Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training
In cooperation with the Ministries of Education of the Western Balkans Six, the European Commission launched the Western Balkans Platform on Education and Training on 7 March 2012. Its objectives are to support the transition for the candidate countries and to better prepare the potential candidates in the region for their eventual participation in European Union policies and programmes on education and training. The Ministerial Platform meetings, which convene the Ministers responsible for education in the region and their main staff, decide on spin-off activities and follow-up measures to be taken.
In 2017 and 2018 the Platform on Education and Training (DG EAC) and Steering Platform on Research and Innovation (DG R&I) were organised jointly (back to back). In 2020, as well as 2022 a joint Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation brought together key stakeholders from the European Union and the Western Balkan region in an online exchange forum. During these meetings, Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, presented her vision and new narrative for the Western Balkans: the ‘Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport’, a comprehensive, long-term cooperation strategy of the EU and the Western Balkans.
News
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Mariya Gabriel's shares her thoughts on the Western Balkans Agenda in an interview with CorD
The article by Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner For Innovation, Research, Culture, Education And Youth is titled "Promised And Delivered!" and was published on March 2. The magazine is an independent...
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Western Balkans Steering Platforms meeting successfully held in Skopje on 15-16 Feb. 2023
The Western Balkans Steering Platforms on Education and Training & Research and Innovation met in North Macedonia on 15 - 16 February 2023. The European Commission, the Swedish EU Council Presidency...
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'Skills Leader' badge announced as part of the Year of Skills 2023
The European Commission is pleased to announce 2023 as the Year of Skills! 2023 will focus on lifelong learning, green and digital transitions, innovation and competitiveness...
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Events
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EDUCATION FAIR is organized for the 15th time, from 27-28 April 2023 at Prishtina Organization of the Education Fair is based on the demand and need on the...
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Online information session: Centres of Vocational Excellence 2023
Join this information session on 27 January 2023 to learn about the latest policy context and application procedure for the Centres of Vocational Excellence 2023 call for proposals under Erasmus...
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REWIRE Cybersecurity Blueprint: The Future of Cybersecurity Education in Europe
European funded projects like REWIRE Cybersecurity Skills Alliance – A New Vision for Europe aim at addressing the existing skills gaps in the cybersecurity sector through the development of skills framework...
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Organisations
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Balkan Institute of Science and Innovation of the Université Côte d’Azur
Université Côte d’Azur (UCA) is a research-intensive university relying on a strong ecosystem of higher education and research institutions (Observatory of the Côte d’Azur, CNRS, INRIA, etc.), that: ...
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Western Balkans Alumni Association
The Western Balkans Alumni Association (WBAA) is a regional association of alumni from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo * and Serbia, who pursued international learning...
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SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre
SALTO YOUTH supports youth work in and with the countries of the Western Balkans The SALTO South East Europe Resource Centre promotes co-operation between the Programme Countries and Western...
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Calls
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Call for Applications to the Higher Education Partnership Programme 2023-2026
The Higher Education Partnership Programmer (HEP) 2023-2026 supports collaboration projects between higher education institutions (HEIs) in Finland and in developing countries. The HEP Programme is...
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Make your school a Superschool
About Superschools is a RYCO programme for school exchanges in WB6 with the objectives to support the peacebuilding and reconciliation process and intercultural learning and dialogue among schools, ...
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Women on the Move's training school on research on women´s migration
This in-person training school will strengthen the selected trainees’ competences in research on women´s migration. Trainees will learn through intensive training, lectures, interactive group classes, ...
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Documents
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Handbook for STEM educators (Bosnian)
University of Banja Luka within the project “Embedding RRI in Western Balkan Countries: Enhancement of Self-Sustaining R&I Ecosystems (WBC-RRI.NET)” Horizon 2020 published the Handbook for STEM educators...
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Council Recommendation on Pathways to School Success
A new Council Recommendation on ‘Pathways to School Success’ aims to ensure better educational outcomes for all learners, regardless of background or situation, by lifting the performance in basic skills...
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These ethical guidelines on AI and data usage in teaching and learning are designed to help educators understand the potential that the applications of AI and data usage can have in education and to raise...
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Links
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Digital Skills and Jobs Platform
The Digital Skills and Jobs Platform is addressing this problem. It helps Europeans to advance their digital skills and knowledge, further their careers and add value to their organisations. The Platform...
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Learn the Basics of 22 Languages with the Online Language Support
Community description Join in learning the basics of a new language to get you started on your journey to understanding the language and culture for travel or for work. Why not get started right now...
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Video: Western Balkans: Partnerships for skills development
A conversation about the partnerships in education in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia that could support the green and digital transition. What is happening...
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Projects
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The joint UN project ‘Reimagining Education for Marginalised Girls and Boys during and post COVID-19 in Bosnia and Herzegovina’ launched on 10 March 2021 at the UN House in Sarajevo is jointly implemented...
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Transnational History Education and Co-operation Laboratory – HISTOLAB
The cooperation with the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), was shaped into a joint project “Transnational History Education and Cooperation Laboratory...
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Enhancing language education in cross-border vocational education
The promotion of language learning plays a particularly important role in border regions, especially in professional and vocational education. The project will focus on innovative processes which facilitate...
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