EURYDICE - The information network on education in Europe
Eurydice contributes to the European cooperation in education since 1980. The information network provides reliable analysis of systems and policies, both at the EU and national levels. Eurydice is part of the Lifelong Learning Programme.
The Eurydice network includes:- A European unit, set up and run by the European Commission in Brussels. It coordinates the network, drafts and distributes most of its publications, and develops and maintains the Eurydice website and databases
- National units in all countries involved in the EU's Lifelong Learning Programme. These provide and analyse data and ensure that the material produced reaches target groups in their countries. They are usually within education ministries, but sometimes in other organisations such as national agencies, research or information resource centres or educational foundations
Activities
EURYDICE prepares and publishes a range of material on all levels of education, from pre-primary to tertiary and adult education, including:- Descriptions/overviews of national education systems – e.g. National summary sheets and the Eurybase database
- Comparative studies of topical issues in European education, such as higher education, the teaching profession, language and science teaching, the integration of immigrant children or education for citizenship
- Indicators – e.g. Key Data on Education in Europe and its subject-based reports on higher education, language teaching, and information and communication technology
- Reference materials – The European Glossary on Education and the Thesaurus for Education Systems in Europe (TESE).
Co-operation
EURYDICE collaborates with Eurostat (the Statistical Office of the European Communities), Cedefop (the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training), ETF (the European Training Foundation), the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education and CRELL (the Centre for Research on Lifelong Learning).It also supports Commission work with international organisations such as the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development), the Council of Europe and UNESCO.
