In December, major African and European universities, higher education experts and Erasmus Mundus Alumni students gathered for the first time to examine ways to strengthen links between higher education institutions in Africa and Europe and increase the mobility of students, researchers and teachers between the two continents. During the conference, participants sought to find
To address some unanswered questions from McKinsey’s first ‘Women Matter’ report, Women Matter 2 has been released to delve further into the subject of women in leadership roles. Through surveying over 1,000 managers from a wide range of companies and comparing responses against financial performance, nine leadership behaviours which increase organizational performance were identified. This […]
The European Commission’s ‘Continuing the Diversity Journey: Business Practices, Perspectives and Benefits’ reports on the current status of Diversity in small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). 1,200 companies across 27 European states were surveyed and 100 SMEs and 64 SME intermediaries were interviewed. Qualitative and quantitative analysis showed that the majority of SMEs recognize the […]
The report ‘Sickness, Disability and Work: Breaking the Barriers (Vol.3) – Denmark, Finland, Ireland and the Netherlands’ published by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) reveals numbers that show that governments should continue reforming sickness and disability systems. Denmark and the Netherlands have seen rapid increases in
Inspired by the election of U.S. President Barack Obama, French President Nicolas Sarkozy unveiled plans to open up France’s political and business elite to black and Arab minorities through a major national push on equal opportunities. Despite being home to one of Europe’s biggest black communities and its largest Arab-Muslim minority, France is
Knowing that Work/Life balance is a struggle for many workers, Google has striven to create a working environment that is not only flexible, but also diverse, inclusive and collaborative. One such way the company helps accommodate the time spent at work to the chores that await outside of work is by providing a number of […]
Deafness is the most common form of disability in France, affecting 8% of the population (5 million people). Deaf people mainly communicate using sign language and therefore use different syntax which makes it difficult to use tools that are not adapted for them.
The European Commission has launched a call on companies and organizations to nominate their employees for the Muslim Women Power List of 2009 to celebrate the achievements of professional Muslim women. There are currently over 100,000 Muslim women working in Britain. Recent research conducted by the Commission revealed that
On 10 December 1948 in Paris, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted and proclaimed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The Declaration showed a determination of nations to prevent future human rights violations as perpetrated during World War II through non-discrimination, equality and fairness. This was the first international recognition that all […]
The city of Cologne, Germany, has voted to allow the construction of one of the largest mosques in Germany, a project which has prompted a rash of disputes among Cologne city leaders and inhabitants. With Cologne’s history as a capital of Christendom during the Holy Roman Empire, extreme right-winged parties, xenophobes and individuals have attempted […]
