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EUNEC seminar 'Towards effective stakeholder engagement in education policy making, in the countries and in the regions'

March 27, 2023

EUNEC is organising its yearly seminar, this year on the topic of stakeholder engagement. The seminar is hosted by the CEE (Spanish Education Council) and will take place in Madrid/Toledo on 9 and 10 May 2023

EUNEC exchange: Are shifts in education policy due to the pandemic becoming sustainable or not?

December 20, 2022

After digital exchange sessions on how our councils and education systems dealt with the impact of the pandemic on education, and on the role of education councils for recovery, EUNEC members gathered again in a digital meeting to discuss about shifts in education policy due to the pandemic: are they becoming sustainable or not?

Seminar 'Are our education systems fit for the future?' and EUNEC anniversary celebration. Presentations and report now available.

June 08, 2022

After two years of exclusively digital exchange, EUNEC members met again to reflect on the future of our education systems. The seminar was hosted by the Education Council of the Netherlands, and took place in The Hague on 15 June 2022. Participants from 12 countries (EU and Québec) analyzed trends shaping education, tried to identify challenges to education systems and discussed possible responses to enhance their resilience, exchanging experiences and practices from participating countries.

June 15, 2022 Are our education systems fit for the future?
May 16, 2019 Education Councils and the European Education Area
March 08, 2018 Promoting citizenship and common values through education
May 18, 2017 Making education more inclusive
May 30, 2016 EUNEC seminar on 'Governance in education'

Statements

Shared viewpoints

Since 2000, EUNEC has been organizing seminars and conferences on hot topics on the European and national agendas in the field of education and training, gathering policy makers and stakeholders. The output of the debates during these events is a document called 'the statements' of EUNEC, a common text agreed on by all participants.

Answers to European consultations

The voice of EUNEC in Europe

For EUNEC it is a point of concern to respond to public consultations relevant for education and training and to cooperate in analyses and studies undertaken by the European Commission.

Council Ministers of Education April 2022

April 30, 2022

Ministers discussed the extent to which European Union education systems are equipped to deal with crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the war in Ukraine. They adopted a recommendation to further enhance the effectiveness of European cooperation in the field of higher education. They also adopted conclusions on a European strategy to strengthen the position of higher education institutions for Europe's future, and conclusions on increasing the mobility of teachers and trainers, in particular European mobility, during their initial and in-service training.

Informal video conference Ministers of Education: response to the influx of refugees from Ukraine

March 31, 2022

On 31 March 2022, the EU Education Ministers held a video conference chaired by Jean-Michel Blanquer, the French Education Minister. Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, also took part. The aim was to discuss concrete EU assistance to pupils, teachers and educational staff from Ukraine.