European Union states will be encouraged to produce comparable data on graduate employment to ensure that degrees remain relevant to the labour market.
While the vast majority of the EU’s involvement in higher education is now focused on either funding research and innovation through the Horizon 2020 programme or mobility through Erasmus+, there are signs that the next multi-year funding framework will seek to tackle other issues.
Speaking at the European University Association’s first forum on learning and teaching at Pierre and Marie Curie University, Sarah Lynch, head of sector (higher education) at the European Commission’s directorate-general for education, youth, sports and culture, said that improving tertiary education had risen as a policy priority for the commission in recent months. Read more