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EXCEPT project introduced to Slovak academics and policy makers
20.10.2015The president of the Slovak Republic came to visit Estonia in October 2015 bringing along a delegation of academics and politicians. The Estonian Academy of Sciences hosted an event to introduce Estonian science and scientists to the delegation. Marge Unt, the coordinator of EXCEPT project had the opportunity to present the research done at Tallinn University and EXCEPT project.
Read more EXCEPT meets students at Bamberg University
14.10.2015EXCEPT co-coordinator Michael Gebel implemented an information campaign at the University of Bamberg during the introductory lecture week. He introduced the research questions and methodological approach of the EXCEPT project to about 450 students. The students were encouraged to follow and to get involved in the EXCEPT project.
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EXCEPT Consortium meets in Turin!
05.10.2015The EXCEPT Project consortium met in Turin on the 1-3 of October 2015. Participants were welcomed at the University of Turin by Sonia Bertolini - Italian team leader, Prof. Franca Rocarolo - head of the Culture, Politics and Society Department at the University of Turin, and oth...
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EXCEPT project introduced in Finland
22.09.2015At the end of September an event was held to enhance institutional co-operation between the universities of Tallinn and Tampere. The coordinator of EXCEPT project Marge Unt was a member of Tallinn University delegation and introduced the project to the academics at University of Tampere.
Read more Training meeting for WP3 T3.4: Interviews implementation
08.09.2015Training meeting for WP3 T3.4 Interviews implementation took place in Turin 1-3 October 2015.
Find the meeting schedule here.
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Joint EXCEPT-CUPESSE presentation at ISA-RC28 Summer Meeting
04.09.2015The joint work of EXCEPT researcher Jonas Voßemer (University of Bamberg) and CUPESSE researcher Bettina Schuck (University of Heidelberg) on “Better Overeducated than Unemployed? The Short- and Long-Term Effects of an Overeducated Labor Market Re-entry” was presented by Jonas Voßemer (BAM) at ISA-RC28 Summer Meeting at The University of Pennsylvania, P...
Read more The impact of labour market flexibilisation on the first transition to adult life in different welfare states
01.09.2015On July 2-4, 2015 EXCEPT Researchers presented their paper "The impact of labour market flexibilisation on the first transition to adult life in different welfare states: does contractual stability matter?” on the SASE 27th Annual Conference “Inequality in the 21st Century” at The London School of Economics and Political Science
Temporary jobs might prevent young people f...
Read more H2020 YOUNG-2014 Projects Policy Kick-off Meeting
31.08.2015On the 10-11th of June EXCEPT coordinator, Dr. Marge Unt, Co-coordinator Dr. Michael Gebel and Project Manager Eve-Liis Roosmaa took part in the H2020 YOUNG-2014 Projects Policy Kick-off Meeting organized by the European Commission, in Etterbeek, Brussels.
During the kick-off meeting, representatives of the European Commission made welcoming speeches and made an overview of the general fra...
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EXCEPT met STYLE
27.08.2015In the end of August members of EXCEPT Estonia team Marge Unt, Kadri Täht, Jelena Helemäe and Epp Reiska participated at a seminar introducing the preliminary results of the 7th Framework programme project STYLE:Strategic transitions for youth labour in Europe (http://www.style-research.eu/) organized by University of Tartu who is a partner in the project. The issues of flexicurity and y...
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EXCEPT at SLLS summer school
26.08.2015EXCEPT co-coordinator Michael Gebel held the plenary talk at the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Summer School at LIfBi Bamberg. In his talk on "Educational processes in a life course perspective – The benefits of longitudinal data" he provided examples of planned longitudinal data analyses of the EXCEPT project. The summer school was attended by more tha...
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The consortium of EXCEPT project met in Tallinn for the kick-off meeting
22.06.2015The consortium of EXCEPT project met in Tallinn for the kick-off meeting un 18-20 of June 2015.
The teams were welcomed by the Rector of Tallinn University Tiit Land and the coordinator of EXCEPT Marge Unt. As it was the first time most of the consortium met personally, everybody had a chance to introduce themselves. After the welcome on the first day of the meeting project coordinato...
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