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Seminar 'Are our education systems fit for the future?' and EUNEC anniversary celebration

June 08, 2022

After two years of exclusively digital exchange, EUNEC members will meet again to reflect on the future of our education systems. The seminar is hosted by the Education Council of the Netherlands, and takes place in The Hague on 15 June 2022. Participants from 12 countries (EU and Québec) will delve into trends shaping education, try to identify challenges to education systems and discuss possible responses to enhance their resilience, exchanging experiences and practices from participating countries.

EUNEC exchange on the role of education councils for recovery

November 19, 2021

On 15 November 2021, EUNEC General Assembly members had a fruitful online exchange on how education councils can take up their role towards recovery after the pandemic.

New EUNEC publication: 'Education Councils in Europe. Going beyond the tensions'

May 07, 2021

This reader is published at the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the network.

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'
September 21, 2015 'Leading teachers' learning'

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.