On 3 December 2019, EFEE's General Assembly came together at the European Parliament in Brussels. The General Assembly was hosted by MEP Dace Melbarde, Vice-Chair of EP Committee on Education and Culture (CULT) and received a keynote speech by European Commissioner for Youth and Innovation,...
Report EFEE Peer Learning Visit to Slovenia 5-6 November 2019 On 5-6 November 2019, the second Peer Learning Visit of the joint EFEE-ETUCE project on “Lifelong Learning for All: Inclusive Vocational Education and Training ” took place in Ljubljana. The event was hosted and co-organised by the Association...
On 8 November 2019, the Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council held a historic joint public policy debate between the Finance and Education Ministers in Brussels to discuss the future of education and training in Europe. On the agenda were amongst others sessions on “A...
Following the announcement of the second call of the European Universities Initiative on 5 November 2019, the European Commission organized a kick-off event for interested parties on 7 November 2019. Under the motto of “Building the Universities of the Future”, more than 800 stakeholders in...
On 24-25 October 2019, the EFEE Peer Learning Visit on “Promoting Teaching in Higher Education” took place in Helsinki. The event was hosted and co-organised by the Association of Finnish Education Employers (member of EFEE). In total, 14 EFEE members from Australia, Belgium (French speaking...
From 14 to 18 October 2019, the fourth European Vocational Skills Week took place in Helsinki. Continuing on the success of the previous editions, the aim of the week was to provide visibility and recognition for vocational education and training. With the support of the...
Education is both a fundamental right for all human beings and a powerful tool for social inclusion: two truths which must inform European countries in their response to migration and refugees. They also inspired a joint project on education and migration by EFEE and the...
On 16 October, in light of the European Tripartite Social Summit, EFEE together with the other Public Services Employers Forum members presented their EU priorities for five coming years. With the statement, the members of the Public Services Employers’ Forum (PSEF), representing Public Services and Services...
On World Teachers’ Day 2019 we especially celebrate young teachers, the future of the teaching profession. To safeguard this future, the European Social Partners in Education have launched innovative new Online Interactive Risk Assessment Tools for the early childhood education and care and secondary sectors....
Supportive policy frameworks developed with the involvement of education social partners, as well as a stronger cooperation between teachers, school leaders, education employers, parents and learners, are key factors for the implementing the democratic citizenship and inclusive education in Europe. These are the major conclusions...