Finnish library services for children and young adults are an integral part of Finnish society, education and societal life. After World War II, Finland started a rapid rise towards being a modern nation. Reading as a pastime hobby gained popularity, there were more education possibilities, the level of education was on the rise and young people spent more years in school instead of starting to work early…
”Two schools under one roof” is a phenomenon that has existed in the educational system of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2003. Bosniak and Croat children go to schools located in the same buildings, but attend different curriculum programs, using different textbooks and languages…
Insecurity and disparity are two of the main factors that concern young Latin Americans today. In recent years, though, the region is experiencing an impressive growth in education…
Paraguay is a relatively young country with almost 66% of its population being under 30 years old. Out of 100 students who start school, only 35 of them get to finish high school, while 10 manage to go to college….
The youth situation in Honduras is hard and complicated due to poverty, corruption, no opportunities, and the access to education is considered a privilege…
Young people that are leaving Serbia are often a subject of criticism. However, it is rather ungrateful to be judgmental about a young person that wishes to improve his/her skills, work and live in a system that offers better opportunities…
The Youth Progress Index is one of the first instruments developed to give the full story of what life is like for a young person today, independent of economic indicators…
This article presents some findings from a survey on the situation of young people in the labour market. The survey has a special focus on work based education…
Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, Tibor Navracsics, and the Minister for Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, Mladen Šarčević, have signed an agreement upgrading Serbia’s participation in the Erasmus+ programme…
1345 students from world have been awarded EU-funded scholarships to begin Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degrees
this autumn…
FRIEDRICH EBERT STIFTUNG and SeConS published a book “Young People in Serbia 2015: Situation, Perceptions, Beliefs and Aspirations”. This study, written by Smiljka Tomanović and Dragan Stanojević, examines the civic and political perceptions as well as the individual experiences of young people in Serbia today…
The European Commission has adopted a new Skills Agenda for Europe. The agenda aims to make sure that people develop the skills necessary for the jobs of today and tomorrow. This task is essential to boost employability, competitiveness and growth across the EU.
