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WHEB represents all of the Welsh Universities and aims to promote the high standard of higher education and research that exists in Wales as well as to create links with other stakeholders and institutions. Having an office in Brussels allows Welsh universities access to the day-to-day business of policy-making in Brussels as well as to a network of potential partners and funding opportunities. With the best interests of higher education and research in Wales at heart, WHEB strives to ensure that Welsh Universities are suitably represented in the European Union.
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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 Zoé Thomazeau
RCH Partnership kick off meeting: Using knowledge of the past to build a more resilient future for Europe's heritage
Last week marked the official launch of the European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH) in Marseille, hosted at the stunning Mucem – Musée des civilisations de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée. ERRIN is delighted to be part of this ambitious partnership and to have joined the kick‑off meeting alongside so many members.
- 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 Astrid Hannes
Skills for Competitiveness: how to address skills shortages in Europe’s regions?
On 23 March 2026, over 70 ERRIN members gathered for the SEFS Working Group meeting dedicated to the topic of Skills for Competitiveness. The session explored how regions address skills shortages and what measures have been chosen to mitigate these challenges.
- By Catherine Marston
Migration and democracy partners
South Wales Business School, University of South Wales is looking for partners interested in Horizon Europe calls on migration.