Date: in 12 pts

WB Strategies, Priorities&

Support of Erasmus+

Helene SkikosDG Education & Culture

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Enlargement Strategy Fundamentals First

Rule of Law

Public Administration Reform

Economic Governance and Competitiveness

Examples:

Improve judiciary, assure independence, improve efficiency and accountability; freedom of speech, etc.

Good governance and management, transparency, meritocracy, depoliticalisation, profesionalism

Upgrading skills, economic reform, job creation, fiscal consolidation, investment climate, good management

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SEE 2020 Strategy (based on EU 2020)

5 Pillars

Integrated growth (cooperation)

Smart growth

Sustainable growth

Inclusive growth

Governance for growth (reduce corruption)

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SEE 2020 Strategy Sectors for smart growth

Education and competences

R&D and Innovation

Digital Society

Cultural and Creative Sectors

Basic and transversal skills, 8 key competence, Linking education with the labour market; Modernising and rationalising VET

Developing capacity for research and innovation

Preparing for the digital society

Contribution of culture and creative sectors to economy

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SEE 2020 Strategy Sectors for sustainable growth

Energy

Transport

Environment

Increase efficiency, renewable resources & infrastructure

Improve infrastructure, efficiency, improve rail &water transport

Reduce pollution, irrigation, climate change, forestation, water resource management, awareness-raising, natural resources

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SEE 2020 Strategy Sectors for Inclusive growth

Employment

Health

Promote employment creation, enhance labour market governance for employment, stimulate social economy initiatives

Improve capacity of health sector and health services

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WB Platform on Educationhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/international-cooperation/western-balkans_en.htm

Multilateral cooperation on Education and Training

Annual Ministerial meetings between EU and WB Ministries

Stakeholder consultations; evidence gathering/ surveys; sharing good practices (2013 & 2015 studies)

To support reform efforts, link with EU strategies and programmes

Identified priorities:

Higher Education (relevance; quality)

Teacher Training (methods; competences)

Research & Innovation (build capacity in HE)

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Economic Reform Programme Individual priorities set by country then peer reviewed by

the Commission and the ECOFIN Council

Priorities for Albania:

Adopt and start to implement the law on higher education, as well as the new strategy for higher education.

Establish an independent accreditation system for all public and private universities.

Continue the restructuring of the VET system with a view to improving the relevance of the training for the needs of the labour market.

Adopt a strategy on the land cadastre and concrete measures to increase momentum in agricultural land consolidation

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Economic Reform Programme Individual priorities set by country then peer reviewed by

the Commission and the ECOFIN Council

Priorities for Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Develop a more strategic approach to tackle the deficiencies in the training and education system by effectively prioritizing measures based on a mapping of the skills gap taking into account the needs of industry, especially SMEs.

Harmonise legislation and standards related to education and training at state and entity level, as well as at cantonal level, since the competence on education in FBiH is at cantonal level.

Develop a transport policy and strategy and an energy strategy at each level of government according to competencies.

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Economic Reform Programme Individual priorities set by country then peer reviewed by

the Commission and the ECOFIN Council

Priorities for Kosovo*:

Advance in securing a reliable energy supply / comply with EU environmental standards in the production of energy

Improve quality of education, quality assurance measures, quality of higher education, access to pre-primary and primary school; accelerate modernization of VET; align the education system to be more responsive to the labour market.

Continue to improve the business environment, fight against informal economy, provide targeted support for SMEs, step up the fight against corruption

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Economic Reform Programme Individual priorities set by country then peer reviewed by

the Commission and the ECOFIN Council

Priorities for Montenegro:

Actively continue education reform with a view to better aligning education and skills with labour market needs.

Strengthen cooperation between education and business.

Make further progress with a comprehensive and strategic approach in the field of EU food safety and sanitary and phytosanitary standards to receive accreditation for exporting agricultural and food products to the EU

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Economic Reform Programmes Individual priorities set by country then peer

reviewed by the Commission and the ECOFIN Council

Priorities for Serbia:

Upgrade skills, enhancing the human capital

Finalise National Qualifications Framework

Reform of the education system, improving the outcomes,

Stimulate private investment, support lending to SMEs and research activities in companies

Improve energy production, construction of gas inter-connectors

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Role of Education

Foundation upon which to build capacity in all sectors

Provides basic and transversal skill needed in all jobs and for flexible labour market

Advanced and professional skills and qualifications provided in higher education respond to identified needs:

Education of teachers, managers, engineers and other professionals in priority sectors; education of public officials, health workers; building research capacity via PhD programmes; international cooperation, etc.

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Priorities in Erasmus+ CBHE

Modernisation of curriculum by developing new and innovative courses and methodologies; curriculum development, modernise teaching, revise content, etc.

Modernisation of governance, management and functioning of higher education: decision-making processes, strategies, rigorous quality assurance measures, follow-up for improvement, internationalization, developing research capacity, access to HE from vulnerable groups, etc.

Developing the Higher Education sector within society at large: LLL, HE VET, university-business cooperation, NQF, knowledge triangle, regional cooperation in HE, reform policy development, implementation and monitoring, etc.

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Regional Priorities in CBHE

Category A: Subject areas for Curriculum development; Teacher training and education science; Physical sciences; Engineering and engineering trades; Agriculture, forestry and fishery; Health; Transport services; Environmental protection

Category B: Improving quality of education and teaching

Learning and teaching tools, methodologies and pedagogical approaches including learning outcomes

Blended courses, virtual and real mobility, practical placements etc.

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Regional Priorities in CBHE

Category C: Improving management and operation of higher education institutionsGovernance, strategic planning and management of higher education institutions; Internationalization of higher education institutions; Access to and democratization of higher educationCategory D: Developing the Higher Education sector within society at largeNon-University sector at tertiary education level; University-enterprise cooperation; entrepreneurship and employability of graduates; Qualification frameworks and recognition of qualifications; Definition, implementation and monitoring of the reform policies

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National Strategies and PrioritiesErasmus+ Office websites For Serbia see http://erasmusplus.rs/important-for-project-contents/national-documents/ For Montenegro see http://

www.neomontenegro.ac.me/dokumenti.php?p=1&l=en

DG NEAR websites•http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/publications/occasional_paper/2015/op229_en.htm (Economic Reform Programmes)•http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/countries/package/index_en.htm (2015 Country Reports)

Studies and reports •WB PET, World Bank, Council of Europe, RCC, etc. (surf the web)

Horizontal Priorities

Increase quality of educational provision

• Quality assurance implementation• HE rigorous, transparent accreditation of institutions and

programmes; evaluation of schools; Skills not Just Diplomas

• Fight corruption in education; culture of meritocracy• Transparent recruitment of staff, de-politisation, measures to

combat conflict of interest

• Long term approach, targeting impact on society and link to economy and country’s growth

• No quick fixes in education. Steering large ocean liner

• Holistic approach: purpose of education (VET, HE?); relevance to labour market, employability of graduates

PISA 2009 Math Reading Science Ranking PISA 2012Math Reading Science Ranking

Hungary 490 494 503 26 Austria 506 490 506 18

Italy 483 486 489 29 Italy 485 490 494 31

Greece 466 483 470 32 Hungary 477 488 494 39

Croatia 460 476 486 36 Croatia 471 485 491 40

Austria 496 470 494 39 Greece 453 477 467 42

Turkey 445 464 454 41 Serbia 449 446 445 43

Serbia 442 442 443 45 Turkey 448 475 463 44

Bulgaria 428 429 439 46 Romania 445 438 439 45

Romania 427 424 428 49 Bulgaria 439 436 446 47

Montenegro 403 408 401 54 Montenegro 410 422 410 54

Albania 377 385 391 60 Albania 394 394 397 57

2012 PISA score in Maths and GDP

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Overall Objective of EU Assistance

Facilitate growth, development of economy

Build capacity for competiveness

Increase employment (youth)

Convergence with EU acquis

Prepare for EU membership

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Developing Erasmus+ Projects

What you can do:

Read published strategic documents (e.g. Enlargement Progress Reports, Economic Reform Programmes, etc)

What we look for:

More demonstrated impact and sustainability of projects

Build on past results / support o reform efforts

Why?Help WB countries on reform process; for EU integration but also for economic survival

Help make EU support to WB count, have more impact

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Strategic use of Erasmus+

Mobility of staff and students in priority sectors = help build capacity of future professionals

Mobility of staff and students according to PC university's strategic priorities = strengthen weak programme or build excellence in strong programme

Capacity-building projects in priority sectors for economic development = train and educate new professionals in priority sectors; improve governance issues; strengthen development of research (PhD prog); prepare teachers, etc.

Jean Monnet can respond to convergence with EU acquis

Thank youhttp://ec.europa.eu/education/international-cooperation/western-balkans_en.htm

Helene.Skikos@ec.europa.eu