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Addressing Cancer Disparities in Central and Eastern Europe: request for proposals
The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation’s BRIDGING CANCER CARE initiative has announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects addressing cancer disparities in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Russia. Closing date will be June 8 2010.The Foundation will award five two-year grants of up to $ 150.000 USD each to support innovative and sustainable projects.
>> http://www.bms.com/foundation/Pages/cancer_rfp.aspx

Training Fellowship available for one month of training in a European Breast Unit
The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists, the European Society of Surgical Oncology, the European School of Oncology and the European Oncology Nursing Society are pleased to announce their Training Project on "The multidisciplinary approach in Breast Cancer Care". Deadline for application is 31st January 2010.
>> http://www.eusoma.org/doc/Announcement_special_project_09.pdf

The European students Union (ESU) supports proposal for European database on reliable higher education institutions
We welcome the EU Commission’s proposal for a European database on HEI’s, as an essential step towards providing more information for students who wish to be mobile. The efforts in the transparency field should be be focused on this initiative rather than on the EU ranking feasibility study”, says Ligia Deca, ESU chairperson.
>> http://www.esib.org/index.php/News/news-archive/604-esu-supports-proposal-for-european-database-on-reliable-higher-education-institutions

Charities 'should make websites more accessible'
Ignore older donors at your peril, delegates at International Fundraising Congress are told Charities should make their websites more easily accessible to older people, according to online donation firm JustGiving;
>> http://www.thirdsector.co.uk/News/DailyBulletin/947430/Charities-should-websites-accessible/6C374E64C94A363B41897FDE7BD0C387/?DCMP=EMC-DailyBulletin

EANO educational travel grant for nurses
The European Association of Neurooncology invites trained nurses to apply for an educational travel grant to visit a centre committed to the care of patients with Neuro-oncological illness to experience the procedures of a centre or attend to a course or a conference dedicated to Neuro-Oncology.
>> http://www.eano.eu/content.aspx?ID=news/nurses

Increased social cohesion, education and training systems to secure Europe's future 1/10/2009
On 30 September 2009, t he EESC plenary session debated employment and vocational training in the context of the financial crisis and endorsed a long term recovery framework. Commission President José Manuel Barroso addressed the discussion by stressing the need for governments and citizens to look beyond short term employment strategies and toward post-2010 sustainable growth.
>> http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=CES/09/121&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

EU divided over Google Books
The digitisation of books is becoming an increasingly controversial issue in Brussels.
>> http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/commission-split-google-books/article-184902

Europe's net refuseniks revealed
Young people lead the charge onto the internet across Europe. One third of Europeans have never used the net, according to an EU report.
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8184189.stm

Best Cancer Reporter Award 2010
The Best Cancer Reporter Award is an independent initiative of the European School of Oncology (ESO). The Award acknowledges excellence in cancer journalism. Nominations are now open for the 2010 Best Cancer Reporter Award.
>> http://www.cancerworld.org/Media/Best_Cancer_Reporter_Award.html

Europe's education systems 'stifling creative thinking'
Europe's higher education reforms are making university graduates less creative says Erik Spiekermann, one of 27 ambassadors of the European Year of Creativity and Innovation.
>> http://www.euractiv.com/en/innovation/europe-education-systems-stifling-creative-thinking/article-183385

UICC International Fellowships available
Several fellowships are available. Of especial interest will be the Trish Greene International Cancer Nursing Training Workshop Fellowship. Fellows are chosen through a competitive selective process which is conducted by an international panel of experts.
>> http://www.uicc.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15957&Itemid=303

EHMA Global Emerging Leaders: Invitation to Participate
EHMA offers EONS Memebrs the opportunity to particpate in on a global online community of clinical and non-clinical leaders in health care looking to improve health and the lives of people throughout the world. Join up to be part of a vibrant community of leaders sharing knowledge and learning, plus access to the highest quality online learning and management tool. Membership of the network is open to all people building their careers in the health sector, and is free if you apply before 31 October 2009. After that it's just €50 a year.
>> https://globalemergingleaders.kingsfund.org.uk/session/new

Giving higher education reform the third degree
A year after its creation as a forum for universities awarding PhDs, the Council for Doctoral Education is getting to grips with some of the changes brought in by the inclusion of doctoral students in the reform of Europe's higher education commonly described as the Bologna process.
>> http://www.europeanvoice.com/article/imported/giving-higher-education-reform-the-third-degree-/65068.aspx

European baccalaureate to be rolled out at national level
A secondary school in The Hague (Netherlands) will become the first national school to award the European baccalaureate from September 2010 under the reformed European school system.
>> http://www.euractiv.com/en/education/european-baccalaureate-rolled-national-level/article-182250