Information session: European universities, Brussels - Main contents
| date | December 18, 2018 - 14:00 |
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| city | Brussels, Belgium |
| location | Thon Hotel EU, Brussels, Belgium  |
| attending | T. (Tibor) Navracsics i et al. |
| organisation | European Commission (EC) i |
Background
Following the recent launch of the European Universities Initiative under the 2019 Erasmus+ call, the Directorate General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency are hosting an information session in Brussels for organisations interested in the initiative.
On the 18 of December an information session on European Universities took place in Brussels. Those interested can view the presentations from the event or watch the livestream below.
Real insight into the future of universities
Higher education institutions across Europe have begun imagining what the universities of the future will look like. To better shape your ideas and offer some insights, the information session will be the perfect occasion to get first-hand information on the call and to get answers to all the questions you ever wanted to ask.
The event will be opened by Commissioner for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Tibor Navracsics. His speech will be followed by interventions by officials from the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency. Both the long-term vision of the initiative and more practical elements of applying for the pilot call will be covered. Lunch will be served after the end of the open question and answer forum.
Find out more about the European Universities Initiative or the European Education Area more broadly.
Livestream of the event
The video of the event begins at 10:00
Related Material
Powerpoint slides from the event
Agenda
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-All -Day 1 - 18/12/2018
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Day 1 - 18/12/2018
10:0010:30
Arrivals and Coffee
10:3010:45
European Universities: a key pillar of the European Education Area
Tibor Navracsics
Commissioner for Education, Youth, Culture and Sport,
European Commission
10:4511:45
Information session on the European Universities Erasmus+ Call
Chair:
Sophia Eriksson Waterschoot
Director - Youth, Education and Erasmus+
DG Education, Youth, Culture and Sport, European Commission
Speakers:
Vanessa Debiais-Sainton
Head of Unit - Higher Education
DG Education, Youth, Culture and Sport, European Commission
François Willekens
Head of Unit - Higher Education, Erasmus+
Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency
11:4513:00
Open question and answer forum
13:0014:00
Lunch
Practical Information
Getting there and location
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-13 km to the airport
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-Maelbeek metro station across the street
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-400 m to Schuman Train Station with direct connection to Brussels Airport
Parking accessibility information
Contents
The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
The European Commission is the sole EU body capable of proposing new legislation. The Commission also performs an oversight function, monitoring whether European legislation is properly implemented in the member states. In the event of non-compliance, the Commission can coerce a member state to comply by starting a legal procedure at the European Court of Justice.