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SwissCore and EU mechanisms
19 March 2015, Visit Interkantonale Konferenz für Weiterbildung, Schweizerische Berufsbildungsämter-Konferenz, Schweizerischer
Verband für Weiterbildung
Florence Balthasar, European Advisor for Education
Goals of presentation
• to learn about SwissCore’s missions and tasks
• to get an overview of how the EU works in education and what the Europe of knowledge is
SwissCore Contact Office for European Research, Innovation and Education
founded in 1995, we are: • Swiss information and liaison office for European research (1995),
innovation (2006) and education (1995/2012) in Brussels• a side-branch of Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)• co-funded by State Secretariat for Education, Research and
Innovation (SERI) and Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI)
we:
• bridge between Swiss and European knowledge institutions• support Swiss participation in European knowledge programmes
tasks and services I
• to gather European ERI intelligence
• to provide high-quality informationarticle, infomail, note and reportSwissCore Synopsis
• to liaise between Europe and Switzerland participate in and organise meetings participate in events organise events (Apéro, Annual Event, Briefing, Seminar & Special
Events presentations and speeches
tasks and services II
• to support Swiss participation at European levelanswering questionbrokeragestrategic adviceorganise (high-level) visit to Brusselstraineeshipspecial (training) sessionfacilities (meeting rooms and work places)
• to promote Swiss knowledge institutions at European level ad hoc replacementad personam representationcooperation within Informal Group of Liaison Offices (IGLO)
organisation
• Head of Office (30+70)• David Bohmert
• European Advisor for Research (100)
• Martin Müller
• Student Trainee for Research (100)
• Idris Abdelkhalek
• European Advisor for Innovation (100)
• Charlotte Geerdink
• European Advisor for Education (80)
• Florence Balthasar
• Office Manager (100)• Anja Belaey
• Assistant (2/3)• Tawanda Daka
Head of Division International Co-operation SNSF
Jean-Luc Barras
Accompanying Committee
Swiss context
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State Secretariat forEducation, Research and Innovation
(SERI)
State Secretariat forEducation, Research and Innovation
(SERI)
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Mission of Switzerland to European Union
Mission of Switzerland to European Union
swissuniversitiesswissuniversities
Swiss Conference of CantonalMinisters of Education (EDK)
Swiss Conference of CantonalMinisters of Education (EDK)
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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Swiss National Science Foundation
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Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI)
Commission for Technology and Innovation (CTI)
our European context
Mission of Switzerland to the European Union
Mission of Switzerland to the European Union
Interest GroupsEuropean Associations
Lobby Groups
Interest GroupsEuropean Associations
Lobby Groups
EU Institutions European Commission European Parliament
Council of the European Union Expert Committees
Research advisory groups
EU Institutions European Commission European Parliament
Council of the European Union Expert Committees
Research advisory groups
National Representations EU Member States Associated States Third Countries
National Representations EU Member States Associated States Third Countries
Informal Group of
RTD Liaison Offices
(IGLO)
Research Councilof Norway
Research Councilof Norway
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EU competences
• exclusive competences (Article 3 of the TFEU): (e.g. in field of competition and internal market);
• shared competences (Article 4 of the TFEU): (e.g. in field of research and innovation);
• supporting competences (Article 6 of the TFEU): (e.g. in field of education, youth, culture and employment)
TFUE (2009)
TITLE XII
Education, vocational training, youth and sport
Article 165
• (1) The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity.
The Union shall contribute to the promotion of European sporting issues, while taking account of the specific nature of sport, its structures based on voluntary activity and its social and educational function.
TFUE (2009)
Article 166
• 1. The Union shall implement a vocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training.
Who is the EU in education?
European Commission proposes policy/legislation
DG EAC
European Parliament decides
CULT Committee
Council of the EU decides
ECYS Council
Agencies execute programmes
EACEA + NA
Europe 2020
1. smart growth – developing an economy based on knowledge and innovation
2. sustainable growth – promoting a sustainable and competitive economy
3. inclusive growth – fostering a high-employment economy delivering social cohesion
Europe 20201. employment
75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed
2. R&D / innovation
3% of the EU's GDP (public and private combined) to be invested in R&D/innovation
3. climate change / energy
greenhouse gas emissions 20% lower than 1990
20% of energy from renewables
20% increase in energy efficiency
4. education
reducing school drop-out rates below 10%
at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education
5. poverty / social exclusion
at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion
overview of dossiers
EUROPE OF KNOWLEDGE
Europe 2020
Directive on Recognition of Qualifications, Structural & Investment Funds
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Transversal dossiers: indicators, modernising institutions
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Erasmus+ Horizon 2020 PC
www.swisscore.org Rue du Trône 98, B-1050 Bruxelles
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Thank you for your attention
Questions? Discussion!