Education

The European Commission puts forward ambitious initiatives that will make the future of education and training more inclusive, green and digital.

With the revised Erasmus+ 2020 Programme Guide, two Key Action 2 special calls for proposals were launched as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The German Council Presidency presents the draft of the Osnabrück Declaration for a future-proof vocational education and training (VET) system in Europe.

The European Commission presents the additional 24 European Universities that will complement the 17 pilot alliances selected in 2019.

The EC presents survey results that show how strategic university cooperation helped to cope with the situation and how COVID-19 affected learning mobility.

The European Commission wants to prevent a lost generation due to the corona-caused crisis and proposes a skills and youth package tailored to the challenge.

Finalisation of the Erasmus+ regulation, a push for digital education, a new impetus for the European Education Area, and cooperation in VET are on the agenda.

EU ministers adopted several conclusions related to the future of education, training, re- and upskilling.

The EC published evidence that shows how tertiary level graduates are doing and how Europe could improve access to comparable information on graduates’ careers.