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Daphne SCHERER

European CommissionDG Education and Culture

Unit C.1.001 - Higher Education; Erasmus

Daphne.SCHERER@ext.ec.europa.eu

The Political

Framework of

Erasmus Centralised

Actions

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What are the challenges in European Higher Education?

The Challenge: a Europe with increasing (and unmet) skills needs• By 2020, 35% of all jobs will require high-level qualifications

(today: 29%)

• Only 32.3% of EU population have a Higher Education degree

A European Response: Europe 2020

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Political framework – Europe 2020

• Europe 2020 (adopted June 2010) defines a strategy for recovery and “smart, sustainable and inclusive” growth in the next decade, including headline targets

• Higher Education target: 40% of young people to successfully complete higher education or equivalent studies

Europe 2020: 40% target

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Commission Communication: policy messages and priorities

••Supporting Growth and Jobs: •AN AGENDA FOR THE MODERNISATION OF EUROPE’S HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS • COM(2011) 567 final

• September 2011

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• Europe needs more graduates

• Quality, relevance and employability

• Higher education’s contribution to economic recovery and long term growth

Why modernise?

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Five key policy messages to Member States and Higher

Education Institutions

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• in line with Europe 2020 agreed national targets, including among underrepresented

• Progression routes and recognition of prior learning and experience

• Outreach to underrepresented groups, guidance and targeted financial support

• Reduce drop-out

Increase attainment levels

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• Graduate employability

• Tailoring learning modes to a diverse student body

• Motivating and rewarding excellent teachers

• Programmes informed by and adapted to labour market needs

Improve quality and relevance

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• Learning mobility windows and moving between programmes

• Efficient recognition of studies abroad

• Improving access & employment for non-EU students and researchers

• 20% mobility benchmark

Quality through mobility & international co-operation

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• Stimulating entrepreneurial, creative and innovation skills + environments

• Encouraging partnership and co-operation with business

• Involvement of HE institutions in regional development plans

Education, research & innovation for excellence and regional

development

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• Empowering institutions to play to their strengths

• Sufficient, efficient and well-targeted funding

Governance and Funding to support strategic choices

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OBJECTIVE:

• Link policy with programme

• Reach the objectives set in the Modernisation Agenda

• Transition period to Erasmus for All (2014-2020)

TIMING:

• LLP Call 2013 will be published in September 2012

LLP Call 2013Erasmus centralised actions

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