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ACA Newsletter - Education Europe December 2011
The newsletter of the Academic Cooperation Association, a European-based network, is a monthly source of excellent information about Higher Education in Europe and beyond.
News from ACAA presidential changing of the guard – welcome, Sijbolt Noorda!At its 1 December meeting in Brussels, ACA’s General Assembly dealt with a particularly important ma...
(+more) ACA welcomes new members from Poland and SwitzerlandACA happily announces the addition of two new members as of December 2011. Both the Fundacja Rozwoju...
(+more) DAAD and IIE: Prizes awarded and received!Two members of ACA – the Institute of International Education (IIE) and the German Academic Exchange...
(+more) 2012 events at ACA take shapeAs 2011 draws to a close, ACA is looking enthusiastically towards an exciting line-up of activities ...
(+more) ACA Newsletter – Education Europe 2011 year in reviewAs in previous years, ACA’s newsletter coverage of European and global higher education developments...
(+more) European PolicyHorizon 2020 - a new “mega framework” for research and innovationOn 30 November 2011, the European Commission presented legislative proposals for a decision by the E...
(+more) EU budget 2012Previously, ACA has reported on the progress of the EU budgetary process from both the annual (EU bu...
(+logon/subscribe for more) The European Commission evaluates the state of the Innovation UnionLast year saw the launch of “Innovation Union”, one of the seven flagship initiatives of the Europe ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Eurypedia – the European Encyclopaedia on national education systemsThe Eurydice Network, a well-known European-wide information provider on education, has recently lau...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Europe beyond 2050Late in November, the Socio-economic sciences and humanities unit of the European Commission held a ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Public Tenders and Calls for Proposals in the EUERC Advanced Investigator Grant Call for Proposals (ERC-2012-AdG)In November, the European Commission published call for proposals for the ERC Advanced Investigators...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Call for proposals EACEA/38/11 - 2011 EU ICI-ECP Programme for Joint Mobility Projects (JMP) and Joint Degree Projects (JDP)On 30 November 2011, the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: Call for proposals: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN—Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN)The European Commission published on 20 July a call for proposals for Marie Curie Initial Training N...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: Call for proposals: ERC-2012-Support-1 – “Gender aspects in career structures and career paths”, Coordination and Support ActionOn 12 October, the European Research Council (ERC) published a call for proposals under the Seventh ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: Call for proposals: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-IRSES—Marie CurieThe European Commission published on 20 July 2011 two calls for proposals under the People work...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: ERC Synergy Grant call for proposals – ERC-2012-SyGBuilding on it successful support for individual researchers, the European Research Council (ERC) ha...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: Tempus IV – 5th call for proposals EACEA 25/2011. New EU funding for Tempus programmeOn 4 November 2011, the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency pu...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Still open: Call for proposals: Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP) 2012The Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) of the European Commission launched ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) National Education and the Global ContextAustralia: “Super-ministry” announced, and new tuition fee levels under considerationAustralia’s prime minister, Julia Gillard, announced a significant cabinet reshuffling in Sydney on ...
(+more) Russia simplifies the recognition of foreign academic qualifications, diplomas and degreesOn 5 December 2011, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed into federal law amendments to national...
(+logon/subscribe for more) UK – new funding announced for innovation and researchOn 8 December, the UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) made public a new set of ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) French Prime Minister closes the chapter on the circular of 31 May 2011Amidst heated debate and student protest, France's Prime Minister François Fillon has stepped in to ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) New funding for quality teaching in GermanyIn December, the German Federal Minister of Education and Science Annette Schavan and the State Mini...
(+logon/subscribe for more) South Africa: Prominent role for higher education in new National Development PlanLast month, the National Planning Commission of South Africa unveiled its National Development Plan:...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Ireland: Expanding abroad, contracting at home?Late November brought the announcement of a new initiative designed to expand higher education linka...
(+logon/subscribe for more) US: 2012 federal budget represents a mixed bag for higher educationAn unusual Saturday vote for the US Senate on 17 December 2011 capped a difficult period of negotiat...
(+logon/subscribe for more) US: And the winner is…Within hours of the publication of this edition of our newsletter on 19 December, Mayor Michael Bloo...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Leiden University (re)launches a (new) global university rankingAlthough some news outlets are reporting that Leiden University has launched a ‘new’ university rank...
(+logon/subscribe for more) China: Alternative university entrance paths for Hong Kong students and the talentedChina is easing the entrance of Hong Kong secondary school graduates into 63 selected mainland unive...
(+logon/subscribe for more) New higher education leadership in EgyptDecember has seen the appointment of a new Higher Education Minister in Egypt. Dr. Hussein Moustafa ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) UK: Lessons learned from LSE and LibyaThe London School of Economics (LSE) wrapped up an uncomfortable period in the spotlight this year w...
(+logon/subscribe for more) PublicationsDeveloping strategic international partnerships: Models for initiating and sustaining innovative institutional linkagesSutton, S.B., & Obst, D. (Eds.). Developing strategic international partnerships: Models for ini...
(+logon/subscribe for more) EU-DRIVERS European regional innovation platform: Two recent reportsEU-DRIVERS is a three-year EU-funded structural project in the Lifelong Learning Programme developed...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Emerging skills and competences: A transatlantic studyShapiro, H., Lauritzen, J.R.K., & Irving, P. Emerging skills and competences: A transatlantic st...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Study on the (potential) role of qualifications frameworks in supporting mobility of workers and learnersStudy on the (potential) role of qualifications frameworks in supporting mobility of workers and lea...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Weaving success: Voices of change in African higher educationLindow, M. Weaving success: Voices of change in African higher education. IIE, New York, 2011. ISBN-...
(+logon/subscribe for more) The ACPET Journal for Private Higher EducationThe Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) – the national industry associatio...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Smarter spending: Reforming federal financial aid for higher educationGillen, A. Smarter spending: Reforming federal financial aid for higher education. Center for ...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Courageous learning: Finding a new path through higher educationEbersole, J., & Patrick, W. Courageous learning: Finding a new path through higher education. Hu...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Refugee education: A global reviewDryden-Peterson, S. Refugee education: A global review. UNHCR, Geneva, 2011. Pages: 104. This newes...
(+logon/subscribe for more) Increasing diversity in international careers: Economic challenges and solutionsBelyavina, R., & Bhandari, R. Increasing diversity in international careers: Economic challenges...
(+logon/subscribe for more) ConferencesUpcoming international eventsUpcoming ACA events: 20 January 2012What's new in Brussels? Recent developments in European policie...
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