European Migrations

European Migrations: Call for Tenders for a Study on Migrant Children

The Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children, published by the Directorate-General for Education and Culture, is identified as EAC/23/2010.

The objective of the Call for Tenders on European Migrations is to carry out a comparative study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children in EU Member States.
The overall objective of the this Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is to contribute to advance the work of the Commission within the Education and Training 2020 work programme by:
- Providing policy-relevant analysis and advice on support for the education of newly arrived migrant students;
- Providing examples of good practices in educational support for newly arrived migrant students, preferably evaluated and transferable.

The specific objective of the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is:
- to provide a comparative analysis of the effectiveness of programmes aimed at inclusion of newly arrived migrant students in education, including a overview of existing research evidence, a comparison of a representative sample of policies and practices, identifying successful and unsuccessful approaches
- to provide the Commission, and decision makers in Member States, with practical information and analyses which can serve as a basis for future policy proposals and developments.
- to draw policy recommendations based on the analysis of education and culture good practices, at regional, national and EU level

In the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children, the tenderer is free to recommend the approach or methodology he thinks most appropriate to achieve the results set out. It is likely that the work involved declared in the call for tenders will be a mix of desk-based research and analysis, and fieldwork (data collection, interviews, and visits).

The total duration of the contract in the framework of the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is 18 months.

The budget allocated to a single offer for the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is 175 000 euro.

The deadline for the submission of a proposal within the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is 27 September 2010.

The Contracting Authority for the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is:
Directorate Lifelong Learning: policies and programme,
Unit B2 — School education, \'Comenius\',
Adam Pokorny,
MADO 14/04,
1049 Brussels, Belgium
Fax +32 22968602
E-mail: [email protected]

Further information on the Call for Tenders on European Migrations for the Study on educational support for newly arrived migrant children is available on the European Commission’s web site