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National student fee and support systems in European higher education 2015/16

This annual report shows how fee and support systems (including grants and loans) work in higher education in Europ ... Show more
This annual report shows how fee and support systems (including grants and loans) work in higher education in Europe. In addition to providing a comparative overview of fees and financial support available for full-time students in 2015/16, it also includes individual country sheets outlining the main elements of national systems. In particular, the publication describes the range of fees charged to students and specifies which categories of students are required to pay, and which may be exempt. Similarly it explains the levels of public support available in the form of grants and loans, as well as tax benefits and family allowances where applicable. The report focuses on fees and support in public or government-dependent private higher education institutions for the first (Bachelor level) and second (Master level) cycles and does not cover private higher education institutions. Information covers the 28 [European Union] EU Member States as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway, Serbia and Turkey.
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Corporate authors: European Commission (EC) ... [+] Show more

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Europe; Austria; Belgium ... [+] Show more for Bosnia and Herzegovina">Bosnia and Herzegovina; Republic">Czech Republic; Britain">Great Britain; Ireland">Northern Ireland; Liechtenstein; for Macedonia (Republic)">Macedonia (Republic); Macedonia">North Macedonia; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Eurydice: facts and figures

Subjects: Higher education; Finance; Governance
The Youth Guarantee: European approach to fight youth unemployment

Member States of the European Union made a promise to young people in April 2013. They undertook to ensure that no ... Show more
Member States of the European Union made a promise to young people in April 2013. They undertook to ensure that no young person under 25 after leaving education or becoming unemployed is left without support to obtain a job, a traineeship, or an apprenticeship, or to get into continued education. Member States set themselves a four month time limit for providing such an offer. This offer should be of good quality to contribute to sustainably improved labour market prospects. Member States' commitment involves reaching out to the young who are currently outside the labour market and not participating in formal education or training. Ultimately all this aims at tackling youth unemployment and the current huge waste of young people's potential. The Youth Guarantee is an outcome-focused approach. It is about ensuring that young people can realize their potential and play the active role in our societies that they are capable of. This entails providing real opportunities for testing and further increasing skills and employability.
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Corporate authors: European Commission (EC)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Policy; Youth; Employment ... [+] Show more
New priorities for European cooperation in education and training: Commission staff working document

This document provides the analytical basis for the draft 2015 joint report of the Council and the Commission on th ... Show more
This document provides the analytical basis for the draft 2015 joint report of the Council and the Commission on the implementation of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020). It offers insight into the developments recorded over the period 2012-2014 and aims to: review progress made at national level towards the ET 2020 objectives and take stock of the developments at European level within the ET 2020 strategic framework implementing the open method of coordination in the field of education and training.
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Corporate authors: European Commission (EC)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: European Commission staff working document

Subjects: Outcomes; Lifelong learning; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
New priorities for European cooperation in education and training: communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

The comprehensive mid-term stocktaking of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and trainin ... Show more
The comprehensive mid-term stocktaking of the strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (ET 2020) carried out in 2014, involving Member States and key stakeholders, and providing the basis for this report, led to three main policy conclusions: (1) The great value of an integrated framework covering education and training at all levels was confirmed. Today's need for flexibility and permeability between learning experiences requires policy coherence from early childhood education and schools through to higher education, vocational education and training and adult learning; (2) The ET 2020's four strategic objectives (and current European Union (EU) benchmarks) remain valid as they were formulated in a comprehensive and forward-looking manner in the ET 2020 Council conclusions of 2009, providing a solid basis for ET 2020 activities up to 2020. However, the policy focus needs to be re-calibrated to include both the pressing economic and employment challenges and the role of education in promoting equity and non-discrimination and in imparting fundamental values, intercultural competences and active citizenship; and (3) The role of ET 2020 as contributor to the overall EU agenda for jobs, growth and investment, including the European Semester, needs to be further deepened. This implies strengthening evidence building and mutual learning around reform challenges as well as increasing the country specific relevance of the framework.
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Corporate authors: European Commission (EC)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Communication (European Commission)

Subjects: Outcomes; Lifelong learning; Teaching and learning ... [+] Show more
Addressing youth unemployment in the EU

Youth employment is a priority for the European Union. The situation varies a lot across Europe. While there is no ... Show more
Youth employment is a priority for the European Union. The situation varies a lot across Europe. While there is no single solution to address this challenge, there is an urgent need to act.
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Corporate authors: European Commission (EC)

Date: 2015

Geographic subjects: Europe

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Policy; Youth; Employment

National student fee and support systems in European higher education 2015/16

The Youth Guarantee: European approach to fight youth unemployment

New priorities for European cooperation in education and training: Commission staff working document

New priorities for European cooperation in education and training: communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions

Addressing youth unemployment in the EU