Tempus programme to be extended

Citation

(2000), "Tempus programme to be extended", Education + Training, Vol. 42 No. 9. https://doi.org/10.1108/et.2000.00442iab.010

Tempus programme to be extended

Keywords Europe, Education, Training, Growth

The next phase of the EU Tempus programme, which covers the next six years, will be extended to Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Croatia, Education Commissioner, Viviane Reding, has confirmed.

She was speaking at a meeting of 35 European education ministers from the EU member states, applicant countries and south-east European nations, held to examine the relationship between education policies, social cohesion and teaching quality.

In their final statement, the ministers noted that:

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  education should be seen as a tool of economic and social development;

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  lifelong learning must be available to prepare people to work in a knowledge-based society;

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  schools must be encouraged to develop their autonomy and sense of responsibility, and should co-operate more closely with national, regional and local authorities;

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  particular attention should be paid to the possibilities of public-private partnerships, taking into account national education practices and systems.