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Education reform means a break from the past

Education reform means a break from the past

Why the industrial model – hierarchical organizations using standardised methods to produce uniform products – no longer works for schools... More
The classroom of the future is here

The classroom of the future is here

Innovative teachers + technology + smart policies = the active learning and collaborative skills required for the 21st century. More
Remaking Europe’s schools

Remaking Europe’s schools

In terms of modernising educational systems, Commissioner Vassiliou says, “We have a long way to go”. More
Survival skills for the digital age

Survival skills for the digital age

In May 2010 the European Commission adopted its Digital Agenda, with “enhancing digital literacy skills and inclusion” as a priority.... More
Information technology skills boost innovation

Information technology skills boost innovation

Are our schools and universities teaching the right skills to enable a new generation of IT practitioners to drive forward innovation? The... More
eSkills: helping immigrant women in Europe find employment

eSkills: helping immigrant women in Europe find employment

Sylvie Laffarge tells FUTURES why eSkills are increasingly important for immigrant women looking for employment in the EU. More
A programmer’s progress: Michał Moskal’s journey

A programmer’s progress: Michał Moskal’s journey

How a student from Wrocław became an expert in software verification – via Aachen and Redmond. More
Films inspire researcher’s work on futuristic computer displays

Films inspire researcher’s work on futuristic computer displays

As a teenager in 1990s war-torn Kosovo, Alban Rrustemi loved a good crime film – especially one with computing gadgets. More
Albert II visits the Microsoft innovation centre in Mons

Albert II visits the Microsoft innovation centre in Mons

On 16 June 2009, the King of Belgium, Albert II, visited one of Belgium’s innovation hotspots, the Digital Innovation Valley in Mons. During the... More
Open for innovation

Open for innovation

John Wood, Chair of the European Research Area Board, gives a personal assessment of how research needs to change and adapt to face the future. More
On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap

On the agenda: Bridging the industry-university gap

The EU’s education commissioner, Ján Figel’, is pushing for change in European universities – to the economic benefit of all. More
ICT - the way out of the economic crisis

ICT - the way out of the economic crisis

Viviane Reding, European commissioner for all things hi-tech, is known for telling it like it is. A passionate advocate for new technologies, she has... More
A call for global innovation

A call for global innovation

As the global financial turmoil continues to cast its shadow, government leaders are gathering in Brussels to discuss collaboration. More
Do you have trust in digital life?

Do you have trust in digital life?

The Internet and other modern information and communication technologies are transforming Europe's economy and society on a scale never seen before,... More
Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe

Wanted: more ‘gazelles’ in Europe

The Science|Business Innovation Board says Europe's innovation policies need to change, to encourage high-growth entrepreneurs. More
The EU needs clusters of excellence

The EU needs clusters of excellence

Is the essence of a cluster physical proximity or, given broadband Internet and associated communications platforms, is it possible to create virtual... More
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