Over 500 organisations apply for the EIT HEI Initiative’s third call for proposals

The EIT’s HEI Initiative helps higher education institutions build the capacity to teach innovation and entrepreneurship. The EIT HEI Initiative is pleased to announce that the third call, which closed on 28 February, has received 48 applications from an impressive total of 518 organisations. This year’s applicants include: 286 higher education institutions (248 full partners …

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Reporting on the progress of the European Strategy for Universities

Two new studies shed light on the progress of key initiatives of the European strategy for universities, supporting the European Education Area: on the state and effectiveness of national funding systems of higher education to support the European Universities Initiative, and on the road towards a possible Joint European Degree National funding systems and the …

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Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs (EYE) Innovator Awards 2023: winners announced

At the 30th Network Meeting of all EYE beneficiaries, which took place in Santiago de Compostela on 7 and 8 March 2023, one new and one host entrepreneurs were awarded the EYE Innovator Awards. Among the four finalists pitching to receive the EYE Innovator Award, Ukrainian, Berlin-based New Entrepreneur Mariia Alipatova and Italian Host Entrepreneur Gianpietro Calai received the …

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Online-Sessions: Creative Europe-MEDIA 2023 – New event available!

The European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) will organise one more online Info Session to explain the new funding opportunities and application process. More details are available on the event page. Source: European Commission | European Education and Culture Executive Agency (https://bit.ly/3ZIFA12)

16 new Erasmus+ Teacher Academies to promote excellence in teacher education in Europe

The 16 new projects come on top of the 11 projects funded under the first call for proposals last year. The 7th of March we celebrated an important milestone towards establishing the European Education Area. The Commission presented 16 new Erasmus+ Teacher Academies, which will benefit from almost €22.5 million from the Erasmus+ budget over three years to …

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Erasmus+ 2023 Annual Work Programme: Commission increases annual budget, with a focus on learners and staff from Ukraine

The Commission has adopted a revision of the Erasmus+ Annual Work Programme for 2023. The overall budget of the programme for this year has been revised upwards to a new total of €4.43 billion, the highest annual financial envelope ever reached by the Erasmus+ programme. The increased budget will overall reinforce the Erasmus+ priorities on inclusion, active …

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Duration of degree studies in Europe

Europe follows a model where bachelor’s studies last for 3 years and master’s for 2 years, but there are some exceptions. Learn more about the duration of degree studies in Europe and make your choice accordingly. Higher education qualifications in Europe are structured according to three “cycles” defined as part of the Bologna process: bachelor’s master’s …

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entreTime project: training on Teaching Entrepreneurship on EU Academy

The entreTime project set up a modular training program on entrepreneurship, which was introduced recently to the EU Academy. Training on Teaching Entrepreneurship The entreTime project, an EU initiative under the COSME programme, invites educators from all disciplines who are interested in learning how to teach through entrepreneurship and foster an entrepreneurial mind-set in their students to take part in its training on …

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7 IT programmes in Europe

The European Union is the world’s most popular study destination. With endless opportunities beckoning, we have selected 7 programmes for you to study in the field of computer science and information technology (IT). Europe offers many high-quality study programmes in the field of computer science and information technology. If you wish to master modern IT …

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2023 Erasmus+ European Universities call attracts 65 proposals involving 500 institutions across Europe

The 2023 call submitted proposals bring us closer to reaching the European strategy for universities objective of 60 European Universities alliances established by mid-2024, involving around 500 higher education institutions across Europe. Driving systemic change through deeper cooperation The European Universities initiative supports higher education institutions to achieve greater quality, performance, attractiveness and international competitiveness. …

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