This report presents the findings from a literature review of reforms related to the 2006 European Framework of Key Competences for lifelong learning. The Commission is currently conducting a wider review of the Key Competence Framework which this study feeds into. In June 2016, it launched the...

The ageing of the population is one of the grand challenges that Europe is increasingly faced with. This study focuses on the possible contributions of research within Nano-sciences, Nano-technologies, Materials and New Production Technologies (NMP) to address the ageing challenge. The study...

The Thematic University Business Forum took place on 22 and 23 February 2022 in Italy on the topic of cooperation between academic and business sectors in a "time of recovery and resilience". The two-day event was hosted by the Italian Ministry of University and Research and by the Agenzia...

This University-Business Cooperation reflection paper aims to inspire collaborations between HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) and businesses, and between HEI educators and business practitioners with the aim of developing new teaching and learning practices. It will demonstrate that such...

This University-Business Cooperation reflection paper aims to inspire collaborations between HEIs (Higher Education Institutions) and businesses, and between HEI educators and business practitioners with the aim of developing new teaching and learning practices. It will demonstrate that such...

This reflection paper analyses how University-Business Cooperation (UBC) can be useful in overcoming the challenges to the EU supply chains. The paper explores a mismatch between how the commercial sector is evolving ever more rapidly (e.g., the speed of developments in artificial intelligence...

This reflection paper looks at different opportunities to upskill and reskill academic staff. The paper is structured as follows: Chapter 2 provides examples of lifelong learning opportunities for academic staff to develop their careers. Chapter 3 looks at the need for early career researchers...