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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

PART ISwissCore

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

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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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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

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Research Councilof Norway

Research Councilof Norway

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PART IIEU mechanisms and Europe of knowledge

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

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Europe 2020

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Erasmus+ Horizon 2020 PC

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Thank you for your attention

Questions? Discussion!

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