The Third European Education Summit: Digital Education Transformation will take place 10th December 2020 and will focus on the digital transformation of Europe’s education systems in the context of the COVID-19 recovery.
The coronavirus 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)
Prior registration is not required to watch the web streaming
General Moderator: Diana Madill, former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) moderator
Morning session
09:45 – 10:00 | Message from European Commission President
- Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission
10:00 – 10:10 | Opening statement
- Magaritis Schinas, Vice-President, Promoting our European Way of Life, European Commission
10:10 – 10:20 | ‘Setting the stage for the future of education’
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
10:20 – 10:30 | Welcome from the German presidency of the Council of the EU
- Anja Karliczek, Minister of Education and Research, Germany
10:30 – 10:40 | Statement
- Sabine Verheyen, MEP, European People’s Party (EPP), Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
10:40 – 11:05 | Keynote speech 1 – ‘Designing sustainable digital transformation of learning: BC/AC’
- Professor Deirdre Butler, Dublin City University (DCU)
11:05 – 11:30 | Keynote speech 2 – ‘The power of chess in education’
- Judit Polgár, Chess Grandmaster
11:30 – 12:00 | Break
‘How to face the COVID-19 education challenge and master the digital transition in education’
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
- Nicolas Schmit, European Commissioner, Jobs and Social Rights, European Commission
- Dr Simona Kustec, Minister of Education, Science and Sport, Slovenia
- Stefanie Schlunk, Chair of Executive Board, Science on Stage Europe
- Lina Gálvez Muñoz, MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D), Vice-Chair of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Moderator: Diana Madill, former British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) moderator
13:00 – 13:30 | Break
13:30 – 14:15 | First parallel high-level panels
1a – ‘Beating the odds: New opportunities to step up investment in education’
- Jean-Michel Blanquer, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport, France
- Li Andersson, Minister of Education, Finland
- Krasimir Valchev, Minister of Education and Science, Bulgaria
- Michaela Šojdrová, MEP, European People’s Party (EPP), Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
- Emil Boc, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC)
Moderator: Stefan Zotti, Strategy and Investments, Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture (DG EAC), European Commission
1b – ‘Education and training fit for a digital and green 21st century’
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
- Maria Isabel Celaá Diéguez, Minister of Education and Vocational Training, Spain
- Václav Velčovský, Deputy Minister for EU Funds and Affairs, Czech Republic
- Professor Radovan Fuchs, PhD, Minister of Science and Education, Croatia
- Victor Negrescu, MEP, Vice-Chair, Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
- Pierre Dubuc, CEO, Open Classrooms
- Gillian Coughlan, Member of the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC)
Moderator: Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva, Director, Innovation, International Cooperation and Sport, DG EAC, European Commission
14:15 – 14:35 | Break
14:35 – 15:20 | Second parallel high-level panels
2a – ‘European Universities: Paving the way for higher education transformation post-COVID-19’
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
- Niki Kerameus, Minister of Education & Religious Affairs, Greece
- Manuel Castells Olivan, Minister of Universities, Spain
- Frédérique Vidal, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, France
- Simon Harris, Minister of Further & Higher Education, Research, Innovation & Science, Ireland
- Antoniy Galabov, Vice-President, EUROPA Association
- Professor Michael Murphy, President, European University Association
Moderators: Themis Christophidou, Director-General, DG EAC, European Commission
Jean-Eric Paquet, Director-General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European Commission
2b – ‘Blended learning: The new normal for teachers’
- Monica Cristina Anisie, Minister of Education and Research, Romania
- Dr Zoltán Maruzsa, Minister of State for Public Education, Hungary
- Jānis Volberts, Acting State Secretary of the Ministry of Education and Science, Republic of Latvia
- Lucija Karnelutti, Student representative, Organising Bureau of European School Student Unions (OBESSU)
- Representative, European Trade Union Committee for Education (ETUCE)
- Daniel Wisniewski, General Secretary, European Federation of Education Employers (EFEE)
Moderator: Michael Teutsch, Head of Unit, Schools and Multilingualism, DG EAC, European Commission
15:20 – 15:40 | Break
15:40 – 16:25 | Third parallel high-level panels
3a – ‘Europe’s hallmark: Towards a more inclusive, digital and green new Erasmus programme’
- Prodromos Prodromou, Minister of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth, Cyprus
- Monika Filipová, State Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport, Slovak Republic
- Hon. Dr Justyne Caruana, Minister for Education and Employment, Malta
- Dr Milan Zver, MEP, Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
- Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck, Founder & CEO, Lie Detectors
- Arja Krauchenberg, President, Lifelong Learning Platform
Moderator: Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot, Director, Youth, Education and Erasmus+, European Commission
3b – ‘Gender and education: Levelling the playing field for women and men’
- Iris Rauskala, Director-General for Administrative Issues, Digitalisation, Gender Equality and Diversity Management and Chief Digital Officer, Austria
- Barbora Buhnova, Associate Professor and Vice-Dean, Masaryk University, Faculty of Informatics (FI MU)
- Saskia Van Uffelen, Corporate Vice-President, Benelux Gfi Group
- Kostis Giannidis, President, Erasmus Student Network (ESN)
- Gohar Hovhannisyan, President, European Students’ Union (ESU)
- Klas Hyllander, Independent consultant, expert in gender and education
Moderator: Susanne Conze, Head of Unit, Country Analysis, DG EAC, European Commission
16:25 – 16:45 | Break
Evening session
16:45 – 16:55 | Statement from future Portuguese presidency of the Council of the EU
- Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Portugal
- Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education, Portugal
16:55 – 17:05 | Concluding remarks
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner, Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, European Commission
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