policies
On 12 January, the European Commission launched a new online database, ERAWATCH, providing up-to-dat...
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Asia's perceptions of the EU: project results
European Studies in Asia (ESiA), a network administered by the Asia-Europe Foundation, has just rele...
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European Education Policy Network holds first conference of 2007 series
The European Education Policy Network, a recently launched forum for policy makers and researchers i...
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Education and Training 2010: updated resource
The European Commission has updated its reference list Education and Training 2010: Main policy init...
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2005 European R&D data: unimproved performance
No significant leap in 2005 for the EU investment in research and development (R&D) – this is th...
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Launch of multilingualism dissemination project
TNP3-D, a network project for the decentralised and centralised dissemination of TNP3 results and ou...
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Grundtvig Learning Partnerships: Compendium 2006
The European Commission has prepared a large compendium of the Learning Partnerships running in 2006...
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Erasmus 20th Birthday Conference: students have their say
On 18-19 January, the celebrations for the Erasmus Programme’s 20th birthday were kicked off with an...
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LLLP Info Days: presentations are now available
Those who missed the first Lifelong Learning Programme (LLLP) Info Day (29 January), and are st...
(+more)Public Tenders and Calls for Proposals in the EU
Still time: Previous calls from the December Newsletter
Lifelong Learning Programme: 2007 call for proposalsThis is a reminder of the forthcoming call for p...
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Programme “Europe for Citizens” – Action 2
The Programme "Europe for Citizens" is operational for the period 2007-2013 and aims to su...
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Erasmus University Charter 2007-2013: Application open
Part of the Lifelong Learning Programme, the Erasmus University Charter (EUC) gives a comprehensive ...
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OECD recommends to Portugal reforms in tertiary education
Portugal should undertake reforms in its universities and other post-secondary schooling institution...
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Germany: Second round of the Excellence Initiative
The Excellence Initiative in Germany, co-organised by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Resear...
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Norway finances Masters in the South
NOMA, Norad’s (Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) programme for Master Studies, has been ...
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Austria: new ministers, new ministries, and a compromise on tuition fees
After months of negotiations, the Austrian Peoples’ Party (ÖVP) and the Social Democrats (SPÖ) final...
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Germany improves conditions for foreign researchers
The Universities of Bochum, Bonn and Marburg have become ‘Welcome Centres for internationally mobile...
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The UK attracts more EU students
The UK’s Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) has recently presented, in collaboration with Dep...
(+more)Publications
Where is Asia in its innovation and how does Europe benefit?: a study hints
The Atlas of Ideas. Leadbeater, Charles & Wilsdon, James. Demos, 2007. ISBN: 1841801747. Pages: ...
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Opportunities and challenges for universities in knowledge regions
The Rise of Knowledge Regions: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges for Universities. Reichert, Syb...
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OECD: higher education policy analysis - 2005-2006
Education Policy Analysis: Focus on Higher Education – 2005-2006. OECD, 2000. ISBN: 9264022708. Page...
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Upcoming Events
12-13 February 2007UCAS Conference “European Marketing and Recruitment”Amsterdam, The NetherlandsW...
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