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Markus J. PrutschEuropean Parliament
European Education Policies and the New Erasmus+ Programme
Delegation Visit 2
Structure of Presentation
1.European (Higher) Education Policies
2.The Erasmus+ Programme3.Outlook
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Briefing DG TRAD, Policy Sector B 3
1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Competences of the European Union (I)“the Community shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity.”Treaty on European Union (1992), Title VIII, Art. 126(1)
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Competences of the European Union (II) Subsidiarity principle EU mainly in a supporting and partly
coordinating capacity Harmonisation of national laws explicitly
excluded Potentially greater role of the EU since the
Lisbon Treaty→ “Social Clause”
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Competences of the European Union (III)
“in defining and implementing its policies and actions, the Union shall take into account requirements linked to the promotion of [...] a high level of education [and] training”Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), Title II, Art. 9
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Objectives Pursuant to the TFEU (I) Developing a European dimension in
education; Encouraging mobility of students
and teachers, by encouraging, inter alia, the academic recognition of diplomas and periods of study;
Promoting cooperation between educational establishments;
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Objectives Pursuant to the TFEU (II) Developing exchanges of information
and experience on issues common to the education systems of Member States; and
Encouraging the development of distance education.
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Europe 2020 Strategy (2010) – Targets1) Employment 2) R&D 3) Climate change and energy4) Education
• Reducing the rate of early school leavers to below 10%
• At least 40% of 30-34 year-olds completing tertiary or similar education programmes
5) Poverty and social exclusion
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
ET 2020 Strategic Framework (2009) (I) Making lifelong learning and mobility a
reality; Improving the quality and efficiency of
education and training; Promoting equity, social cohesion, and
active citizenship; Enhancing creativity and innovation,
including entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training.
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
ET 2020 Strategic Framework (2009) (II)1) At least 95% of children (from 4 to
compulsory school age) should participate in early childhood education;
2) fewer than 15% of 15-year-olds should be under-skilled in reading, mathematics and science;
3) fewer than 10% of young people should drop out of education and training;
4) at least 40% of people aged 30-34 should have completed some form of higher education;
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
ET 2020 Strategic Framework (2009) (III)5) at least 15% of adults should participate in
lifelong learning;6) at least 20% of higher education graduates
and 6% of 18-34 year-olds with an initial vocational qualification should have spent some time studying or training abroad;
7) the share of employed graduates (20-34 year-olds having successfully completed upper secondary or tertiary education) having left education 1-3 years ago should be at least 82%.
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
EU Priorities for Higher Education:1) increasing the number of higher education
graduates;2) improving the quality and relevance of teaching
and learning;3) promoting mobility of students and staff and cross-
border cooperation;4) strengthening the "knowledge triangle", linking
education, research, and business;5) creating effective governance and funding
mechanisms for higher education.
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1. European (Higher) Education Policies
Statistical Data:
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/education/introduction
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (I)
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (II)
Central Features: Time period: 2014-2020 One single Programme:
Higher education (Erasmus, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus and bilateral programmes)
School education (Comenius) Vocational education and training (Leonardo da Vinci) Adult education (Grundtvig) Youth (Youth in Action) European Integration studies (Jean Monnet) Grassroots sport
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (III)
Underlying Key Objective:“to help citizens acquire more and better skills, enhance the quality of teaching in educational institutions both in the EU and beyond, support Member States and non-EU partner countries in modernising their education and training systems and making them more innovative, and promote youth participation in society as well as the construction of a European dimension to grassroots sports.”COM(2011) 787 final, p. 2
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (IV)
Key Actions:
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (V)
Range and Budget: 4m individuals expected to benefit from
mobility opportunities over the period 2014-2020 2m higher education students, including
approx. 200,000 benefitting from the new student loan guarantee facility
800,000 teachers, trainers, other education/training staff or youth workers
Overall budget for 2014-2020: EUR 14.77 billion (in current prices)
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2. The Erasmus+ Programme (V)
Erasmus+ Student Loan Guarantee: In cooperation with the EIB New action to support students doing a full
Master’s abroad → neither country of residence, nor
country of Bachelor degree Operational in summer 2014 Loans up to 12,000 EUR (one-year)/18,000
EUR (two-year programme) No collateral to be provided Interest lower than market rate due to EU
guarantee Favourable repayment terms
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3. Conclusions
Increasing importance of (higher) education policies
Efforts to respond to rapidly changing global environment
Efforts to facilitate and broaden access to EU education initiatives for citizens
Discernible weaknesses: Creating unrealistic expectations Prevalence of administrative and managerial
considerations Usability of Erasmus+ as yet unclear
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