PA Educationeducation – research - employability

14 October 2015 | Ministry of Education and Science| Vilnius

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) in brief

EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region

• First macro-regional strategy out of soon four strategies;

• 3 now; legislation, funding and institutions;

• A new way of working with EU funding, pro-active instead of re-active;

• Using so called Flagships as development processes.

• A revised Action Plan adopted in June

EUSBSR: Objectives, Policy Areas and Horizontal Actions

Policy Areas and Horizontal Actions

Flagships – development processes

1. Vision / Strategy (ex. BTP / School to Work)

2. Get support in strategies (EU, Macro-regional, National, Regional, Local)

3. Identify actors needed

- What kind of development should be achieved? - new methods, changes in behavior etc.

- The actors are needed? Where should the development take place? Who will be affected /

involved?

4. Identify and recruit flagship leaders (ex. national agencies)

5. Supporting the flagship leaders in finance (recommend programs + possible seed funding),

partner

search and project development

6. Follow up and place the flagship of the relevant political context - operate at the interface

between the operational level and politics.

Flagships – and how to build them?

Example; Baltic Training Programme – a cluster of 5 projects

Developing and testing the methodfocusing on students and companies

Implementingfocusing on teachers

Implementing + ECVETfocusing on VET providers

Baltic Training Programme2009 - 2012Central Baltic SE, EE, LV

Nordpraktik 2011 - 2014Nord SE, NO. FI

South Baltic Training Programme 2012 - 2014South Baltic SE, DK, GE, PL, LT

HansaVETLdV TOI SE, EE, LV, LT

HansaECVETLdV TOI SE, EE, LV, LT, PL, GE, DK, FI

Example; Baltic Training Programme – project partners

Baltic Training ProgrammeSE – Norden Association (NGO)SE - Frans Schartau Business Institute (local)EE - Narva Vocational Training Centre (state)LV - Vidzeme Planning Region (region)

NordpraktikSE – Norden Association Norrbotten (NGO)SE – Nordic Aviation Centre (local)FI - Lapland University of Applied Sciences (state)NO - Troms Regional Council (region)

South Baltic Training ProgrammeSE - Netport Karlshamn (triple helix)SE - Litorina Folk High school (foundation)GE - ITC Innovation and Trend centre (company)GE - HIE-RO at the University of Rostock (academy)LT - Rietavas Business Information Centre (company)LT - Zemaitija College (local VET school)PL - Szczecin University (academy)DK - EUC Zealand (local VET school)

HansaVETLV -National Centre for Education (state) SE – Norden Association(NGO)LV – Baltic Bright (company)GE – Hanse-Parliament (company)EE – Tartu Vocational Education Centre (state)LT - Vytautas Magnus University (academy)

HansaECVETSE – Norden Association (NGO)GE – Hamburg Institute for Vocational education (state)FI – Lapland University of Applied Sciences (state)

INTERREG IV A LLP Leonardo da Vinci TOI

EUSBSR PA Education – let us introduce the new Policy Area

Photo taken from www.ithinkwell.org

EUSBSR PA Education – in brief

3 policy areas• Education• Research• Employability

2 Policy Area Coordinators

2 Targets and Indicators

• Christiane Schadow (Hamburg)• Anders Bergström (Norden Assocition in Sweden)

Improved global competitiveness of the Baltic Sea Region and a smart, inclusive andsustainable growth through;• increased pupil/student mobility – increased knowledge about the BSR and its cultures –

forming a common belongingness.• a strengthen international position in education – attract students from outside BSR to

our higher education institutions.

PA Education – New Action Plan

Action1: Reducing the rates of early school leaving and smoothening transition from school to work

School to WorkSchool to WorkFlagship

School to Work (S2W)-Five thematic working groups with in total 35 stakeholders (municipalities, NGOs, state agencies etc.-Six project proposals with a transnational added value-Next step; Preparing applications for ESF and Erasmus +

PA Education – New Action Plan

Action 2: Improving the quality of VET and Higher Education through work based learning and fostering entrepreneurial mind sets

Flagship

EntrepreneurshipLab

Baltic Training Programme

Baltic Training Programme-Internationalisation of VET and supporting entrepreneurial mind sets-HansaECVET – final conference-Next step; Workshop on fostering entrepreneurial mind sets in Hamburg in December

EntrepreneurshipLab-supporting regional development with the help of master students in entrepreneurship-building partnership for an application to Interreg BSR-Next step; building a supportive platform for upper secondary schools

PA Education – New Action Plan

Action 3: International excellence in higher education and research

Baltic University ProgrammeBaltic University ProgrammeFlagship

Baltic Science Network

Baltic University Programme-Network of 225 universities in the BSR-Focusing on sustainable development

Baltic Science Network-Platform for research policies-Better use of research infrastructure in the region-Increased research mobility within BSR.

PA Education – New Action Plan

Action 4: A labour market for all and using resources of longer lives

Baltic Sea Labour ForumBaltic Sea Labour ForumFlagship

BSR Lifelong Learning

Baltic Sea Labour Forum-Network of 27 trade unions and employer organisations -Two working groups on youth unemployment and labour mobility-Next step; Baltic Leadership Programme aiming at a service function supporting labour mobility

BSR Lifelong Learning

PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16

Action 2: Meetings with the coordinating group

Brussels 3 December 2015Brussels 3 December 2015Next meeting

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Action 3: Implement the communication plan

Updating websiteUpdating website 4 Newsletters4 Newsletters

Information bookletInformation booklet

New graphical profileNew graphical profile

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Action 4: Involving stakeholder in Member States (MS)

8 Stakholder Seminars8 Stakholder Seminars

• Securing communication with stakeholders in MS

• Platforms for policy discussions, initiating new projects, building partnerships

• Gives PAFP a national platform, supporting their role in the EUSBSR

• Supporting MLG including civil society and business involvement.

• Securing communication with stakeholders in MS

• Platforms for policy discussions, initiating new projects, building partnerships

• Gives PAFP a national platform, supporting their role in the EUSBSR

• Supporting MLG including civil society and business involvement.

Seminars 2015;-Warsaw – November, 16-Vilnius – November

PA Education – Work Programme 2015/16

Action 6: Funding

• Provide consultation to project partners and MA/JTS

• Assessing project applications

• Issue Letters of Support or Letters of Commitment

• Provide consultation to project partners and MA/JTS

• Assessing project applications

• Issue Letters of Support or Letters of Commitment

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Action 7: Support existing flagships incl. organising policy making workshops based on results from flagships. Initiate new flagships when needed

4 Workshops

4 Workshops

• Follow up existing flagships, supporting flagships

leaders

• An ongoing mission building relations to key stakeholders in MS, relevant actors such as universities, vocational training institutions, schools, youth and labour market organisations • Give feed back on project ideas, initiate new projects both in own PA and together with other PA/HA

• Follow up existing flagships, supporting flagships

leaders

• An ongoing mission building relations to key stakeholders in MS, relevant actors such as universities, vocational training institutions, schools, youth and labour market organisations • Give feed back on project ideas, initiate new projects both in own PA and together with other PA/HA

Workshops 2015;-14, December - Fostering entrepreneurial mind sets – Hamburg

Mer information

Christiane Schadow christiane.schadow@hibb.hamburg.deAnders Bergström anders.bergstrom@norden.seAnastasiia Klonova anastasiia.klonova@norden.se

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