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European Universities

Results of the 2nd call for European Universities alliances

On 9 July, the results of the 2nd call for European Universities alliances were announced. German universities are successfully represented.

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European Commission

New European Skills Agenda published

On 1 July the Commission published the updated European Skills Agenda for sustainable competitiveness, social justice and resilience.

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EU Higher Education Policy

Strategy on "Universities of the Future"

Building on the experience gained with the European Universities initiative, the European Commission currently develops a Strategy on "Universities of the Future", which is to address the entire European Higher Education Area.

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Jaakko Ranta

Erasmus+

First ideas and studies on "Green Erasmus+"

In the context of the European Green Deal, the discussion has started as well on how to make the Erasmus+ programme greener. The European Parliament has published a first draft report on this topic.

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EU

Horizon 2020

Programme calls for European Universities

The EU research programme Horizon 2020 will provide additional funding for a research dimension of European Universities under the chapter "Science with and for society".

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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 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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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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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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European Universities

Results of the selected European Universities alliances

On 26 June, the results of the selected European Universities alliances were announced. German universities are successfully represented.

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