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European Network of Education Councils

Acronym: EUNEC

General Information

Identification Code: 41228861912-38
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Entity Form: internationale vereniging zonder winstoogmerk
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 6/26/2009
Last Update: 2/5/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0

Mission & Interests

Goals: Nowadays, education and training are seen as key actors in the development of a knowledge society. Therefore both the EU and the member states put forward daring targets to energise the sectors of education and training making them more performing. In order to give these innovation policies a broad societal support, governments mobilise the educational and social-economic stakeholders such as representatives of school boards, teacher trade unions, parent and student organisations as well as social partners to participate actively in the conception and the implementation of policies and activities in education and training. Therefore most of the member states have set up national or regional formal institutions of consideration and consultation. They have diverse statutes, but they all have to function as an advisory body towards governments on future education policies. History To encourage a closer and more intense cooperation, the education councils created in 1999 a Eur (...)
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
  • Culture
  • Economy, finance and the euro
  • Education and training
  • Employment and social affairs
  • Trans-European Networks
  • Youth
Levels of Interest:
  • european
  • global

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: Developments in Education and Training 2020 and in Europe 2020 Strategy related to education and training. Focus in 2014 on learning in the digital age and on bridging the transitions between education and the labour market. In 2015 on Professional Developments for Teachers. In 2016 on Governance in Education. In 2017 on Making Education More Inclusive. In 2018 on Citizenship and common values through Education. In 2019, on Education councils and the developments towards a European Education area. In 2020 on the preparedness of education systems for the future. In 2021 on the role of education councils in dealing with the pandemic and in preparing recovery. In 2022 on education councils as boundary organizations.
Communication Activities: Seminar in May 2014 in Athens on learning in the digital age and publication of report including recommendations/ Conference in October 2014 in Prague on transitions between education and labour market and publication on report including recommendations. Peer learning actitivity on optimising participatory policy advice. Seminar in September 2015 in Dublin on professional developments for teachers. Seminar in September 2016 in Amsterdam on governance in Education Seminar in May 2017 in Bucharest on inclusive Education. Seminar in March 2018 in Lisbon on citizenship Education Seminar in June 2019 in Sèvres (Paris) on the European Education area Consultation on education councils in times of covid crisis, followed by two online exchange meetings on the topic, and on recovery Seminar in June 2022 in The Hague on 'are our education systems fit for the future?' and celebration 22th anniversary of EUNEC (education councils as boundary organizations) Seminar in May 2023 in Madrid on 'Towards effective stakeholder engagement in education policy making, in the countries and in the regions'.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Koning Albert II laan 3719th Floor
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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EU Office

Address: Koning Albert II laan 3719th Floor
Post Code: 1030
City: Brussels
Country: BELGIUM
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Financial Data

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 3
Members50 Percent: 1
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 4
Members F T E: 1.25
Info Members: EUNEC has 14 members in different EU member states and Quebec and Morocco. In each member organisation, three or four persons are regularly involved in EUNEC activities. However, due to the nature of the members, which are education councils and thus places of meeting and consultation with a variety of stakeholders in education and training, a multitude of persons become engaged in EUNEC activities.

Structure

Structure Type: Structure
Is Member Of: http://www.eunec.eu/members