March 15, 2024
The BRiDGE project brings together a collaborative pan-European professional learning community to support development of competences for policy research. It includes six university-based partners, an umbrella organisation bringing together 44 European networks working in education (LLLP), training and youth, and an international education policy think tank (EIESP). Its aim is to develop ‘intra-’ and ‘inter-’ professional learning communities, which will promote interconnected higher education systems, as well as offer opportunities for participation in democratic, social and civic engagement through formal and non-formal learning.
As part of this professional learning community, the project will host two seminar series to support mutual learning between civil society organisations, researchers and policy officers.
The first of these seminar series takes place in March and April 2024 on the topic of: Internationalisation of students and staff: potential and challenges towards achieving the European Education Area
To register for the seminars, please fill in the online form here: https://forms.gle/SYFhuWjons8NGQhFA
Background
A key priority of the European Education Area (EEA) is boosting learning mobility for students and staff across all education sectors, including higher education, VET, school education, adult education, and youth exchanges. To this end, a recent Proposal for a Council Recommendation ‘Europe on the Move’ identified the following ambitious EU-level targets to boost learning mobility by 2030:
• at least 25% of graduates in higher education should have a learning mobility experience, up from the present target of 20%
• at least 15% of vocational learners in vocational education and training (VET), should benefit from a learning mobility abroad, up from the previous target of 8% for 2025
• at least 20% of all learners benefiting from learning mobility abroad - in all education and training, and youth and sport systems – should be people with fewer opportunities
In this context, our first seminar series aims to support critical reflection and sharing of experiences and professional knowledge between researchers, practitioners, and policymakers regarding the following key questions:
1. How can international mobility work for all students, including those with fewer opportunities, and staff, including teachers who are among the least mobile
professionals?
2. To what extent can hybrid mobility, virtual exchange and blended learning contribute to increasing the share of learners benefiting from learning mobility abroad?
3. How can learning providers and civil society organisations collaborate and effectively develop mobility opportunities for their learners and staff?
We warmly invite you to participate in these events, along with any colleagues that would also benefit from the sharing of expertise. It would be highly beneficial for participants to attend both events. We understand that this is not always possible, therefore we encourage you to liaise with one or more colleagues.
To register for the seminars, please fill in the online form here: https://forms.gle/SYFhuWjons8NGQhFA
