EU programmes on Education and training Sofia Papantoniadou, Lawyer, LLM, Centre of International and European Economic Law 17.05.2004, Blagoevgrad.

EU programmes on EU programmes on Education and training Education and training

Sofia Papantoniadou, Lawyer, LLM, Centre of International and European Economic Law

17.05.2004, Blagoevgrad

SOCRATESSOCRATES SOCRATES is the European Community action programme in the

field of education. It is based on Articles 149 and 150 of the EC Treaty. Art. 149

provides that the Community «shall contribute to the development of quality education» by means of a range of actions to be carried out in close cooperation with the Member States. The Treaty also contains a commitment to promote lifelong learning for all the Union's citizens.

The second phase of the programme covers the period 1/01/2000 to 31/12/2006. It draws on the experiences of the first phase (1995-1999), building on the successful aspects of the programme, improving and amalgamating several of the previous Actions and introducing a number of innovations.

The budget allocated for the programme is EUR 1,850 million over seven years.

SOCRATESSOCRATES

COMENIUS ERASMUS GRUNDTVING LINGUA MINERVA Observation and Innovation Jointed Actions Accompanying measures

COMENIUSCOMENIUSEuropean Cooperation on School EducationEuropean Cooperation on School Education

COMENIUS  focuses on the first phase of education, from pre-school and primary to secondary school, and it is addressed to all members of the education community in the broad sense – pupils, teachers, other education staff, but also local authorities, parents' associations, non-government organisations ...

COMENIUS supports school partnerships, projects for the training of school education staff, and school education networks. It thus aims to enhance the quality of teaching, strengthen its European dimension and promote language learning and mobility.

COMENIUS also emphasises certain issues: learning in a multi-cultural framework, which is the cornerstone of European citizenship, support for disadvantaged groups, countering under-achievement at school and preventing exclusion.

COMENIUS COMENIUS

The Structure of Comenius COMMENIUS 1 : School partnerships COMMENIUS 2: Training of school

education staff COMMENIUS 3:Networks

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/socrates/comenius/index.html

Human Resource Development Centre15 Graf Ignatiev St., 4 fl.BG - 1000 SofiaTel.: (359-2) 9155 010Fax: (359-2) 9155 049E-mail: [email protected] 

ERASMUSERASMUSHigher EducationHigher Education 1/2 1/2

Students’ mobility (3-12 months in another participating country in the framework of agreed arrangements between universities).

Teachers’ mobility (of fully integrated teaching assignments in a partner University, 1 - 8 weeks)

Joint development of curriculum (a. joint development of "study programmes" (CD) at any level; b. joint development of European "modules" (EM), including specialised language modules; courses on history, society, culture, politics of other european countries; aspects on European integration or com-parative aspects relating to the content of a given discipline; c. - implementation and dissemination of curricular development projects (CDD) which have completed their development phase

ERASMUSERASMUSHigher EducationHigher Education 2/2 2/2

Recognition of periods of study abroad Intensive Programmes (a short programme of

study (10 days to 3 months) which brings students and staff from universities in different participating countries together with non academic experts, in any field of study).

Thematic networks (to define and develop a European dimension within a given academic discipline or study area, or in other matters of common interest, by means of co-operation between university faculties or departments).

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/erasmus/erasmus_en.html

Bulgarian SOCRATES National AgencyNational Coordination Unit of "Socrates II" Programme within the Human Resource Development Center15, Graf Ignatiev Srt.BG- 1000 SOFIA

Tel.: (359-2) 70.41.82 / 73.10.41 / 73.99.74Fax: (359-2) 971.34.57E-mail : [email protected] 

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus

Is a co-operation and mobility programme in the field of higher education which promotes the European Union as a centre of excellence in learning around the world. It supports European top-quality Masters Courses and enhances the visibility and attractiveness of European higher education in third-countries. It also provides EU-funded scholarships for third-country nationals participating in these Masters Courses, as well as scholarships for EU-nationals studying in third-countries.

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus ACTION 1 - Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses: high-quality

integrated Masters Courses offered by a consortium of at least three universities in at least three different European countries.

ACTION 2 - Erasmus Mundus scholarships ACTION 3 - Partnerships: Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses

will also have the possibility of establishing partnerships with third-country higher education institutions.

ACTION 4 - Enhancing attractiveness: It will support activities that will improve the profile, the visibility and the accessibility of European higher education as well as issues crucial to the internationalisation of higher education, such as the mutual recognition of qualifications with third-countries.

Erasmus MundusErasmus Mundus

The programme is open to: the 25 current and new EU Member States the candidate countries for accession to the

EU the countries of the European Economic Area

/ European Free Trade Association “all the other countries of the world” (third-

countries) As long as the official participation of the candidate countries (Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey) in the programme is not formalised, they will be considered third-countries

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/mundus/index_en.html

GRUNDTVIG GRUNDTVIG Adult education and other Adult education and other

educational pathwayseducational pathways AIMS: Promoting the development of concrete products and valid results

which will be of use in several participating countries (if possible, throughout Europe)

Promoting European co-operation between bodies providing adult education

Contributing to improving the quality of teacher training relating to persons involved in the teaching of adults

Furthering the debate on lifelong learning and contributing to the dissemination of good practice.

GRUNDTVIGGRUNDTVIG

STRUCTURE: Grundtving 1: Transnational cooperation

projects Grundtving 2: Learning partnerships Grundtving 3: Mobility for training of

educational staff Grundtving 4: Networks

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/grundtvig/home_en.html

SOCRATES National Agency15 Graf Ignatiev Str., 4th fl.BG-1000 SofiaTel.: (359) 2 915.50.38Fax.: (359) 2 915.50.49E-mail: [email protected]: http://socrates.hrdc.bgContact(s) : Ventsislav Arnaoudov                   Evgeny Ivanov

LINGUA LINGUA Promotion of language teaching Promotion of language teaching

and learningand learning AIMS to: encourage and support linguistic diversity

throughout the Union; contribute to an improvement in the quality

of language teaching and learning; promote access to lifelong language learning

opportunities appropriate to each individual’s needs

LINGUALINGUASTRUCTURE: Lingua 1 is intended to: 

raise citizens’ awareness of the Union’s multilingual wealth, encourage people to learn languages throughout their lifetime, and improve access to foreign language learning resources across Europe;

develop and disseminate innovative techniques and good practices in language teaching.

Lingua 2 aims to: ensure that a sufficiently wide range of language learning tools is

available to language learners.

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/lingua/index_en.html

MINERVAMINERVAInformation and Communication Technology

(ICT) and Open and Distance Learning (ODL)OBJECTIVES: to promote understanding among teachers, learners, decision-

makers and the public at large of the implications of the use of ICT in education, as well as the critical and responsible use of ICT for educational purposes;

to ensure that pedagogical considerations are given proper weight in the development of ICT and multimedia-based educational products and services;

to promote access to improved methods and educational resources as well as to results and best practices in this field.

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http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/socrates/minerva/ind1a_en.html

SOCRATES National AgencyTsarigradsko shousse Blvd, 125, bl.5BG-1113 SofiaTel.: (359-2) 70.41.82 / 73.10.41 / 73.99.74Fax: (359-2) 971.34.57E-mail : [email protected]

LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCI

Community Vocational Training Action Programme

2000 - 2006 € 1.4 billion

LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCIAIMS: To improve the skills and competencies of people, especially young

people, in initial vocational training at all levels, with a view to facilitating their integration and reintegration into the labour market;  

To improve the quality of, and access to, continuing vocational training and the lifelong acquisition of skills and competencies with a view to increasing and developing adaptability, particularly in order to consolidate technological and organisational change;  

To promote and reinforce the contribution of vocational training to the process of innovation, with a view to improving competitiveness and entrepreneurship, also in view of new employment possibilities.

LEONARDO DA VINCILEONARDO DA VINCI

Activities: Mobility  Pilot projects, including “thematic actions” Language competences  Transnational networks  Reference material 

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/leonardo/leonardo_en.html

Human Resource Development CentreNA Leonardo da Vinci15, Graf Ignatiev Street, 4th floorBG-1000 SofiaT. (359-2) 915 50 22F. (359-2) 915 50 49  [email protected]. Ventsislav Arnaudov (Director HRDC) 

YouthYouth €€ 520 520 millionmillion

AIM: to contribute to the achievement of a

“Europe of knowledge” and create a European arena for cooperation in the development of youth policy, based on non-formal education. It encourages the concept of lifelong learning and the development of skills and competencies, which promote active citizenship.

YouthYouth

STRUCTURE: 5 Actions: 

Action 1 – Youth for EuropeAction 2 – European Voluntary Service (EVS)Action 3 – Youth InitiativesAction 4 – Joint ActionsAction 5 – Support Measures

USEFUL LINKS AND USEFUL LINKS AND ADRESSESADRESSES

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/youth/youthprogram.html Youth Programme Bulgaria State Agency for Youth and SportsBul. Vassil Levski 75BG-1040 SofiaTel: (359 – 2) 981 75 77/930 05 72 Fax: (359 – 2) 981 83 60E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://www.youthdep.bg

TEMPUS IIITEMPUS III €€ 940 940 millionmillion

Aims: To establish new courses or reform old ones To help educational institution to restructure or to

introduce modern techniques for university management and academic planning

To help higher education institutions to assist the transition process in the wider social, economic and political community outside the strictly-defined academic field.

TEMPUS IIITEMPUS IIIStructure: Joint European Projects (academic and

management reform, institution building, networks) Individual Mobility Grants (professors, lecturers,

members of staff or ministry officials 1-8 weeks) Structural and Complementary Measures (short-

term activities supporting national reform and targeting specific needs. )

TEMPUS IIITEMPUS IIITwo basic Families of Countries participate in the Tempus Programme: The Member States The Partner Countries including the Western Balkan countries of

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ('CARDS' countries), Eastern Europe and Central Asian countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan ('Tacis' countries), the Mediterranean partners Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon. Israel's participation is possible on a self-funding basis only. .

Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey and Members of the Group of 24 may participate on self-financing basis

TEMPUS IIITEMPUS III

http://www.etf.eu.int/tempus.nsf

International co-operation International co-operation

EU-US Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/eu-usa/usa_en.html

EU-Canada Cooperation Programme in Higher Education and Vocational Training

http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/eu-canada/canada_en.html

Jean MonnetJean Monnet Project Project Aim: to facilitate the introduction of European

integration studies in universities by means ofstart-up subsidies.

Structure: Jean Monnet Chairs and "ad personam" Jean Monnet Chairs Permanent Courses on European integration European Modules Jean Monnet European Centres of excellence

Useful links: http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/programmes/ajm/index_en.html