Tag for 'Education & Youth'
Thursday, January 26th, 2017
New figures show record number of participants in Erasmus+ Brussels, 26 January 2017 The European Commission published today new figures showing that the EU's education and training programme, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is more successful and open than ever.In 2015, Erasmus+ enabled 678,000 Europeans to study, train, work and volunteer abroad, more than [...]
Friday, July 22nd, 2016
EU publishes key results of its international cooperation and development activities Brussels, 22 July 2016 The first report based on the new "EU International Cooperation and Development Results Framework" provides a selection of results achieved in about 100 partner countries across the globe with the support of EU-funded projects and programmes. This marks a significant [...]
Friday, June 3rd, 2016
European Higher Education Fair 2016 to be held on 11 and 12 June 3 June 2016 The Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Japan, together with several other entities[1], will organise the 'European Higher Education Fair 2016' on 11-12 June in Kyoto and Tokyo. The fair aims to showcase some of the most interesting [...]
Thursday, May 12th, 2016
Commissioner Tibor Navracsics to participate in G7 Education Ministers meeting in Kurashiki, Japan 12 May 2016 Today, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth & Sport Tibor Navracsics, will leave for Japan to participate in the meeting of G7 Education Ministers taking place on 14-15 May. The discussions will focus on social inclusion through education, the impact [...]
Tuesday, January 26th, 2016
Erasmus+: Providing more and better opportunities to support Europe's future generations Brussels, 26 January 2016 In its first year, Erasmus+, the bigger and more fit-for-purpose programme for education, training, youth and sport, is already living up to expectations.With a budget of over €2 billion in its initial year, Erasmus+ has already offered more than one [...]
Tuesday, November 24th, 2015
Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council: Main results Council of the European UnionBrussels24/11/2015 Main Results on Culture and Sport, 24 NovemberThe current migratory and refugee crisis was also a common strand in the discussions on the second day of the Council (24 November). The issues figured particularly prominently in debates on:- collective action against the [...]
Wednesday, October 28th, 2015
EU diplomats to reach out to 24,000 Japanese high school students 28 October 2015 “The EU Comes to Your School 2015”EU diplomats to reach out to 24,000 Japanese high school studentsForty-one European Union diplomats, including 11 ambassadors, will be visiting 54 senior high schools across Japan next month to talk about the EU and their [...]
Saturday, July 25th, 2015
Both the EU and Japan benefit by the sharing and pooling of academic knowledge, expertise, ideas and exchange of students. The EU Delegation in Tokyo supports this flow of knowledge, as well as helping Japanese students to learn about studying in Europe, by offering access to and information on EU programmes. European and Japanese universities have been collaborating for some time under established programmes such as Erasmus Mundus whilst the new EU programme for education, Erasmus+ provides new and exciting opportunities to Japanese and EU universities and students to work together. The EU Institutes in Japan, based at prestigious Japanese universities, promote academic exchange and EU studies in both Tokyo and […]
Saturday, July 25th, 2015
The EU with its 28 Member States is one of the world’s most exciting destinations for international students. The EU enjoys high academic standards and its cutting-edge technology, advanced research facilities and a diversity of cultures, languages, and societies make for a great variety of degree programmes. Learn about EU scholarships to study or conduct research in the EU, about a unique opportunity to meet European university representatives at the European Higher Education Fair, and where to get more information on studying in Europe. (c) Mat Wright, Provided by the British Council Study in Europe with an EU scholarship Joint Master Degrees Two EU programmes, Erasmus Mundus […]
Saturday, July 25th, 2015
EU School Project 'The EU comes to Your School' 2017 EU Delegation and Member States diplomats and staff have visited high schools throughout Japan each year since 2007 to give presentations on the EU and their respective countries under the "EU Comes to you School" project. The objectives are to bring the EU closer to young people in Japan and to raise young Japanese people's curiosity about the EU and the rich and diverse history and cultures of Europe. Around 870 schools and over 380,000 students have participated in the school project. This year, the project will be held on 9 and 10 November. For details, please see announcement in […]
