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Brussels in brief: EU developments in education and research
February 16, 2012
While the European Commission has published the results of its latest Innovation Union Scoreboard 2011, a new report by the Eurydice Network traces the main developments in education in the past decade. The Council of the European Union has adopted a Joint Report on the “Strategic framework for European cooperation in the field of education and training”.
Innovation Union Scoreboard
On 7 February, the European Commission published the latest edition of its Innovation Union Scoreboard. The tool is designed to help monitor the implementation of the Europe 2020 Innovation Union strategy by providing a comparative assessment of the innovation performance of the EU27 Member States. The Commission noted that while Member States have improved their innovation performance, innovation performance growth is slowing down and the EU is not closing the gap with “global innovation leaders US, Japan and South Korea”. The EU still maintains a clear lead over the emerging economies of China, Brazil, India, Russia, and South Africa, it adds, noting that China is improving its performance and is catching up progressively.
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New Eurydice report: Key data on education in Europe
The Eurydice Network, has published its Key Data on Education in Europe 2012 report which seeks to provide a comprehensive picture of the organisation, functioning and management of 37 education systems in Europe and trace the main developments in education over the last decade. The report reveals a number of positive developments, including longer participation in education and a rise in the number of tertiary education graduates. In terms of future challenges, it points to foreseeable teacher shortages and “a growing number of tertiary graduates who appear overqualified for their posts, while they at the same time endure less unemployment and an easier transition into the employment market”. The report is a joint publication with Eurostat.
European Ministers debate contribution of education and training to youth unemployment
The Education, Youth, Culture & Sport Council of the European Union met on Friday 10 February in Brussels to debate the contribution made by education and training to reduce youth unemployment, and to adopt the 2012 Joint Report on the implementation of the “Strategic framework for European cooperation in the field of education and training” (ET 2020), together with the priorities for the next work cycle (2012-2014). The Presidency will forward a summary of the debate to the Spring European Council meeting (heads of state and government), scheduled from 1 to 2 March 2012.
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