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What is the structure of the Lifelong Learning Programme

The Lifelong Learning Programme consists of:

FOUR SECTORAL PROGRAMMES focusing on school education (Comenius), higher education (Erasmus), vocational training (Leonardo da Vinci) and adult education (Grundtvig)


COMENIUS PROGRAMME
 
ERASMUS PROGRAMME LEONARDO DA VINCI PROGRAMME GRUNDTVIG PROGRAMME


Addresses the teaching and learning needs of all those in pre-school and school education up to the level of the end of upper secondary education, and the institutions and organisations providing or facilitating such education and training


Addresses the teaching and learning needs of all those in formal higher education and vocational education and training at tertiary level, whatever the length of their course or qualification may be and including doctoral studies, and the institutions and organisations providing or facilitating such education and training
 

Addresses the teaching and learning needs of all those in vocational education and training, other than at tertiary level, as well as the institutions and organisations providing or facilitating such education and training

Addresses the teaching and learning needs of those in all forms of adult education, as well as the institutions and organisations providing or facilitating such education

 

  A TRANSVERSAL PROGRAMME targeted on cross-cutting areas (policy cooperation and innovation in lifelong learning,  languages; development of innovative ICT, dissemination and exploitation of results)


POLICY COOPERATION &
INNOVATION IN LL

 
LANGUAGES DEVELOPMENT OF
ICT-BASED CONTENT
DISSEMINATION AND
EXPLOITATION OF RESULTS


To support policy development & cooperation at European level in LL, notably in the context of the Lisbon process and ‘Education and Training 2010’, as well as the Bologna and Copenhagen processes and their successors

To ensure an adequate supply of comparable data, statistics and analyses underpin LL policy development, as well as to monitor progress towards objectives and targets in LL and to identify areas for particular attention
 


To promote language learning and to support linguistic diversity in the Member States

N.B. the actions supported under this key activity shall address teaching and learning needs concerning more than one sub-programme area. If the proposal addresses the needs of a specific sector covered by one sub-programme only, it will then be developed within the relevant sub-programme


To support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice for LL

N.B. the actions supported under this key activity shall address teaching and learning needs concerning more than one sub-programme area. If the proposal addresses the needs of a specific sector covered by one sub-programme only, it will then be developed within the relevant sub-programme
 


To ensure that the results of the LLP are appropriately recognised, demonstrated and implemented on a wide scale

 

  a programme to support teaching, research and reflection around European integration and key European institutions and associations (JEAN MONNET PROGRAMME)

 

JEAN MONNET ACTION
OPERATING GRANTS SUPPORTING SPECIFIED INSTITUTIONS
 
OPERATING GRANTS TO SUPPORT OTHER EUROPEAN INSTITUTIONS

Unilateral and national projects:
  • Jean Monnet Chairs, centres of excellence and teaching modules

  • associations of professors, other teachers in higher education, and researchers specialising in European integration

  • support for young researchers specialising in European integration studies

  • information and research activities relating to the Community with the aim of promoting discussion, reflection and knowledge about the process of European integration

Multilateral projects and networks (including the establishment of multilateral reserach groups)
 


European Integration

Grants may be awarded to support certain operational and administrative costs of the following institutions pursuing an aim of European interest:

  • the College of Europe

  • the European University Institute

  • the European Institute of Public Administration

  • the Academy of European Law

  • the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education

  • the International Centre for European Training (CIFE)


Education and Training

Grants may be awarded to support certain operational and administrative costs of European institutions or associations active in the field of education and training

 

Last update: 31-10-2007