What competences would Vincent van Gogh have needed in order to sell more of his paintings in his lifetime? It is hard for anyone to answer this question but for today’s artists and creative sector stakeholders a new Erasmus + project entitled ‘BidToArt’ will provide you with some tips to help you to identify these competences.

In many European countries, the guardians of Intangible Cultural Heritage have struggled to make their living within the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) (Ibañez y López-Aparicio, 2018). The COVID-19 outbreak has worsen this situation and many people related to the field of cultural promotion face serious economic deprivation.

How can we improve the attractiveness and quality of Vocational and Education and Training (VET) in Europe? How can we improve the competences of VET educators to engage their students in meaningful learning? How can we promote entrepreneurship education across European education systems? These questions will keep seven partners from Germany, Ireland, Spain, Greece, and Cyprus busy over the next two years.

The kick-off meeting of the Skill-pics project was successfully finalized on the 9th of October 2020.

The European Commission has emphasised the need to develop key transversal skills in all education sectors to sustain the high-value knowledge economy.

The INFLUENCER project aims at actively engage youth living with a disability or a long-term health condition through social entrepreneurship.

Digital technology offers new learning opportunities by enabling access to additional learning environments and resources that can be used to attract and integrate learners.

EntrInnO is a project that focused on addressing the need for optimizing the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in Europe. Its main focus is to enhance the skills of young EU citizens, a crucial population of a progressive, entrepreneurial and market-based economy and society.