No. 1/1999
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No. 1/1999 |
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'The Future of Europe: Learning together - Cooperation in Research' is the motto of the German EU Presidency in the fields of education and research. 'Young people wish to make more use of the European Union as an educational area', says the German Federal Minister of Education, Ms Edelgard Bulmahn. When presenting her programme for the EU Presidency she announced, among other things, the introduction of a 'Euro-passport'. For the first time there will be a uniform certificate for vocational qualifications acquired abroad. Bulmahn sees the Euro-passport as an important step towards raising the status and acceptance of internationally acquired vocational qualifications.
One of the priorities of the German EU Presidency in the field of education is the adoption of the second generation of EU programmes - Leonardo da Vinci for the promotion of cooperation in VET, and Socrates for the school, university and adult education areas. The EU Ministers of Education have agreed on a total budget of EUR 2.77 billion for both programmes over a period of seven years. The new programmes will intensify educational exchange and transnational pilot projects in the field of education. The German Government has set itself the target of having the new programmes adopted at the Council of Education Ministers on 7 June this year. A European initiative 'Youth and Europe' is also planned during the EU Presidency. Among other things, it will reinforce international cooperation in VET. Current plans are that the European Council should adopt the relevant Memorandum at the beginning of June. The German Ministry of Education also plans several European events in June in order to intensify the debate on forward-looking education themes such as entrepreneurial independence as an educational goal, changes in education systems brought about by the new information technologies, realising lifelong learning and the international openness of education and training systems. Source: BMBF/CEDEFOP/SK |
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