The European Commission is weighing up whether to add tougher rules to promote gender equality in research grant contracts awarded in the imminent Horizon Europe R&D programme, according to leaked draft planning documents.
What does the future hold for Europe’s universities?
In the midst of the pandemic, Europe’s universities are looking ahead to define their priorities for the next 10 years. Europe and the world are facing immense challenges: finding a sustainable equilibrium between ecological, economic and social concerns, the digital transition and (geo)political uncertainty, to name some of the most important ones.
We are at a tipping point, a time of transformation for society and universities; it is important to take a step back and reflect about the future strategically.
How do we want Europe’s universities to look in 10 years’ time? What should be their role in society and how should their missions evolve? What are the core values and key conditions we need to retain?
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NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM - Kazinform s Timeline is the one-stop shop where you can learn about historical events for the 30th of January. See what notable events happened throughout Kazakhstan s history on January 30. Related news
DATES
School Day of Non-violence and Peace is celebrated annually on January 30. This observance was introduced by Llorenç Vidal Vida, Spanish poet and pacifist, in Majorca in 1964. The observance is not similar to proposed by UNESCO Armistice Day in 1948. It supports for pacifying and non-violent permanent education, putting emphasis on love and friendship, that are above all.
EVENTS
1992 â Kazakhstan joins the OSCE.
2004 â The statue to the prominent Kazakh scholar, ethnographer Shoqan Walikhanovis unveiled in the Russian city of Omsk.
What is the role of universities in global upskilling?
Wide-scale investment in upskilling has the potential to boost global gross domestic product (GDP) by US$6.5 trillion by 2030 and lead to the creation of 5.3 million net new jobs globally by 2030, according to a new report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) on 21 January.
Upskilling for Shared Prosperity, prepared in collaboration with PwC, is a call to action. It makes the economic case for providing employees with learning and development opportunities to expand their horizons while minimising skills gaps and makes sweeping generalisations while presenting country- and region-specific information that indicates that there are great differences between these.