The French Presidency The French Presidency Of the European UnionOf the European Union

1 July 2008 - 31 December 1 July 2008 - 31 December 20082008

The prioritiesThe prioritiesof the French Presidencyof the French Presidency

Education andhigher education

• preparing for post 2010

• lifelong guidance and training

• mobility

• quality assurance

What strategy for the What strategy for the future?future?

Preparing for post 2010Preparing for post 2010

Member States Member States must redefine their must redefine their cooperation cooperation project for project for education and education and training for the training for the futurefuture

They must also They must also turn their mind to turn their mind to the future ofthe future ofthe Bologna the Bologna Process Process

Meeting ofthe High Level Group

Reims 16 and 17 June

Meeting of the Bologna Follow-up group

Paris 14 and 15 October

The priorities for education The priorities for education and higher educationand higher education

Conference Conference "Managing "Managing transitions: lifelong transitions: lifelong guidance in Europe"guidance in Europe" Lyon 17 and 18 SeptemberLyon 17 and 18 September

Conference Conference “Teaching “Teaching sciences in the Europe of sciences in the Europe of knowledge"knowledge"Grenoble 8 and 9 OctoberGrenoble 8 and 9 October

Conference Conference "Social inclusion: "Social inclusion: a European approach to the a European approach to the schooling of pupils with schooling of pupils with special needs"special needs"Clermont-Ferrand 29 and 30 Clermont-Ferrand 29 and 30 OctoberOctober

Lifelong guidance and

training

Education, Youth and Education, Youth and Culture Culture CouncilCouncilBrussels 20 and 21 Brussels 20 and 21 NovemberNovember

Lifelong Orientation and Training

Meeting of the directors general of higher educationStrasbourg8 September

Meeting of the directors general of vocational education and trainingAmiens20 and 21 October

- Focusing on vocational training in the continuum of lifelong learning and the participation of all stakeholders, including higher education actors

- Bordeaux communiqué (Copenhagen Process)

- Presentation of the Charter on lifelong training by the European conferences of university chancellors

Informal meeting of the ministers of education and higher education Bordeaux 26 November

The priorities forThe priorities forhigher educationhigher education

High-level group on mobility

Conference"Europe, an area for student mobility"Nancy 4 and 5 November

“Etats généraux”on multilingualismParis 26 September

Education, Youth and Education, Youth and Culture Culture CouncilCouncilBrussels 20 and 21 Brussels 20 and 21 NovemberNovember

Mobility

Democratisation of mobility

The priorities forThe priorities forhigher educationhigher education

Quality assurance

Conference "Quality assurance in higher education institutions in Europe"Strasbourg, 9 and 10 September

Conference "The management and performance of schools in Europe"Poitiers 6 and 7 November

Conference "International Comparison Indicators: a European approach"Nice 13 and 14 November

CouncilEducation, Youth and CultureBrussels 20 and 21 November

The trio The trio France - Czech Republic - Sweden France - Czech Republic - Sweden

Equity

Openness

Quality

Facilitating access for everybody to education and training systems

Improving the quality and effectiveness of education and training systems in the European UnionOpening education and training systems to the outside world: business; Europe; the world.

Structures its priorities around 3 axes: