Education
The European institutions have a supportive competence in the field of education. Any of the institutions to which the Church and Society Commission of CEC relates is engaged in providing a platform for reflecting on education in Europe. Education is recognised as one of the most important means for promoting shared values, intercultural dialogue and an active European citizenship. It concerns all areas of life and is seen as a life-long learning process including formal as well as non-formal education.
2010
The CSC Plenary on its annual meeting which took place in Haguenau/Strasbourg from 28 May – 1 June 2010 adopted the education strategy for CSC. Education was accepted as one of the top priorities for 2011. A working group will be established to implement the strategy and further reflect the field of education. Although education is a national matter in Europe, it gains more and more importance on European level. The education strategy of CSC follows two main topics:
1. Monitoring the implementation of the EU education strategy (“ET 2020”) on European and national level;
2: Clarify the contribution of CEC member churches in education for democratic citizenship.
CSC Education Strategy as adopted by the CSC at the Commission meeting in Haguenau/Strasbourg, 28 May – 1 June 2010
Background paper to the CSC Education Strategy, May 2010
2009
Commission of the European Communities - Green Paper - on:
Promoting the learning mobility of young people - 8 July 2009
Joint answer by CSC, EYCE, WSCF-E and AGDF on the Greenpaper consultation “Promoting the learning mobility of young people” (COM(2009)329final), Commission of the European Communities
2008
On 15 December 2008, CSC - together with the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Community (COMECE) and the European Commission - organised a Dialogue Seminar in Brussels on “Quality Education in an Intercultural Environment”. The Intereuropean Commission on Church and School (ICCS), an associated organisation of CEC, and the Churches’ Commission for Migrants in Europe (CCME) made a pivotal contribution to the contents of the seminar.
The seminar, which brought together experts on education and migration from churches and church-related organisations, EU institutions and the academic world, examined opportunities and challenges of cultural diversity for educational systems in Europe. The seminar contributed to the (then) ongoing public consultation on the European Commission “Green Paper on migration and mobility: challenges and opportunities for EU education systems” issued on 3 July 2008.
Seminar conclusions by Peter Schreiner, President of ICCS
Presentation of Professor Dr Ramón Flecha, University of Barcelona
Links
Website of ICCS:
www.iccsweb.org
European Commission website on education and training:
ec.europa.eu/education/lifelong-learning-policy/doc28_en.htm
Council of Europe website on education
http://www.coe.int/T/E/Cultural_Co-operation/education/
