The COVID-19 pandemic has caused widespread disruption to education and training provision by schools, higher education institutions, early childhood education and care (ECEC), vocational and non-formal education centres, across Europe.
The crisis has shown that the use of distance and online learning is essential to ensuring the continuity of education and training provision.
Yet, numerous obstacles impede the full deployment of online and distance learning, including:
- lacking availability of stable, high-speed internet connectivity and suitable devices
- the exclusion of learners who do not have access to necessary technology
- difficulties in adapting to distance and online learning among educators and training staff
- challenges for parents and carers in combining work and supporting their children’s learning
The Third European Education Summit provides the opportunity to stakeholders, including national education ministers, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and representatives of the education and training ecosystem, to gather online to:
- discuss the digital transformation of Europe’s education systems in the context of the COVID-19 recovery
- exchange experiences and best practices in mitigating the effects of COVID-19 on education and training provision
- provide feedback on the Commission’s vision to create a European Education Area by 2025 and to implement the Digital Education Action Plan
Together, we can build a resilient European Education Area which addresses challenges, such as sustainability, digitalisation and ensuring inclusivity.
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Programme
(Timings and sessions may be subject to change)
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General Moderator: Diana Madill, former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) moderator
11:40 – 12:15 | Break and match-making opportunities
13:15 – 14:00 | Lunch break
16:30 – 16:50 | Break
17:10 – 18:00 | Virtual drink and networking opportunity
Speakers
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Ursula von der Leyen
President, European Commission.
Biography
Margaritis Schinas
Vice-President for Promoting the European Way of Life, European Commission.
Biography
Mariya Gabriel
European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission.
Biography
Nicolas Schmit
European Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, European Commission.
Biography
Sabine Verheyen
Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Group of the European People’s Party (EPP), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT).
Biography
Dr. Simona Kustec
Minister for Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia.
Biography
Judit Polgár
Chess Grandmaster.
- Achieving the European Education Area by 2025 – Commission Communication (2020)
- European Education Area
- Digital Education Action Plan – Commission Communication (2020)
- Digital Education Action Plan – Outcomes of the Open Public Consultation (2020)
- Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027)
- 2020 Education and Training Monitor
- European Universities Initiative
- Erasmus+ programme
- European Solidarity Corps
- DiscoverEU
- Second European Education Summit (2019)
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/education/node_en
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