Useful Links
EUROPEAN UNION
The mobility portal
MOBILITYPORTAL.EU Gateway to the European Union
http://europa.eu.int provides up-to-date coverage of European Union affairs and access to the websites of EU institutions.
MOBILITY
Your Europe
http://ec.europa.eu/youreurope provides detailed information on rights and opportunities in the EU as well as practical information about living, working, studying and travelling in Europe.
EUROPASS
http://europass.cedefop.eu.int provides information on EUROPASS, which is a transparency instrument supporting individuals to make their skills and qualifications clearly and easily understood in Europe. It consists of five documents: Europass curriculum vitae (CV), Europass Language Passport, Europass Certificate Supplement, Europass Diploma Supplement and Europass Mobility.
European Youth Portal
http://europa.eu.int/youth offers information and news for young people interested in studying, working or travelling in another EU-country.
EURES – The European Job Mobility Portal
http://europa.eu.int/eures provides services for employees and employers about job vacancies and staff recruitment on European level. Furthermore it contains information and a data base on living and working conditions, current trends of the labour market and a section about possibilities of education and training.
Euroguidance
http://www.euroguidance.net is linking the Careers Guidance systems in Europe, promotes transnational mobility and develops a European dimension in guidance.
The Lifelong Learning Programme 2007-2013
http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/newprog provides information on the European Lifelong Learning Programme, which comprises the programmes on school education (COMENIUS), higher education (ERASMUS), vocational training (LEONARDO), adult education (GRUNDVIG) and a transversal programme focussing on policy cooperation, languages, IT-technology and dissemination of results.
Study visits for education and vocational training specialists
http://studyvisits.cedefop.europa.eu provides information for European education specialists, who want to examine particular aspects of life long learning in another European country.
EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN EUROPE
EURYDICE – Information network on education in Europe
http://www.eurydice.org is an institutional network for gathering, monitoring, processing and circulating reliable and readily comparable information on education systems and policies throughout Europe. It covers information about the education systems of the EU-Member States, EFTA-Countries, members of the European Economic Area, and the EU candidate countries involved in the Socrates Programme.
PLOTEUS – Portal on Learning Opportunities throughout the European Space
http://ec.europa.eu/ploteus/ provides information about the different European education and training systems, learning opportunities, exchange programs and grants in European countries.
CEDEFOP – European Centre for the development of Vocational Training
http://www.cedefop.gr provides studies and reports on various aspects of VET within EU such as quality, transparency, accreditation, validation, new qualifications, transnational mobility and financing.
European Training Village (ETV)
http://www.trainingvillage.gr/etv/default.asp is an interactive platform which offers areas for cooperative working, making contacts and exchange information. It also hosts several virtual communities supporting developments in policy and research.
European Training Foundation (ETF)
http://www.etf.eu.int supports education and training in countries surrounding the EU.