Iniciativa "MOOC"

Parceiros de 11 países uniram esforços para lançar a primeira iniciativa «MOOC» (cursos on-line) pan-europeia com o apoio da Comissão Europeia. Os MOOC são cursos universitários em linha que permitem às pessoas aceder a um ensino de qualidade. Cerca de 40 cursos, que abrangem uma vasta gama de temas, estarão disponíveis gratuitamente em 12 línguas diferentes. A iniciativa é liderada pela Associação Europeia de Universidades de Ensino à Distância (EADTU) e envolve principalmente universidades abertas. Os parceiros estão situados nos seguintes países: França, Itália, Lituânia, Países Baixos, Portugal, Eslováquia, Espanha, Reino Unido, Rússia, Turquia e Israel. Informação detalhada sobre a iniciativa e os cursos disponíveis no portal www.openuped.eu/.

CALL FOR PROPOSALS - Pilot Projects

CALL FOR PROPOSALS VP/2013/005

Convocatoria local abierta - la Unión Europea en Argentina

Convocatoria local abierta de propuestas 2012-2013 Referencia: EuropeAid/133-655/L/ACT/AR

Delegación de la Unión Europea en Argentina Programa temático
"Actores No Estatales y Autoridades Locales en el Desarrollo"

Plazo para la presentación de la propuesta: 13 de mayo de 2013

The three main funds

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF): for strengthening competitiveness through helping regions to anticipate and promote economic change through innovation and the promotion of the knowledge society, entrepreneurship, the protection of the environment, and the improvement of theirs accessibility. It also supports cross-border co-operation through joint local and regional initiatives, trans-national co-operation aiming at integrated territorial development, and interregional co-operation and exchange of experience. Cohesion fund: the least-developed Member States and regions, i.e. Member States whose GNI (Gross National Income) is lower than 90% of the EU average, can benefit from the Cohesion Fund. Assistance from the Cohesion Fund shall be given to actions in the areas of trans-European transport networks and the environment within the priorities assigned to Community environment protection policy under the policy and action programme on the environment (including energy and renewable energy, rail, river and sea transport, intermodal transport systems and their interoperability, management of road, sea and air traffic, clean urban transport and public transport). Formally speaking, the Cohesion Fund is not a “Structural Fund” but as the programming is since 2007 done in an integrated manner with the ERDF, the distinction is not very relevant for beneficiaries. European Social Fund (ESF): strengthening competitiveness and employment buy helping Member States and regions to enhance access to employment and sustainable inclusion in the labour market, adapt the workforce, their enterprises and entrepreneurs with a vie to improving the anticipation and positive management of economic change, in particular by promoting lifelong learning and increased investment in human resources, the development of qualifications and competences, the dissemination of information and communication technologies, e-learning, eco-friendly technologies as well as promotion of innovation and business star-up.

Structural Funds

The Structural Funds - Cohesion Policy Cohesion policy aims - via the Structural Funds - to reinforce economic and social cohesion in the EU by redressing the main regional imbalances through support for the development and structural adjustment of regional economies. In so doing, it supports the priorities of the Community and in particular the need to strengthen competitiveness and innovation. Cohesion policy contributes substantially to raising the EU's long-term research and innovation performance, both through its focus on investments which promote economic development and through the policy-making, implementation and evaluation methods which it promotes. Cohesion policy enables public authorities to implement medium and long-term programmes, based on strategic approach, partnership with stakeholders ,organized learning from one another , and coherent actions in line with the Lisbon reform agenda. This approach allows the provision of integrated support for different aspects of economic and social modernization (including bringing entrepreneurial and research measures under one roof), while however tailoring each operational programme to the needs and opportunities of the region concerned.