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- By Astrid Hannes
Europe's skills revolution starts in its regions and the new RESET tool can help them
The European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training has just launched a new tool to help regions address their skills challenges. Launched on 8 October at the Committee of the Regions, the new RESET tool is the first multidimensional EU regional index and provides a regional lens on skills and vocational education and training (VET). The tool discloses detailed data about skills demand, skills supply, skills environments and skills mismatches of 244 regions across 27 Member-States.
- By Martina Campajola
ERRIN and its members call on the Commission to safeguard the EU Missions and mission-oriented approach in the next MFF
More than 35 regional and local authorities urge EU decision-makers to keep the EU Missions running until at least 2030 and to keep the mission-oriented approach at the heart of Europe's future research and innovation framework. The letter underlines the strategic importance of preserving and strengthening the EU Missions and the mission-oriented approach as central pillars of Europe's competitiveness, resilience and innovation agenda.
- By Martina Campajola
ERRIN on the road: destination Eindhoven
The ERRIN Secretariat spent two days in Eindhoven to see one of Europe's most talked-about innovation regions up close. With a hands-on look at innovation in practice, ERRIN looks forward to bringing these insights back into its work, both to support members navigating similar challenges and to strengthen its policy work on regional innovation and place-based strategies.
- By Astrid Hannes
Strengthening the skills base for defence, security and preparedness in Europe's regions: key take-aways of ERRIN's second Skills for Resilience Talk
On 25 June, over 45 ERRIN members gathered for ERRIN's second online Skills for Resilience Talk, which was dedicated to regional skills development and capacity building programmes in the field of defence and security. This offered an excellent occasion to exchange with the European Committee of the Regions Working Group on Defence and learn about the InDefense programme of Linköping University in Östergotland in Sweden, a university-led and ecosystem-delivered short track programme aiming to create an innovation ecosystem for total-defence including students, researchers, business, organisations and authorities, to turn real-world security and preparedness challenges into innovative prototypes and policy solutions.
- By Astrid Hannes
ERRIN’s first online skills session puts Skills for Resilience at the heart of Europe’s regions
The first online ERRIN Skills Talk, held on 13 May gathered over 60 regional higher-education representatives, vocational education and training (VET) providers, regional policymakers as well as the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. Aiming at deepening the understanding about capacity building activities that are emerging across Europe’s regions to increase the territorial resilience, several regional stakeholders presented regional initiatives to align education, research, industry and public actors around resilience skills. Read more about the regional education and training initiatives in this article.
- By Wim De Kinderen
Job Offer Brainport Eindhoven : Advisor Public Affairs EU
Brainport Development is hiring an Advisor 'Public Affairs EU'. Working from Brussels or Eindhoven, you will become part of the Public Affairs team and your work activities will take place in Eindhoven, Brussels and The Hague. Apply before 13 April. Candidates must be fluent in Dutch and English.