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Lietuvos Respublikos
švietimo ir mokslo ministerija
Lithuanian
Presidency of the Council of the
European Union
2013.07.01 – 2013.12.31
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Lietuvos Respublikos
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What are we?
Total area – 65 300
km²;
Borders with:
Latvia;
Poland;
Russian Federation;
Belarus;
Geographical centre of
Europe ☺
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Small, or are we?
10 times smaller than France but 20 times bigger than
Luxembourg;
All of Lithuanians could fit in the city of Madrid and there
would be still some place left;
But did you know that the Old Town of Vilnius is the largest in
Eastern Europe?
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We are modern...
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Cozy...
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Creative Lithuania... ☺
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National priorities of the Lithuanian
Presidency
Enhancement of energy security;
Effective implementation of the European Union Strategy for
the Baltic Sea Region and enhanced regional co-operation;
Bringing the countries of the Eastern Partnership closer to the
European Union by implementing reforms and concluding
planned agreements with the European Union;
Effective protection of external borders of the European Union.
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Priorities in Education and training
Quality and efficiency:
Leadership in Education:
Objective – Council Conclusions on Leadership in
Education (poss.);
Efficiency in financing HE;
Globalisation of HE;
Inclusive VET:
Tackling early school leaving;
Acces to C-VET.
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Lithuanian Presidency: Council
meeting
25 November, 2013
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Lithuanian Presidency: calendar of
events (1)
HLG: 6-7 June, 2013;
Education Committee: 15-16 July, 2013;
DG HE: 23-24 September, 2013;
DG VET: 11-12 November, 2013;
DG GE: 2-3 December, 2013;
ELGPN: 12-13 December, 2013.
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Lithuanian Presidency: calendar of
events (2)
Conference on HE: 5-6 September, 2013;
Conference on GE: 9-10 September, 2013;
Comenius conference (together with the
CION): 11-12 October, 2013;
Conference on VET: 12-13 November, 2013;
European Adult Learning Conference (together
with the CION): 9-10 December, 2013.
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Focus of DGVET meeting
understanding and sharing successful VET policy
strategies for inclusive VET, reaching Bruges
communique short term deliverables and
addressing country specific recommendations
part of the meeting may be dedicated for the
Programme for the International Assessment of
Adult Competencies (PIAAC) as well as Skills
Outlook of Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
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Conference on the contribution of VET in
making education systems more inclusive
discussion of the progress and challenges of member states
VET policies referring to the Conclusions of the Council of
the EU on the social dimension of education and training
(2010) and the Spanish EU presidency conference on
“Inclusive Education: a way to promote social cohesion”
(2010)
presentation of European agencies projects for inclusive
IVET and CVET and their results
sharing good practices of member states; proposing
directions for further VET policy strategies
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Thank you
Ačiū ☺
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