Presidency events in Slovenia
Date | Place | Activity | Purpose | 4-5 February | Brdo | Meeting of Directors General for Spor | Preparation and coordination of materials for the informal meeting of ministers | 1-4 March | Brdo, Bled | Meeting of Directors General for Vocational Education and Training | The main topic of the meeting will be the implementation of the Copenhagen process of enhanced
European cooperation in vocational education and training (reforms and innovation, quality, EC VET, new skills and competences for new challenges, contribution of VET towards equity) and preparation of a communiqué to be adopted in Bordeaux in the second half of 2008.
| 3-8 March | Brdo | Higher education week | | 16-17 March | Brdo | Informal meeting of Ministers for Sport | Coordination of ministers’ opinions on the implementation of the White Paper on Sport and the preparation of foundations for the implementation of the Action Plan in the area of sport | 8-10 April | Brdo | Flagship conference: “Promoting Creativity and Innovation – Schools’ Response to the Challenges of Future Societies” | The purpose of the main thematic conference is to draw attention to the key challenges of modern society, to highlight innovation and creativity as one of the prerequisites for finding solutions, to debate the role of education in promoting innovation and creativity, and to define the necessary conditions and measures. Ministers of education and representatives of ministries will be invited along with experts and social partners from EU Member States, EEA states, candidate countries and Western Balkan countries. | 19-20 April | Brdo, Ljubljana | Youth event | Meeting of young people and youth organisations | 20-21 April | Brdo | Meeting of Directors General for Youth | Debate on the future of youth policy and the exchange of good practices among Member States | 12-13 June | Ljubljana | Conference: “Quality in Mobility” | Discussion of quality assurance in mobility projects, presentation of best practice examples, and launch of the European Awards for the best mobility projects in the Lifelong Learning Programme. | 26-27 June | Brdo | Education Committee | Last meeting of the Education Committee during the Slovenian Presidency |
Presidency events abroad
Date | Place | Activity | Purpose | 14 February | Brussels | Education, Youth and Culture Council | | 15 February | | Ministerial conference: “Promoting Multilingualism: A Shared Commitment” | The objective of the conference is to identify language policy areas where action on the European and national levels should be strengthened and a consensus on joint work in the next 3–5 years reached. | 21-22 May | Brussels | Education, Youth and Culture Council | | 5-6 June | Oslo | Ministerial conference: “Institutional Foundations for Dialogue and Respect” | The conference is primarily intended for ministers. Its main topic will be cultural diversity and multilingualism, integration of migrants, and dialogue as a means of resolving disputes in areas of conflict. |
Meetings of the Education Committee in Brussels
January | | 11 | 17,18 | 24, 25 | February | | | | 27 | March | 7 | 11*, 12 | | | April | 2 | | 17,18 | 29** | May | | | | |
* a joint meeting with the Working Party on Youth and the Committee on Cultural Affairs is envisaged for the afternoon session
**attachés only, if necessary
Meetings of the Working Party on Youth
January | | 9 | 15 | 22 | February | | | | | March | | | 12* | | April | 9 | | | 30 | May | | | | | June | 4 | | | |
* a joint meeting with the Education Committee and the Committee on Cultural Affairs is envisaged for the afternoon session
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