Additional measures to facilitate renewables in Europe

Views: 45The European Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement to reinforce the Union’s Renewable Energy Directive. This deal makes a vital step closer to complete the “Fit for 55” legislation on the EU’s “green deal” and the REPowerEU objectives. 

EU-wide initiative to strengthen employment through mobility

Views: 44Increasing learning mobility among the EU member states greatly helps to develop national and the EU-wide employability, as well as increasing skills and knowledge experiences for people in the EU-27. Besides, travelling across borders to learn and gain unique socio-economic and cultural experiences serves as an important factor in the EU-wide borderless and interconnected […]

ChatGPTs: perspective application for employment

Views: 74At the present level of artificial intelligence technology’s development, the ChatGPTs (generative pre-trained transformers) have become the most attractive and discussed issue, together with learning language models, both around the world and in Europe. Some users have already found that such artificial intelligence’s chatbots represent a useful tool, while others found certain limitations and […]

Towards global educational revolution: two vital steps forward

Views: 63Along the mainstream directions in the world-wide educational reforms, two vital issues attracted our attention this month: the global recognition of universities’ certificates and the idea of “re-inventing” higher education. The former – after about eight years of deliberation – culminated in the UN global convention; the second issue is about the role and […]

New directions in the EU’s political economy for skilled workforce

Views: 51The EU member states agreed with the Commission’s proposal on the EU-wide social targets by 2030; according to these targets at least 60 percent of adults should participate in training every year, with adequate national budget contributions; to reach this target, the EU has several funding instruments available to support the states in up- […]

Modern education efforts for skills in digital and green transition

Views: 43The EU member states are trying to solve problems connected to shortages of skills needed presently due to both post-pandemic syndrome and modern challenges affecting active pace of EU-wide digitalisation and green transition. Recent review visualizes some policies and employer practices in the EU states used to mitigate general skills shortages and those connected […]

European “green industrial” development: plans and solutions

Views: 48Economic perspectives in the EU “net-zero-growth” are clear enough: new markets are on the doorstep with breakthrough clean technologies, which will also transform the whole energy systems. Active investors will secure a place in the new economy’s paradigm by rejuvenating industrial manufacturing bases and creating newly skilled workforce. The EU also intends to hold […]

Harnessing the lack of needed skills and talents in the EU

Views: 60Recent EU analysis has shown the European member states and even whole regions are affected by the loss of skilled workforce to deal with modern transforming national priorities. The aggravated situation seriously threatens the European regional long-term prosperity: the EU has already identified 82 regions representing together about 30 percent (one third!) of the […]

EU labour market: covering shortages in skills

Views: 64Labour market challenges and the opportunities of labour migration were discussed by the EU economic and social partners in order to tackle these issues. Exchanging views and best practices were needed in regard of a new labour migration platform to formulate most effective measures to attract skilled and talented people to the EU. These […]

Universities in Europe and the world: good teaching for a profitable career

Views: 47It is becoming a trivial adagio that good education is vital for national socio-economic development. Referring to articles in euronews.com, it is appropriate to show the best-ranking universities in Europe and the world. The analysis is reaffirming a view that providing the best quality teaching and satisfying youth’s aspiration for a profitable career is […]