Over the past two decades, eTwinning has helped a generation of teachers to build enduring cross-border connections and collaborative projects. eTwinning is the European Union’s flagship initiative for online school collaboration. It provides an online space for teachers and schools to work together and develop national and international projects in a safe online environment. Planting …
The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive entered into application at the end of 2024, aiming for a more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies across all EU Member States. The Directive sets a target for EU large listed companies of 40% of the underrepresented sex among their non-executive directors and 33% among all directors. …
This call will support projects to carry out a broad spectrum of activities and initiatives involving artists and stakeholders active in different cultural and creative sectors. With a budget of around €60 million, the action will foster cooperation between organisations active in the field of culture, to increase the cross-border dimension of creation and circulation …
With a total budget of over €4.5 billion, the programme funded nearly 32,000 projects involving over 84,500 organisations, a strong increase on 2022. These figures were released as part of the 2023 Erasmus+ Annual Report. The report showcases the programme’s achievements in supporting lifelong learning and cooperation. The 2023 gain in support came thanks to …
The Commission has adopted guidance to promote the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community. The guidance provides practical recommendations to Member States on the use of EU funding to accelerate the transition from institutional care to community-based services and independent living for persons with disabilities. The aim is to …
In 2025, EU’s Erasmus+ programme will support learning exchanges abroad and cooperation partnerships in education, training, youth and sport with around €5 billion. Representing a 6.5% increase in funding compared to last year, the Commission published the Erasmus+ 2025 call for proposals. With over 16 million participants since its launch in 1987, Erasmus+ continues to grow …
43% of students do not reach the basic level of digital skills, according to the International Computer and Information Literacy Study (ICILS). Key findings Most countries show a decline or no improvement in their scores compared to previous survey cycles from 2018. Even the better performing EU countries, such as Czechia and Denmark, are still …
The report assessed university-business cooperation activities the European Commission has carried out since 2008 and provides recommendations for developing an upcoming framework. The report focused on 5 initiatives: University-Business Forum Erasmus+ Knowledge Alliances HEInnovate Labour Market Relevance and Outcomes Partnership Higher Education for Smart Specialisation project Challenges and recommendations The report results show that these activities …
The European Digital Education Hub hosted a workshop on explainable artificial intelligence (AI) in education on 17-18 October 2024 in Brussels. The event brought together 31 AI experts from diverse backgrounds in education and policymaking to explore the challenges and opportunities of explainable AI systems in classrooms and to develop actionable recommendations. What is explainable …
The Commission has published three calls for proposals under the Creative Europe programme, aiming to support media freedom and pluralism, increase media resilience and help enhance media literacy. The first call for proposals will fund pluralism and collaboration actions to promote journalism partnerships with a total amount of €10.5 million. The pluralism action is aimed at organisations that can set up …