Higher education

400,000 students and university staff spent time abroad in 2016 – 2017, according to the European Commission’s latest review of its higher education mobility programme.

Alliances are sprouting up to take advantage of the funding, but universities wonder how far the money will go

There has been progress towards the 2020 targets, but EU averages hide differences in attainment between and within member states. More effort is needed, notably on basic skills, where the EU is actually falling behind its objectives

Élysée urges pilot programme next year for 20 ‘European university’ networks and broad EU funding – to boost innovation, education and research