European Commission DG Education and Culture
Son baÅŸvuru: 17 Eylül 2013
Referans: EU0010000031
The Comenius 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 such education.It is part of the new Lifelong Learning programme (2007-2013), which supports projects and activities that foster interchange, cooperation and mobility between education and training systems within the EU.
Specific objectives:
to develop knowledge and understanding among young people and educational staff of the diversity of European cultures and languages and its value
to help young people acquire the basic life-skills and competences necessary for their personal development, for future employment and for active European citizenship
Operational objectives:
to improve the quality and to increase the volume of mobility involving pupils and educational staff in different Member States
to improve the quality and to increase the volume of partnerships between schools in different Member States, so as to involve at least 3 million pupils in joint educational activities during the period of the programme
to encourage the learning of modern foreign languages
to support the development of innovative ICT-based content, services, pedagogies and practice in lifelong learning
to enhance the quality and European dimension of teacher training
to support improvements in pedagogical approaches and school management
Target group:
pupils in school education up to the end of upper secondary education
schools, as specified by Member States
teachers and other staff within those schools
associations, not-for-profit organisations, NGOs and representatives of those involved in school education
persons and bodies responsible for the organisation and delivery of education at local, regional and national levels
research centres and bodies concerned with lifelong learning issues
higher education institutions
bodies providing guidance, counselling and information services
The following actions are supported by the Comenius Programme
Mobility of individuals which may include:
exchanges of pupils and staff
mobilty to schools for pupils (minimum 12 years) and placements in schools or enterprises for educational staff
participation in training courses for teachers and other educational staff
study and preparatory visits for mobility, partnership, project or network activities
assistantships for teachers and potential teachers
Development of partnerships between:
schools, with a view to developing joint learning projects for pupils and their teachers ("Comenius school partnerships")
organisations responsible for any aspect of school education, with a view to fostering inter-regional cooperation, including border region cooperation ("Comenius-Regio partnerships")
Multilateral projects aimed at:
developing, promoting and disseminating educational best practices, including new teaching methods or materials
developing or exchanging experience on systems of providing information or guidance particularly adapted to the learners, teachers and other staff concerned by the Comenius programme
developing, promoting and disseminating new teacher training courses or course content
Multilateral Networks aimed at:
Developing education in the discipline or subject area in which they operate, for their own benefit and for that of education more widely
acquiring and disseminating relevant good practice and innovation
providing content support to projects and partnership set up by others
promoting the development of needs analysis and its practical applications within school education
Accompanying Measures: other initiatives aimed at promoting the objectives of the Comenius Programme, including e-Twinning
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Comenius Actions |
Deadline for submission |
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Mobility of Individuals: |
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- Individual Pupil Mobility (mobility to schools for pupils) |
3 December 2012 |
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- In-Service Training for School Education Staff |
16 January 2013, 30 April 2013, 17 September 2013 |
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- Preparatory Visits |
Contact National Agency |
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- Comenius Assistantship |
31 January 2013 Contact National Agency |
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- Hosting a Comenius Assistant |
Contact National Agency |
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Partnerships: |
21 February 2013 |
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- School Partnerships |
Contact National Agency |
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- REGIO Partnerships |
21 February 2013 |
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Multilateral Projects |
31 January 2013 |
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Networks |
31 January 2013 |
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Accompanying Measures, incl. e-Twinning |
31 January 2013 |
How to apply:
Comenius applies to all institutions involved in school education; it also applies to bodies responsible for school education systems and policies at local, regional and national level, to associations working in the field of school education, social partners, companies, trade organisations etc
individuals (pupils, students, teachers ...) in most cases can participate in Comenius only through their home institution
applications need to be submitted to the National Agencies. Multilateral projects, Networks and Accompanying Measures Projects need to be submitted to the EAC Executive Agency.
Contact your National Agency for further information. A contact list of National Agencies can be found on: http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/llp/national_en.html
Participating countries:
- 27 EU Member States
- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland
- Croatia
- Turkey
- Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia (only for the programme actions listed in point A.2 of the Annex to Decision No 1720/2006/EC) (4)
Check the LLP Guide 2013 for the details of the actions concerned and the modalities of participation.