EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea RegionEU Strategy for the Baltic Sea RegionPA EducationPA Education

WorkingLife - Stockholm – November, 26, 2013WorkingLife - Stockholm – November, 26, 2013

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3 policy areas3 policy areas

- education (general- and vocational education, education (general- and vocational education, adult learning, university);adult learning, university);

- youth;youth;

- labour mobility.labour mobility.

Other StrategiesOther Strategies

Europe 2020 Strategy;Europe 2020 Strategy;- reducing school drop-outs rates below 10%, andreducing school drop-outs rates below 10%, and- reaching at least 40% of 30 – 34 years olds with third reaching at least 40% of 30 – 34 years olds with third

level education.level education.

ET 2020 with its 4 strategic objectivesET 2020 with its 4 strategic objectives- making lifelong learning and mobility a reality,making lifelong learning and mobility a reality,- improving the quality and efficiency of education and improving the quality and efficiency of education and

training,training,- promoting equality, social cohesion and active promoting equality, social cohesion and active

citizenship,citizenship,- enhancing creativity and innovation, including enhancing creativity and innovation, including

entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training.entrepreneurship, at all levels of education and training.

Other strategiesOther strategies

European cooperation in the Youth fieldEuropean cooperation in the Youth field;;- creation of more and equal opportunities in education and the labour creation of more and equal opportunities in education and the labour

market,market,- promotion of active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity.promotion of active citizenship, social inclusion and solidarity.

8 fields of actions;8 fields of actions;- education and training,education and training,- employment and entrepreneurship,employment and entrepreneurship,- health and well-being,health and well-being,- participation,participation,- voluntary activities,voluntary activities,- social inclusion,social inclusion,- youth and the world,youth and the world,- creativity and culture.creativity and culture.

2 Priority Area Coordinators2 Priority Area Coordinators

- Hamburg Hamburg (Susanne Lonscher-Räcke)(Susanne Lonscher-Räcke)

- Norden Association in Sweden Norden Association in Sweden (Anders Bergström)(Anders Bergström)

Today 4 flagship projectsToday 4 flagship projects

- Baltic University ProgrammeBaltic University Programme

Network of 225 universities with focus on sustainable development. Network of 225 universities with focus on sustainable development. Financed by membership fees and own finance by the universities.Financed by membership fees and own finance by the universities.

- Quick IGAQuick IGA

Innovation, Gender and Age, transfer of best practice on women Innovation, Gender and Age, transfer of best practice on women and elderly access to the labour market. Financed by INTERREG and elderly access to the labour market. Financed by INTERREG IVB Baltic Sea Programme. 13 partners.IVB Baltic Sea Programme. 13 partners.

- Baltic Training ProgrammeBaltic Training Programme

Internationalisation of vocational education and training including Internationalisation of vocational education and training including supporting entrepreneurship. A cluster of three INTERREG IV A supporting entrepreneurship. A cluster of three INTERREG IV A projects and one Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation.projects and one Leonardo da Vinci Transfer of Innovation.

- Baltic Sea Labour ForumBaltic Sea Labour Forum

A network with 27 labour market organisations. At present A network with 27 labour market organisations. At present supported by CBSS.supported by CBSS.

And soon hopefully more flagship projectsAnd soon hopefully more flagship projects

- S2W combating yearly school leaversS2W combating yearly school leavers

- Baltic Sea Youth ForumBaltic Sea Youth Forum

- Ready to researchReady to research

- Introducing dual education within VETIntroducing dual education within VET

- International EU Project ManagerInternational EU Project Manager

- Increased labour mobility (together with BSLF)Increased labour mobility (together with BSLF)

- a service function supporting labour mobility, - a service function supporting labour mobility,

- summer job programme.- summer job programme.

Priorities 2013Priorities 2013

- targets and indicators,targets and indicators,

- involving stakeholders in the member states,involving stakeholders in the member states,

- alignment of funding (ESF, ERDF, LLP)alignment of funding (ESF, ERDF, LLP)

Seed Money optionsSeed Money options

- EUSBSR Seed Money Facility- EUSBSR Seed Money Facilityhttp://seed.eusbsr.euhttp://seed.eusbsr.eu

- CBSS Project Support Facility- CBSS Project Support Facility https://www.cbss.org/Economic-Development/project-support-facilityhttps://www.cbss.org/Economic-Development/project-support-facility

- - Swedish InstituteSwedish Institute http://eng.si.se/areas-of-operation/scholarships-and-grants/baltic-http://eng.si.se/areas-of-operation/scholarships-and-grants/baltic-region-seed-funding-grants/region-seed-funding-grants/

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