Digital transformation is undoubtedly one of the hottest topics that deserve the most attention around the world. 2020 and the global pandemic we are currently experiencing have certainly changed the course and development of this topic in every part of the world: while on the one hand there has been a benefit dictated by the […]
MISSION: GENDER BALANCE
Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world. There has been big progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of leadership, and laws are being reformed […]
WHY IS VET MOBILITY SO SUCCESSFUL IN ITALY?
Since their introduction in 1987, European Mobility programmes have been very successful. Among the different kinds of Erasmus Plus projects, we can find vocational education and training VET mobilities.The purpose of these activities funded by Erasmus+ is to provide learning opportunities to individuals and to support internationalization and institutional development of VET providers and other […]
Gender equality at work: the EYE program is a huge opportunity for young entrepreneurs
The EU Commission defines “Gender Equality” as promoting equal economic independence for women and men, closing the gender pay gap, advancing gender balance in decision making, ending gender-based violence and promoting gender equality beyond the EU. The topic is so crucial for the EU that a strategy (2020-2025) to achieve a Union of Equality was proposed by the […]
Video interview with Janis Hermanis (KABADA project)
Janis Hermanis, the coordinator of the Erasmus+ KABADA project, was interviewed by Skillman and shared valuable information about the online digital tool that is being developed under the umbrella of the project and that will change the lives of many entrepreneurs in the near future. Janis clarified many aspects of the Kabada tool, already anticipating […]
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ANNOUNCED AN ACTION PLAN 2020-2025 – TOWARDS A GENDER-EQUAL EUROPE
The European Union is a global leader in gender equality: 14 of the top 20 countries worldwide on gender equality are the EU Member States. Thanks to robust equal treatment legislation and jurisprudence, efforts to mainstream the gender perspectives into different policy areas, and laws to address particular inequalities, the EU has made significant progress […]
Gender Equality: what do you personally know about it?
21st century: hundreds of conventions, thousands of bills (or shall we say recommendations?) about gender equality are being put in place, but have we really achieved the purpose?If we only take into consideration the European context, the Gender Equality Index score has increased by only 4.1 points since 2010 and 0.5 points since 2017. At […]
Free download of the book “Powering a learning society during an age of disruption”: by Rupert Mc Lean , Shanti Jagannathan and Sungsup Ra
The newly published book “Powering a Learning Society During an Age of Disruption” is now available on both ADB and Springer websites as follows: ADB: https://www.adb.org/publications/powering-learning-society-during-age-disruption Springer: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-16-0983-1#toc Press release by ADB: https://www.adb.org/news/promoting-learning-society-key-equitable-education-amid-covid-19-adb-book It is an open access book and can thus be downloaded for free by anyone.Nobel Laureate Professor Joseph Stiglitz wrote a Foreword to the book. […]
Virtual mobility, from the pandemic crisis to opportunities for the growth of the labor market
On May 18, Mr. Giovanni Crisonà, international consultant on capacity building in TVET sector, founder and Managing Director of CSCS Italy and Abuplus International Germany was invited to take part in the first webinar “Opportunità del programma di mobilità transfrontaliera” (Opportunities of the cross-border mobility programme). This event was organized by Regione Toscana with the […]
FREASCO – Free from sexism and sexual harassment at school
FREASCO is a European project founded by Justice Programme & Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme and aimed at: facilitating the early detection and reporting of episodes of sexism and sexual harassment as well as preventing gender-based violence occur within school and university contexts through the development of digital tools and targeted guidance to schools and […]