To address the study's scope and objectives to the fullest, the proposed methodological approach consisted of multiple steps and involved consultation with numerous stakeholders at the national and European level at different stages of the project. Each stage of the study complemented and...

The Estonian school system comprises of a non-compulsory kindergarten (ages 1.5-7), the compulsory basic school (years 1-9) and the non-compulsory upper secondary school, called "gymnasium" or "secondary school" (years 10-12). While gymnasiums primarily prepare students for higher education,...

The success of learners in school and in life is highly dependent on the capacity of education systems to address their diverse needs, and to keep pace with rapid societal and economic changes. To achieve this, education systems must become more flexible and dynamic, employing innovative...

North-Hungary is the most underdeveloped region in Hungary and it is the 8th poorest region in the EU. According to Eurostat (2015), the capital of the region (Miskolc) is the city most hit by poverty in the EU. "Before the end of the socialist system in 1989, Miskolc and some other industrial...

Lithuania was chosen for this study as one of the relatively disadvantaged NUTS-2 regions in the EU. To set the context for the further case study, some socio-economic indicators are presented below and compared to the EU-28 average. In Lithuania: - Unemployment rate was 9.1% in 2015 - slightly...

The overall study objective is to examine the feasibility of additional EU-level initiatives to increase the participation of academic and industrial researchers in intersectoral mobility ("ISM") in Europe. The specific objectives are to: - Produce an inventory of existing literature on ISM in...

The study was prepared as part of the specific contract No. EAC-2014-0466-Research Careers in Europe, implementing the Framework Contract No. EAC/22/2013-4. It was produced on the basis of the Terms of Reference, the technical offer, the Inception and Interim Reports, the minutes of the...