Transcript Political priorities for EDUCATION & CULTURE 2010

Political priorities
for
EDUCATION
& CULTURE
2010 - 2013
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Political context
 President Barroso's political
guidelines (February 2009)
 Boosting new sources of growth and
social cohesion (research and innovation for
a knowledge society)
 Advancing people's Europe
(supporting mobility for young people)
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How to boost new sources of
growth and social cohesion ?
 Keep up the pace of reforms
 Target our skills and technology on
tomorrow's competitiveness and markets
 Invest in new skills for the jobs of tomorrow
 Make innovation the central theme of our
education and training policies
 Promote a close university-business cooperation
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How to advance people’s Europe
 Promote intercultural dialogue and
multilingual learning
 Promote cultural diversity as a powerful
channel to communicate
 Enhance European citizenship concept at
schools
 Expand existing instruments (Erasmus,
Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Marie Curie) into
a new youth and mobility initiative (Youth on
the Move: flagship initiative)
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President Barroso's
Europe 2020 Strategy (March 2010)
 Smart growth (economy based on
knowledge and innovation)
 Sustainable growth (a more resource
efficient, greener and more competitive
economy)
 Inclusive growth (high-employment
economy delivering social and
territorial cohesion)
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EU headline targets
 75% of the population aged 20-64 should be
employed
 3% of the EU's GDP should be invested in R&D
 20/20/20 climate/energy targets to be met (reduction
in EU greenhouse gas emissions below 1990 levels;
renewable resources; reduction in primary energy by
improving energy efficiency)
 The share of early school leavers should be under
10% and at least 40% of the younger generation
should have a tertiary degree
 20 Million less people should be at risk of poverty
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Smart growth
("Innovation Union" and "Youth on the Move")
 Strengthen knowledge and innovation as drivers of
future growth
 Improve quality of education and promote lifelong
learning
 Strengthen research performance
 Promote innovation and knowledge transfer
throughout the EU
 Make full use of IT and communication technologies
 Ensure that innovative ideas can be turned into new
products and services to create growth and quality
jobs (PPP)
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Inclusive growth
(“An agenda for new skills and jobs”
and “European Platform against Poverty”)
 Empower people through high levels of
employment
 Invest in skills and training (life long
learning)
 Modernise labour markets and social
protection systems (anticipate and manage
change)
 Fight poverty and build a cohesive society
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President Barroso's
state of the Union speech
(September 2010)
 New skills for more and better jobs
 Investment in life long learning to combat social
exclusion and poverty
 Job mobility in EU in a stronger single market
(EURES, European Vacancy Monitor and a European
Skills Passport)
 Promote world class universities in Europe
(innovation and research)
 A strong Europe in science, education and culture
 A European Digital Agenda will deliver a single
digital market worth 4% of EU GDP by 2020
 An "intelligent" post-2013 EU budget to back our
policy priorities
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Commission Work Programme 2011
Strategic EAC items
 Communication on Modernisation of
higher education (non-legislative)
(adoption foreseen for 3Q 2011)
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Commission Work Programme
2011
 Commission Communication on a New
Competences Initiative
 Recommendation on the promotion and
validation of informal and non-formal
learning *
 Unlocking the potential of Cultural and
Creative Industries
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Programmes supporting the
Youth on the Move initiative
 The Communication on programmes
below (to be adopted in 3Q 2011) will
clarify how the programmes contribute
to the Youth on the Move initiative
 Lifelong Learning Programme
 Youth programme post 2013
 Erasmus Mundus post 2013
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