Main policy initiatives and outputs in education and training since the year 2000

Higher Education Reform

Policy framework


	The modernisation of higher education
	Council Conclusions (November 2011)
	Supporting growth and jobs – an agenda for the modernisation of Europe's higher education systems
	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (September 2011)
	Accompanying document to the Communication "Supporting growth and jobs: an agenda for the modernisation of Europe's higher education systems"
	Commission Staff Working paper (September 2011)
	The internationalisation of higher education
	Conclusions of the Council (May 2010)
	Report on progress in quality assurance in higher education
	Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (September 2009)
	Report on the Council Resolution of 23 November 2007 on Modernising Universities for Europe's competitiveness in a global knowledge economy
	Report from the Commission to the Council (October 2008)
	Accompanying document to the report on the Council Resolution of 23 November 2007 on Modernising Universities for Europe's competitiveness in a global knowledge economy
	Commission Staff Working paper (October 2008)
	Modernising universities for Europe's competitiveness in a global knowledge economy
	Council Resolution (November 2007)
	Delivering on the modernisation agenda for universities: education, research and innovation
	Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament (May 2006)
	Further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education
	Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council (February 2006)
	From Bergen to London – The EU Contribution
	Commission Progress Report (January 2006)
	Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling higher education to make its full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy
	- Resolution of the Council and of the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States (November 2005) - Commission Communication (April 2005)
	European Higher Education in a Worldwide Perspective
	Annex to Commission communication 'Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy' (April 2005)
	The role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge
	Commission Communication (February 2003)
	Detailed work programme on the follow-up of the objectives of Education and training systems in Europe
	Work programme of the Education Council in cooperation with the Commission (February 2002)
	Strengthening cooperation with third countries in the field of higher education
	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council (July 2001)

University Business Dialogue


	A new partnership for the modernisation of universities: the EU Forum for University Business Dialogue
	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (April 2009) Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the communication (April 2009)

Programmes supporting higer education


	Erasmus Mundus (2009-2013)
	Decision N° 1298/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Erasmus Mundus 2009-2013 action programme (December 2008)
	Report on the Interim Evaluation of the Erasmus Mundus Programme 2004-2008
	Report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (July 2007)
	Action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2007-2013)
	Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (November 2006)
	Erasmus-Mundus (2004-2008)
	Programme for the enhancement of quality in higher education and the promotion of intercultural understanding through cooperation with third countries Decision No 2317/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (December 2003)
	Erasmus (2000-2006)
	The second phase of the Community action programme in the field of education 'Socrates' Decision No 253/2000/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (January 2000)

Themes

Education and Training