THE FACES OF ERASMUS+. Programme summary 2014–2020. Volume I
»
In 2014, the Eurydice network was included in the Key Action 3 of the Erasmus+ Programme. As a result, the supporting role of Eurydice in the implementation of the European Union’s policy in the field of education and training was emphasised more strongly than in previous years. Information developed by the network is also used by Erasmus+ beneficiaries who are preparing for international mobilities Based on: Program Erasmus+ w Polsce. Raport 2014
86
PHOTO: DANUTA MATLOCH
Youth Wiki
Support for reforms
T
he Eurydice Network was established in 1980. In the past, it formed a part of the Socrates (1995–2006) and Lifelong Learning programmes (2007– –2013). From 2014, it is a part of the Erasmus+. The mission of the network is to provide those responsible for education systems and policies in Europe with reliable information and analyses that will support their decision making. Between 2014 and 2020, the framework of this co-operation was determined by two key strategies of the European Commission: Education and training 2020 and Europe 2020. Over 40 years, the Eurydice network has published comparative reports and provided annual updates of information on various aspects of the operation of education systems in European countries. In the years 2014–2020, the focus of the Eurydice Network was on education at every stage of life: from early years (early childhood education and care), through school years (subject teaching with a particular focus on languages, reducing early school leaving), to university studies (modernisation of higher
