Check out all the latest news on digital skills and jobs in Luxembourg and Europe!
Providing inclusive, digitally mature education pathways to learners in a rapidly evolving digital world represents a true challenge for the education system. Institutions and policy-makers need to address a multitude of challenges including curriculum change, educator capacity, or the provision of infrastructure, operational devices, and connectivity. A range of opportunities to adapt current, existing …
As the European Union embraces rapid digital transformation, the demand for digital skills is skyrocketing. Digital tools transform businesses, offering global reach and operational efficiency. Despite awareness, only 53% of EU firms invested in digital transformation in 2022. The pandemic accelerated this shift, emphasizing the need for a digitally ready workforce for successful digital transformation. Using …
The European Commission published, on October 19, the final report of the Expert Group on Quality Investment in Education and Training, “Investing in our future: quality investment in education and training”. To promote positive change across the European Union, these national practices and reforms of education policies are frequently discussed within the context of the …
Digital skills play a crucial role in prolonging women’s working lives, especially those with a high level of education and those working on their own, according to a recent study by the EU-funded WeLaR project. Looking at the impact of digitalisation andautomation on the labour market, the researchers sought to understand whether these technological developments …
The European Union has successfully concluded negotiations on the first-ever law dedicated to artificial intelligence, known as the AI act. This legislative framework aims to ensure the safety and ethical use of AI systems while upholding the EU’s fundamental rights and values. The agreement, reached after extensive deliberations between the Council and the European Parliament, …
Implementing innovative methods to train teachers in using artificial intelligence resources in education. The AI4T (Artificial Intelligence for and by Teachers) project aims to implement innovative methods to train teachers in using artificial intelligence resources in education. The project is a collaboration between France, Slovenia, Italy, Ireland, and Luxembourg, and it focuses on contributing to …
When we talk about new, emerging technologies, we tend to wrap them up together. Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Robotics all blend into one big digital cacophony of terms that few of us understand – whether this is due to the difficulty or novelty of the technologies themselves. While cybersecurity often …
Three students from theInternational School of Luxembourg (ISL) came in second place thanks to their imaginative project to combat mites that infest bees. This year's challenge asked teams of three people to create a robot idea to solve an environmental problem in their school or city. Inspired by the competition, the trio participated by dedicating …
The Slovenian National Coalition for Digital Skills and Jobs has successfully finished the development of its national website, which is linked to the Digital Skills & Jobs Platform (DSJP), and over the last 2 years has helped to shine the light on a range of excellent initiatives, programs and trainings that aim to bridge the …
On 21 November, the European Commission has opened applications for the 5th round of DIGITAL Europe Programme call for proposals on Advanced Digital Skills. A total budget of €42 million will be allocated to design and support: Specialised education programmes in key capacity areas and Advanced Digital Skills Analysis: these two calls will build on the experience of …
Initiated in 2021 at the University of Luxembourg, the Master in Data Science conferred its inaugural diplomas upon a cohort of 14 recent graduates. Rooted in a multidisciplinary framework, the program explores diverse facets of Data Science, including mathematical statistics, statistical learning, programming, modelling, data management, and beyond. The primary objective is to furnish a …
Seeing women work to the forefront of the digital domain is nothing less than inspiration. While the gender gap is still a lot, more and more women are choosing to enter the field of ICT, drive innovation and break glass boundaries. Today, we have spoken to Iulia Calaras, Technical Lead (or Platform specialist, if you …
