International students sit on the grass in front of the University of Bonn. DAAD/Hüttermann

Publication

Internationalisation in Higher Education for Society (IHES)

The DAAD has commissioned a study on “Internationalisation in Higher Education for Society”, a field that so far has been rarely the focus of research.

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EU

CULT Committee

European Parliament warns against budget cuts for Erasmus+

The Committee on Education and Culture is concerned about possible budget cuts for the 2021-2027 generation of the Erasmus+ programme. The committee chair clearly criticises the current discussion proposals of the European Council for the EU budget 2021-2027.

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Europäische Union 2019

European Commission

Working Programme 2020

On 29 January, the European Commission published its work programme for 2020 "Roadmap for a Union that wants to achieve more" with six overarching objectives.

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Fotolia/Sergey Nivens

Call for expression of interest

JRC launches new call for CDP

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) launched the Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Programme (CDP) to improve the interface between science and policy.

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EU

European Commission

Erasmus+ Annual Report 2018

The Erasmus+ budget reached a new record high in 2018 with 2,8 Billion EUR (an increase by 10% compared to the previous year), according to the annual report of the European Commission.

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European Union 2020

European Council

Priorities of the Croatian Council Presidency

On January 1, Croatia took over the presidency of the European Council for the first time since joining the EU in 2013 under the slogan "A strong Europe in a world of challenges.

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Mariya Gabriel Europäische Union 2018

European Commission

The new EU Commission takes up its work

The new political leadership of the European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen was elected by the European Parliament with 65% of the votes and took up its work on 01/12/2020.

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DAAD

European Universities

Second pilot call published

On 5 November, the European Commission launched the second pilot call for European Universities as part of the annual Erasmus+ call.

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EU

Erasmus+

Erasmus+ call 2020 launched with focus on Africa

The European Commission published the call for proposals and the Erasmus+ Programme Guide on November 5. The planned total budget is around 3.2 billion euros.

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DAAD

Joint Conference, 25 October 2019

Investing in higher education and skills in Africa

The documentation of the joint conference of the European Commission, the African Union Commission, the DAAD, the British Council, Campus France and Nuffic is now available.

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