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Development perspectives for young scientists in Belarus
On 5 December 2017, a joint meeting of the Youth Council of the Belarussian Trade Union of Education and Science, BTUWES, and the Council of Young...
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Turkey: First hearing of the court cases for 5 academics dismissed for signing a Peace declaration
On 5 December 2017, the first hearing takes place in Istanbul Caglayan Courthouse for the court cases of 5 academics dismissed after signing the...
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EURYDICE annual report shows student fees and loans still prevalent across Europe
Eurydice has published its annual report on National Student Fee and Support Systems in European Higher Education 2017/18. The report provides...
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European Commission adopts action plan on gender pay gap
The European Commission has adopted an Action Plan on the Gender Pay Gap for 2017-2019. The Action Plan was presented recently at the Annual...
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Teachers’ Professional Needs in Social Dialogue: ETUCE regional seminar in Warsaw
Education trade unions should be involved in the design and implementation of the initial and continuous teacher training, concluded the...
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ETUCE celebrates the ‘European days of persons with disabilities’: inclusive education must be a priority towards the new EU disability strategy 2020-2030
On the occasion of the European day of the persons with disabilities (4th-5th December 2017), the European Parliament has started to analyse the...
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New DG CONNECT Report: Digital inclusion, Citizenship and Public investment in ICT training to tackle the ‘digital skills gap’ are missing
A new report released by DG CONNECT of the European Commission has revealed that 44% of Europeans do not have basic digital skills. This study...
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New report released on inclusive education for learners with disabilities
The Directorate General for Internal Policies and the Committee on Petitions (PETI) of the European Parliament have published a report entitled...
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Switzerland: SER signs the Dublin Appeal to better protect refugee children’s educational rights
More than 200 Swiss public and private organisations working to promote children's and human rights, including the umbrella organisation of Swiss...
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Portugal: Joint commitment of education trade unions and government to defreeze the teaching service time for better progression
Following the national strike of 15 November 2017 and negotiations on 17 November 2017 with the Ministry of Education of Portugal who was...
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Education social partners joint hearing: VET systems need ‘parity of esteem’, cooperation and professionalism
On 24 November 2017, at the occasion of the Public Hearing, organised jointly by the European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE) the...
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FeSP-UGT demands a decrease of the excessive number of direct teaching hours
On the occasion of the World Teachers’ Day (5th October 2017), Spanish trade union, ETUCE member organisation, FeSP-UGT, launched its 2017...
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