Green Paper of the European Commission DG EAC

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Green Paper of the European CommissionDG EAC
Promoting the learning mobility of young people
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Going abroad to learn

• How to create more opportunities for young people
  in Europe to go abroad for learning, studying,
  volunteering or work experiences??
• Beyond Erasmus creating opportunities for all
  young people aged around 16-35 years
• Organised learning mobility in all contexts, also
  across different sectors

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Why go abroad to learn?

• Good for individuals Strengthens employability
  and personal development, broadens horizons
• Good for schools, universities, training
  institutions helps them update their programmes
  and become more European/more international
• Good for Europes economies and society at large
  enhances Europe's competitiveness by upgrading
  skills, helps combat isolationism and xenophobia

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Why this Green Paper?

• November 2008 Council calls for learning
  mobility to become an opportunity for all young
  people
• April 2009, Bologna Ministerial mobility target
  of 20 by 2020 for students in higher education
• Need for a new European partnership for learning
  mobility
• Green Paper to open up a Europe-wide debate on a
  strategy to achieve these objectives

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How to take part in the consultation?

• Responses by interested parties via mail or to
  EAC-GREEN-PAPER-MOBILITY_at_ec.europa.eu
• Online multiple-choice questionnaire, tailored to
  the wider public http//ec.europa.eu/dgs/educatio
  n_culture/consult/
• Consultation open until 15 December 2009 in
  2010 the Commission will provide proposals for
  follow-up