Participation in voluntary activities enables young people to become active citizens and agents of solidarity and positive change for communities. Have a look at this Youth Wiki Map which shows where National Programmes for young volunteers exist across Europe.
The EHESO is an initiative by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport, and Culture and aims to leverage the strengths of existing EU data tools and capacities, including the European Tertiary Education Register (ETER), U-MULTIRANK, Eurydice and other relevant data sources to compare, analyse and showcase the higher education sector’s performance. Curious about it? Don't miss out the upcoming activities, news and the latest updates! Subscribe now to the brand-new EHESO newsletter and stay in the loop.
The new Bologna Process Implementation report has been recently published. It examines the latest policy commitments and their implementation in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). We have asked David Crosier, Olga Davydovskaia, Anna Horvath, Daniela Kocanova, Snejina Nikolova, the authors of the report, to answer a few questions regarding the publication.
School Calendars, 2024/2025
Academic Calendars, 2024/2025
Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe, 2022/2023
The Structure of the European Education Systems - Schematic Diagrams, 2024/2025
National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education, 2023/24
Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe, 2024 update
Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe, 2024 edition
Dr. Milica Popović is a political scientist specialising in memory studies, political sociology, and higher education studies. She obtained a PhD in comparative political sociology from Sciences Po Paris and one in Balkan studies from the University of Ljubljana. We had the chance to interview her and have an interesting conversation on fundamental values in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) such as academic freedom and student participation.
June 2024 marked the second anniversary of the European Digital Education Hub, a thriving online community dedicated to advancing digital education across the EU. With over 4 500 members, the Hub has facilitated collaboration, mentorships, and innovation through various programmes and events. Don't miss the chance to contribute to the future of digital education - register for free today and be part of this dynamic community!
The Communiqué adopted in Tirana at the European Higher Education Area Ministerial Conference also proposes next steps to foster cooperation within the European Higher Education Area (“Bologna process”) in 2025-2027. The “Tirana Communiqué” takes stock of the cooperation to date and underlines that more needs to be done to facilitate cooperation in higher education and promote learner mobility.
The EU Youth Strategy sets as an important objective to expand the possibilities for youth engagement in the political and social spheres. It therefore invites the Member States to put in place measures that support youth organisations and create opportunities for debate between public institutions and young people. Discover this chapter of our online platform that illustrates the opportunities available to young citizens in Europe to participate in politics and civil society.
Let’s go back in time for a second, shall we? In 1999, the Bologna Declaration was launched, and with it, a pledge from (now) 47 countries to work together and define the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). And how is that going, you wonder? Well, check the new edition of the Bologna Process Implementation Report. It accounts for the newest policy commitments in the EHEA, and how they’re being implemented across countries.
Knowledge and skills are commonly developed in structured programmes taking place in education and training institutions. Such programmes usually lead to a certificate or qualification validating the competences acquired. However, it is important to recognise that learning also occurs outside of education and training institutions, for example at workplaces or within non-professional activities of individuals.
The EU supports actions to recognise and valorise different types of learning, including non-formal and informal learning. The idea behind this is that the validation of knowledge and skills acquired in different learning contexts can enhance people’s aspirations for further learning and/or increase their chances on the labour market.
Eurydice’s newest report explores opportunities for the validation of non-formal and informal learning in 37 higher education systems across Europe. The report looks at whether the validation of non-formal and informal learning allows accessing higher education study programmes and to what extent it can contribute to fulfilling higher education study requirements. The report also examines the types of learning activity that can be validated and the quality assurance mechanisms underpinning validation practice.
The report contributes to the future legacy of the European Year of Skills, celebrated recently at its closing event in Brussels.
This brand-new paper analyses youth mainstreaming practices in 33 European countries, with a focus on youth regulatory impact assessment instruments in four EU Member States: Belgium (the Flemish Community), Germany, France and Austria. In the absence of a common term used to designate such instruments, the paper refers to them as “youth checks”.
This paper builds on the achievements of the Year of Youth. The European Commission has outlined 60 actions to further its commitment to fostering young people's participation and engagement. To support this, it has promoted youth mainstreaming across various policy fields relevant to young people. One of these actions involves creating an analytical overview of national experiences with youth mainstreaming.
Youth checks are vital tools for mainstreaming youth policies and incorporating a youth perspective into policymaking. This comparative analysis of the features and processes of the youth checks is a first attempt at delineating the workings of these instruments, highlighting their differences and similarities and contributing to the exchange of best practices among countries.
An engaging interview with the authors of the latest Eurydice's recent report, Sogol Noorani, Diana Antonello, and Ania Bourgeois. On the basis of their analysis, they examine initiatives supporting disadvantaged students, such as special educational needs and language assistance for migrants and ethnic minorities. They also explore areas that need more dedicated focus, including addressing gender stereotypes and combating discrimination.
Don't miss our interview with Director Manuela Geleng and gain insights into the European Year of Skills and initiatives for lifelong upskilling in Europe. Discover the European Union's efforts to align company needs with worker skills, emphasizing transferable skills and learn how resources for inclusive upskilling and qualifications recognition can be optimized.
In a world brimming with challenges, from inequality to climate change, youth activism has been a driving force for change. Yet, a concerning trend is emerging: declining youth participation in traditional politics. Dive deep into the reasons why this current generation appears to be prioritizing activism over the sanctity of the ballot box. Understand the driving forces that lead young people towards the frontlines of change and examine how policymakers are striving to bridge this expanding gap.
Do you know the European School Education Platform? It is the meeting point for all stakeholders in the school education sector – school staff, researchers, policymakers, and other professionals – spanning every level from early childhood education and care to primary and secondary school, including initial vocational education and training. June's topic will be learning for sustainability, registrations for the webinar "teaching about climate change" will be opening soon, stay tuned!
No time to fully read our Eurydice report on promoting diversity and inclusion in schools? Don't worry! We have got you covered with our video that provides you with a quick and easy overview of its key features.
Eurydice recently published the report "Learning for sustainability in Europe: Building competences and supporting teachers and schools". We asked our authors, Teodora Parveva, Anna Horvath, Sonia Piedrafita Tremosa and Emmanuel Sigalas to answer a few questions on the situation that emerges from their analysis.
Are teachers in Europe well paid? What prospects for career development do they have? Have teachers gained or lost purchasing power in recent years? What are the minimum salaries for school heads? How does the size of their school impact their pay?
The annual Eurydice update on Teachers' and school heads' salaries and allowances in Europe has just been released in occasion of the World Teachers’ Day. Teachers’ remuneration and career prospects are indeed an intrinsic part of policies aiming to attract the best-qualified graduates to the profession and retain the best teachers.
Our publication shows the composition and differences in teachers’ and school heads’ earnings among the Eurydice countries. The comparative analysis is completed with national data sheets including detailed information on the salaries, allowances, and other additional payments that teachers and school heads receive. The national data sheets are published as open data. Data related to teachers' and school heads' salaries and allowances in Europe have been collected jointly by the Eurydice and the OECD/NESLI networks.
Europe displays a variety of approaches to education that sometimes translates into multi-layered and complex systems.
What are the different models of organisation in primary and secondary education and how long does each education level last? How diverse are the programmes offered at tertiary level? Find the answers to these questions in the Eurydice's latest publication “The structure of the European education systems”.
In this report, updated national diagrams will help you navigate the situation across Europe through schematic information on how countries across Europe structure their education systems. This publication depicts the structure of education and training systems from early childhood education and care to tertiary level for the 2023/2024 school/academic year. The information covers the 39 European educational systems of the 37 countries participating in the Erasmus+ programme.
On 29-30 May 2024, the Tirana Ministerial Conference will celebrate the 25 years of the Bologna Process. While we are getting ready to enjoy this moment and discover the latest developments and trends in the European Higher Education Area, we are also happy to announce that the new edition of the Bologna Process Implementation Report is coming soon!
