Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in education and training

Call for Proposals

On 27 November 2014, the Call for Proposals EACEA/33/2014 “European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in the fields of education and training” has been published by the European Commission, in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action 3: Support for policy reform — Prospective initiatives.

 

The objectives of the current EACEA/33/2014 “European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in the fields of education and training” call for proposals, published by the European Commission, in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 3, Support for policy reform — Prospective initiatives) are:

- propose and field-test innovative solutions to current or future challenges in the education, training or youth field which have the potential to improve and/or transform policies and practices and which can have a sustainable and  systemic impact on Europe’s education, training and youth systems,

- identify, test, develop, and assess new innovative approaches in the fields of education, training and youth, that have  the potential of becoming mainstreamed,

- support transnational cooperation and mutual learning on forward-looking issues between key stakeholders to  provide solutions to current challenges in the education, training and youth sectors and impact on the design of new  policies in those fields,

- facilitate the collection and analysis of substantive evidence allowing the responsible authorities to develop new,  innovative and effective policies and practices in the education and training field or in the youth field and  elaborating concrete methodologies for a practical implementation of these in the future,

- provide in-depth knowledge on target groups, learning, teaching, training or youth work situations and effective  methodologies and tools that help policies to develop, as well as conclusions relevant for policymakers in education,  training and youth at all levels,

- reinforce increased attention to policy innovation in education, training or youth field.

 

The priorities of the current EACEA/33/2014 “European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in the fields of education and training” call for proposals, published by the European Commission, in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 3, Support for policy reform — Prospective initiatives) are:

- reducing disparities in learning outcomes affecting learners from disadvantaged backgrounds

- raising the quality of education through the use of learning analytics and learning semantics

- promoting innovative collaborative teaching and learning

- opening up (virtual or physical) infrastructures of education and training institutions to adult learning and provision of modular certified learning opportunities.

- improve quality and raise excellence in vocational education and training.

- reforming higher education to make it more diversified, responsive and competitive.

 

Applicants considered eligible to respond to the current EACEA/33/2014 “European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in the fields of education and training” call for proposals, published by the European Commission, in the framework of the Erasmus+ Programme (Key Action 3, Support for policy reform — Prospective initiatives) are: public authorities at national/regional/local level responsible for education, training and youth policy; non profit organisations (NGOs), private or public; research centres; universities; chambers of commerce; networks; recognition centres; evaluation institutions; trade organisations and social partners; schools or other educational institutions; civil society and cultural organisations; companies; international organisations.

 

The total budget earmarked for the co-financing of the action is estimated at EUR 15000000. Financial contribution from the EU cannot exceed 75 % of the total eligible project costs. The maximum grant per project will be EUR 500000.

 

The deadline for submitting proposals in the framework of the current EACEA/33/2014 “European Forward-Looking Cooperation Projects in the fields of education and training” call for proposals is 24 February 2015.

 

Further information on the current call for proposals is available on the European Commission’s web site at: http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/en/TXT/PDF/?uri=OJ:C:2014:425:FULL&from=EN.