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Erasmus: New record number of students for exchange programme

The number of EU students receiving grants through the popular Erasmus programme to study and train abroad in 2012/2013 has increased to a record high of nearly 270.000, up 6 % from the previous year.

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Next generation Erasmus programme

Next generation Erasmus programme
“Today’s agreement on Erasmus+ is very good news for Europe in general and exceptionally good news for European students, trainees, teachers, trainers and youth workers” says Morten Løkkegaard (Venstre, Denmark), ALDE vice-president of the Culture Committee of the European Parliament.

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Rethinking education to address the skills gap

Even amid the economic crisis, Europe is facing acute shortage of skilled labour. Parallel with the unemployment queues, an estimated 2 million unfilled jobs are available across Europe. While the problem has traditionally been linked to …

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