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Eurydice Newsletter 2018, Spring edition 31/05/2018
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Welcome to the Eurydice Newsletter
Welcome to the spring 2018 edition of the Eurydice Newsletter. Our Newsletter provides you with updates on the most recent and forthcoming Eurydice publications, as well as news from the European education world. Education systems vary significantly across Europe, and Eurydice aims at understanding and clearly explaining how those systems work.
On 10 April 2018 we launched our new Eurydice website, with a fresh look and new features. The website is now on the EACEA National Policies Platform together with the Youth Wiki, which was launched in December 2017, and the Mobility Scoreboard.
All pages of the previous platform will be automatically redirected to the Homepage of the new website.
Focus on articles
Do we need music education in schools?
“Without music, life would be a mistake” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
Is it true that those who study music generally perform better at school? Although the Mozart effect is sometimes questioned by the scientific community, a head teacher at a primary school in England believes that music is key to transform his students' literacy and numeracy performance. But is this relation purely casual? Do those who study music just happen to be more academically gifted? Does a musical education offer other benefits? As a matter of fact, plenty of studies suggest that children who follow music classes achieve higher scores.
Spotting fake news: New skills or old competences?
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Since the beginning of the year, the European Commission has appointed a High-Level Expert Group on fake news and online disinformation, launched a #SaferInternet4EU campaign, and announced that the JRC is developing a tool to monitor fake news during 2019, year of EU election. Initiatives fighting fake news seem to multiply as fast as fake news themselves. But are we sure that we don't already possess the tools and the skills to handle fake news?
Who we are
The Eurydice Network's task is to provide reliable information on, and comprehensive analyses of, European education systems and policies. The network, composed of 42 national units based in all 38 countries of the Erasmus+ programme, drafts descriptions of national education systems, comparative studies devoted to specific topics, indicators and statistics. Through its work, Eurydice aims to promote understanding, cooperation, trust and mobility at European and international levels. All Eurydice publications are available free of charge on the Eurydice website. The network consists of national units located in European countries and is co-ordinated by the EU Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency.
Latest publications
>> The European Higher Education Area in 2018: Bologna Process Implementation
How has the European Higher Education Area been moving forward since the Yerevan Conference in 2015? This report replies to this question, presenting a wide-ranging and detailed picture of this ongoing process from various stakeholders' perspectives. It does it through its seven chapters which outline the current state of play of the Bologna Process and the evolution of the key policy areas identified by Higher Education Ministers in the Yerevan Communiqué of 2015.
>> Teaching Careers in Europe: Access, Progression and Support
This report presents a comparative overview of national policies on teacher careers. At a time when the importance of teachers is becoming more apparent, what are the main challenges in the profession? How do education systems address these issues? How does one qualify to be a teacher? The replies to these and many other questions can be found in this report, which gives also specific examples on the use of evidence in the context of policy formulation.
>> Eurydice Brief: Citizenship Education at School in Europe
In recent years there has been a strong focus on the promotion of citizenship education, as a result of the increasing threats to fundamental values such as peace, equality and human rights. This Eurydice Brief highlights the differences between countries' regulations and recommendations regarding citizenship education that affect both schools and pupils. Read the brief to find out why citizenship education is important, and learn more about the changes many countries are making in their national policies to reflect this.
Forthcoming publications
Instruction Time in Full-time Compulsory Education in Europe 2017/18 (June 2018)
Teachers' and School Heads' Salaries and Allowances in Europe 2016/17 (October 2018)
Integration of Students with Migrant Background in Schools in Europe (December 2018)
Education news
>> New Commission's Education Package
The European Commission has released a new package of initiatives to advance work to build a European Education Area by 2025, reinforcing the cultural dimension of EU and empowering young people. This new set of measure includes initiatives on Teaching and Learning Languages, Automatic Mutual Recognition of Diplomas, a new Youth Strategy and a new Agenda for Culture.
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