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13.06.2008

European Lifelong Learning Awards for Quality in Mobility 2008

Within the framework of the international conference "Quality in Mobility within the Lifelong Learning Programme", the European Lifelong Learning Awards for Quality in Mobility were granted for the first time today.  The awards to the winning Erasmus, Grundtvig, Comenius, Leonardo and Languages projects were conferred by the President of the EU Education, Youth and Culture Council, Slovenian Minister of Education and Sport, Dr Milan Zver, and the European Commissioner for Education, Training, Culture and Youth, Jan Figel'. "The Lifelong Learning Programme and in particular the mobility projects carried out within its framework are basic tools for encouraging intercultural dialogue, mutual acquaintance and thus promotion of multiculturalism and multilingualism," said the President of the EU Education, Youth and Culture Council, Slovenian Minister of Education and Sport, Dr Milan Zver, at the awards ceremony. He also pointed out that "priority was given to operators of the educational process: to educational institutions, primary and secondary school pupils, teachers, and to the actual results of their participation in the most important EU education programme – the Lifelong Learning Programme.  And it is really in the schooling process where innovation and creativity – being among the main priorities of the Slovenian Presidency – start.

The European Union has been actively encouraging multinational partnerships in mobility projects for several years. Through the interaction of cultures, languages and identities the projects create an ideal innovative environment and bring added value to the school level, as well as the national and EU level.   After the awards ceremony Minister Zver also underlined that such projects in the Lifelong Learning Programme will also be the basic programme and financial tools in the years to come in order to put in practice the strategic decisions adopted by ministers at the political level.  "Every country has an equal chance to take part in these projects, including non-EU Member States such as  EFTA/EEA countries, candidate countries and the countries of the Western Balkans (of course under special conditions), which is of particular importance given that one of Slovenia’s priorities is also enlargement," stressed Minister Zver.

The international conference "Quality in Mobility within the Lifelong Learning Programme" was attended by more than 400 participants, who advocated increasing accessibility to international mobility and its quality, evaluation and the impact of mobility of experts. Particular attention was paid to examples of quality projects in different forms of international mobility.

The winners of the European Lifelong Learning Awards for Quality in Mobility are published on the website: www.qim.si.

 

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Date: 13.06.2008