European CommissionDG Education and Culture FLUID visit Brussels, 14 September 2005 EU policies and programmes and flexible education Maruja Gutierrez Diaz DG Education and Culture

European CommissionDG Education and Culture EU Strategy and policy development concerning flexible education The Lisbon Council: adaptation of European education and training systems to the knowledge society The Objectives Report and its Work Programme The Open Coordination Method: reporting, indicators, benchmarking, peer-learning Mid-term Review of the Lisbon Strategy

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Steps to more flexible education systems : an overview / 1 Conclusions of the Lisbon Council, 2000 Making an European Area of Lifelong Learning a Reality, 2001 Education and Training Objectives report, Work Programme, European benchmarks, First interim report, National reports, 2005

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Steps to more flexible education systems : an overview / 2 The Copenhagen Declaration, 2002 Copenhagen/Bologna: ECVET/ECTS The Maastricht communiqué, 2004 Youth Pact, 2004 European Qualifications Framework European Framework for Key Competences

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Steps to more flexible education systems : a global approach in sectoral actions Action Plan on Skills and Mobility Action Plan for Languages eLearning Programme Investment in Education, 2003 Resolution on Lifelong Guidance, 2004 Mobilising the brainpower of Europe (The role of Universities in the Lisbon Strategy), 2005

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Steps to more flexible education systems : a global approach in sectoral actions Mobility Quality Charter Skills and Mobility Action Plan - 2 Entrepreneurship Education Sustainable Environment Education European Indicator on Linguistic Competences EU strategy for equality of chances eAccessibility and Design for All eContent plus

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Steps to more flexible education systems : looking ahead ( ) Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Active Citizenship Programme 7th Framework programme i2010 Competitiveness and Innovation programme Structural Funds

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Education & Training 2010 Re-focussing on core objectives Enhancing quality Increasing accessibility Opening to society Re-visiting the open coordination method Peer-learning: clusters, focus groups, study visits European frameworks Designing a new tool Integrated lifelong learning programme

European CommissionDG Education and Culture The future: Integrated Lifelong Learning Programme Integrated Programme Comenius School education Erasmus Higher education & advanced training Leonardo da Vinci Initial and continuing VET Grundtvig Adult education Transversal programme 4 key activities – Policy development; Language learning; ICT ; Dissemination Jean Monnet programme 3 key activities – Jean Monnet Action; European Institutions; European Associations

European CommissionDG Education and Culture Education and training and external relations Increasing interest in education as one of the best international cooperation tools Growing number of specific agreements Increasing interest in education as one of the best cooperation for development tools Neighbourhood policy, WSIS… A second EU success story: Erasmus Mundus

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