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New Links For Education And Research

  • April 19th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

eu-australia-flag.jpgThe European Commission will support new Europe Centres at Australian universities; and more funding is released for research and scholarships. … Read More »

Tightening-up, On Campus, And At The Work Desk

  • March 1st, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

students-brussels-2007.jpgStudent representatives in Europe are sceptical about a plan for rating universities to determine which may be “best”; and at work, employers are not being wholly friendly towards Facebook. … Read More »

$2.3M Australian University Alliance - Expanding European Language Learning

  • February 18th, 2009
  • Posted by Amelia Birnie

language-books.jpgAn Australian-first alliance between three of the country’s main universities will expand higher learning in a range of European and Asian languages.

With $2.27 million in Australian Government funding, the Brisbane-based University of Queensland (UQ), Griffith University and Queensland University of Technology (QUT) will pool teaching of at least nine languages. … Read More »

Learning About Europe

  • February 18th, 2009
  • Posted by EUEditor

studyineurope_top_bg_left.jpgThe drive to create new opportunities through education – a theme of the European Union in 2009 – has extended to opening the doors to young people around the globe. … Read More »

Call For More Sport In European Schools

  • January 2nd, 2008
  • Posted by EUEditor

sport-kids-ep-08.jpgAn Hungarian Member of the European Parliament Pl Schmitt has been gathering support for his campaign to get three weekly sessions of PE into schools programs — as a response to indications of increasing obesity among children. … Read More »