DG Education and Culture New generation of programmes

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DG Education and CultureNew generation of
programmes

• Marco DI MARTINOInformation officer
• Athens, 7 December 2006

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Four aces in the hole

• Lifelong Learning
• Culture 2007
• Youth in action
• Europe for the citizens

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Horizontal actions

• Policy co-operation
• Language learning
• Utilisation of ICTs
• Spreading best practices

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Lifelong Learning

• Contribute to the development of high quality
  lifelong learning
• Foster creativity and innovation in education
  systems
• Help to improve the quality of education
• Nurture the learning/teaching of foreign languages

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Lifelong Learning

• Comenius school education
• Leonardo professional training
• Erasmus higher education
• Grundtvig education of adults
• Jean Monnet EU integration studies

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Comenius school education

• Develop an awareness of the cultural diversity in
  Europe
• Help to acquire the basic competences to be able
  to become an active citizen

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Leonardo professional training

• Make exchanges in the labour market easier
• Get the requirements for professional
  qualifications

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Erasmus higher education

• Create a common European higher education space
• Enhance universities role in innovation

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Grundtvig adult education

• React to an ageing European population
• Help adults to improve and update their
  competences

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Comenius school education

• Increase volume and quality of exchanges
• Increase number and quality of associations among
  schools
• Urge the learning of a second foreign language
• Strengthen the European dimension of teachers
  training
• Improve teaching methods and administration in
  schools

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Leonardo professional training

• Increase volume and quality of mobility
• Increase volume and quality of co-operation among
  training providers firms, institutions,
  organisations, social partners,
• Foster innovation
• Improve recognition and transparency of
  qualifications

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Erasmus higher education

• Increase number and quality of students mobility
• Increase volume and quality of co-operation among
  universities
• Improve the convergence of university
  qualifications in Europe
• Foster the co-operation university/labour market

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Grundtvig adult education

• Increase volume and quality of mobility in the
  sector of adult education and training
• Foster innovation
• Pledge the social inclusion of adults in
  sensitive sectors
• Improve teaching methods

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Jean Monnet the integration

• Stimulate excellence in studies on European
  integration
• Foster awareness on European integration
• Support entities devoted to integration matters
• Support the creation of European co-operation
  networks devoted to studies on integration

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Horizontal actions

• Support the development of policies on education
  at European level
• Make available sufficient statistical data
• Monitor the lifelong learning process
• Foster the learning of foreign languages
• Support the development of contents to foster the
  use of ICTs
• Ensure the spread of best practices

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Youth in action

• Promote active citizenship among young people, at
  national and European level
• Foster youth solidarity to promote social
  cohesion
• Support mutual understanding in society by young
  people
• Contribute to improve information among young
  people
• Support European co-operation on youth policies

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Promote youth active citizenship

• Give the opportunity to participate in society
• Nurture the feeling of belonging to European
  Union
• Celebrate Europes cultural diversity
• Foster the spirit of entrepreneurship and
  creativity among the young
• Watch to the respect of non discrimination

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Stimulate solidarity among young people

• Foster voluntary activities
• Encourage civic participation among the young
• Contribute to the co-operation among voluntary
  activities and civil society at national level

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Support understanding among people

• In neighbouring countries
• Foster the intercultural dialogue with MS
• Promote support structures for youth
  (organisations, forums, etc.)
• Develop joint activities on thematic co-operation

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Contribute to improve support systems for youth
organisations

• Facilitate access to the Internet
• Foster the training of youth workers
• Stimulate innovation in actions in favour of
  youth
• Contribute to improve information among young
  people
• Achieve the recognition of non-formal education

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Support European co-operation on youth policies

• Foster spread of best practices
• Stimulate dialogue among decision makers and
  young people
• Heighten sensitivity to youth issues

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Five big actions

• Youth for Europe
• European Voluntary Service
• Youth of the world
• Youth workers and support systems
• Support for policy co-operation

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Culture 2007

• Promote mobility of cultural operators
• Support mobility of artistic works and products
• Sustain the intercultural dialogue

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Culture 2007

• Give support to
• Cultural activities (co-operation action, special
  actions, )
• Organisations working in cultural co-operation
  domain (e.g. memorials)
• Activities of analysis and diffusion of
  information about cultural areas

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Europe for citizens

• Help citizens participate actively in building
  Europe
• Develop the feeling of a European identity and
  sense of belonging to the EU
• Improve understanding among people through
  intercultural dialogue

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Specific objectives

• Get European citizens to exchange experiences,
  learn our common history and build our future
  together
• Promote action, dialogue and reflection on our
  common values
• Bring Europe closer to its citizens
• Foster the interaction of European civil society
  organisations

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The actions

• Active citizens for Europe town twinning
• Active civil society in Europe support for
  civil society organisations
• Together for Europe visibility and
  communication activities
• Active European Remembrance in particular,
  relating to legacy of totalitarian regimes

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