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Lund University announces Professor Thomas M. Cooney from Technological University Dublin as recipient of the 2026 European Entrepreneurship Education Award for his contributions to inclusive entrepreneurship education.

The UK government has reached an agreement with the EU for the UK to join the Erasmus+ programme in 2027, expanding educational opportunities for young people. The initiative promises to support over 100,000 participants in its first year, with a focus on inclusivity for disadvantaged groups.

For academic careers, the big question is always: academia or industry? But why not a bit of both? If you want to combine teaching and working in industry, there are possibilities for part-time teaching work or tutoring jobs which fall outside of traditional work hours. You can have an industry job and try teaching too. Below we'll look at some of the options.

When you're been abroad for a semester or longer during your studies, you're bound to have picked up lots of new skills and knowledge that can help you to stand out when applying for a job or course of study. But in order to take advantage of this, you need to know how to convey your extra skills to potential employers or universities. So today we're offering advice on how to show off the best of your study abroad on your resume. You can use the following ideas as skills to highlight on applications, or find ways to include this information in your cover letter, letter of motivation, or to answer interview questions.

If you're looking to travel this summer, but want to simultaneously learn academic skills and promote your career, consider attending a summer school. These intensive courses of a few weeks to a couple of months are run by top universities to broaden the research skills and interests of junior researchers and students.

As we've previously shared the twenty best Education departments in Europe, today we're sharing the twenty best departments worldwide. Naturally, as a world leader in education, there are a large number of institutions from the United States on this list. However, as a globalised issue, there are also exceptional Education departments to be found in the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and further afield in Asia.

Working in teaching is an important and rewarding job, and one which will always be relevant and helpful to society. Teaching well requires not only strong interpersonal skills, but also research into the latest teaching methods and ideas. That is where Education departments at universities come in – not only training teachers but also performing research into learning, and sharing information on how to manage and support life-long learning.