Key action 1
Learning mobility
1. In the field of education and training, the Programme shall support the following actions under key action 1:
(a)
the learning mobility of higher education students and staff;
(b)
the learning mobility of vocational education and training learners and staff;
(c)
the learning mobility of school pupils and staff;
(d)
the learning mobility of adult education learners and staff.
2. Learning mobility under this Article may be accompanied by virtual learning and measures such as language support, preparatory visits, training and virtual cooperation. Learning mobility may be replaced by virtual learning for those persons who are unable to participate in learning mobility.
Key action 2
Cooperation among organisations and institutions
In the field of education and training, the Programme shall support the following actions under key action 2:
(a)
partnerships for cooperation and exchange of practices, including small-scale partnerships to foster wider and more inclusive access to the Programme;
(b)
partnerships for excellence, in particular European Universities, platforms of centres of vocational excellence and Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s Degrees;
(c)
partnerships for innovation to strengthen Europe’s innovation capacity;
(d)
user-friendly online platforms and tools for virtual cooperation, including support services for eTwinning and for the Electronic Platform for Adult Learning in Europe, and tools to facilitate learning mobility, including the European Student Card initiative.
Key action 3
Support to policy development and cooperation
In the field of education and training, the Programme shall support the following actions under key action 3:
(a)
the preparation and implementation of the Union general and sectoral policy agendas in the field of education and training, including with the support of the Eurydice network or activities of other relevant organisations, and the support to the Bologna Process;
(b)
Union tools and measures that foster the quality, transparency and recognition of competences, skills and qualifications ( 30 ) ;
(c)
policy dialogue and cooperation with relevant stakeholders, including Union-wide networks, European organisations and international organisations in the field of education and training;
(d)
measures that contribute to the high-quality and inclusive implementation of the Programme;
(e)
cooperation with other Union instruments and support to other Union policies;
(f)
dissemination and awareness-raising activities about European policy outcomes and priorities and about the Programme.
Jean Monnet actions
The Programme shall support teaching, learning, research and debates on European integration matters, including on the Union’s future challenges and opportunities, through the following actions:
(a)
the Jean Monnet action in the field of higher education;
(b)
the Jean Monnet action in other fields of education and training;
(c)
support to the following institutions pursuing an aim of European interest: the European University Institute, Florence, including its School of Transnational Governance; the College of Europe (Bruges and Natolin campuses); the European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht; the Academy of European Law, Trier; the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education, Odense; and the International Centre for European Training, Nice.
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